Jalndra Iti

the directorate general of employment & training (dge&t) in the ministry of labour, government of india initiated craftsmen training scheme (cts) in 1950 by establishing about 50 industrial training institutes (itis) for imparting skills in various vocational trades to meet the skilled manpower requirements for technology and industrial growth of the country. the second major phase of increase in itis came with the oil-boom in west-asia and export of skilled manpower to that region from india. several new private itis were established in 1980's in all regions from where trained craftsmen found placement mainly in the gulf countries. in 1980, there were 831 itis and the number rose to 1887 itis in 1987. during 1990's, the growth of itis had been steep and presently there are over 5000 itis.