Lucknow, July 21 (KNN) The Uttar Pradesh government is set to bring 169 private institutions of India on board for training of youth on startups, reported TOI.

An official spokesperson told TOI about this development claiming that efforts made by the CM Yogi Adityanath-led government to prepare a skilled workforce in state have started reaping results.

Crediting the development to UP’s Start-up Training Policy, 2023, the spokesperson added that the private institutions will start training youth through the centers in UP September onwards after the proposal gets approval fr0m the State Executive Committee.

Each centre will train about 250 persons and the training period will be three to six months depending on the kind of course/module.

A special request for proposal was taken out by the government in January 2023 to implement the Start-up Training Policy, 2023.

In response, 233 institutions applied for registration as start-up training providers, of which, 169 applicants were selected. Another 12 institutions have been asked to weed out errors fr0m their proposals to get accepted.

The state government will now enter into a MoU with the selected 169 firms which will pave way for allotment of students so that their training may begin.  (KNN Bureau)