Following is an excerpt from https://pragativadi.com/mou-inked-for-es...-keonjhar/ .

Quote:MoU Inked For Establishments Of CoE At PMEC Berhampur & GCE Keonjhar

By PragativadiNews On Oct 8, 2021

... The first MoU has signed between PMEC, Berhampur, BPUT and Tech Mahindra to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in PMEC, Berhampur in the field of Cloud computing & Cyber security.


... The second Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) is concluded between PMEC, Berhampur, Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Gram Tarang Employability Training (GTET) and Dassault Systemes for establishment of a CoE in the field of Aerospace, Automotive, Defence and Allied Industries at PMEC, Berhampur. 

Following is an excerpt from https://odishabytes.com/another-feather-...ss-campus/ .

Quote:Another Feather In Odisha’s Cap: National Chess Academy To Be Set Up At KIIT & KISS Campus
CITY BHUBANESWAR SPORTS
By Ob Bureau On Sep 24, 2021

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The All India Chess Federation (AICF) announced on Friday that the National Chess Academy will be set up in the state capital.

Designed to be one of the best chess academies of the world, it will be established in the campus of KIIT and KISS.

ITI Berhampur is one of the better ITIs of the country. In this thread we will highlight its achievements. Following is an excerpt from https://newsroomodisha.com/iti-berhampur...n-country/ .

Quote:ITI Berhampur Achieves Milestone, Now Part of MSDE’s Working Group for Branding of ITIs in Country
FEATUREDODISHA
By Newsroom Odisha Network Last updated Sep 14, 2021

Berhampur: ... ITI, Berhampur has achieved yet another milestone by becoming the part of the Working Group formed by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) to develop strategies for the branding of ITIs in the country.

The Directorate General of Training (National Project Implementation Unit) of MSDE has formed the Working Group, which will formulate the national branding plan for marketing and branding for ITI.

The Principal of ITI Berhampur Dr. Rajat Kumar Panigrahi is one of the core members of the Working Group.

The group comprises Director RDSDE, West Bengal, Chairman; Representative of Director (TC) Member, Convenor; Representative from State Directorate, Maharashtra, Member; Representative from State Directorate, HP, Member; Representative from State Directorate, Telangana, Member; Principal Ajmal Rural Technology, Hojai, Assam, Member; Principal, Don Bosco Pvt ITI, Kuria, Member; Principal, Govt ITI, Behrampur, Odisha, Member and Principal, Govt ITI, Kurukshetra, Member.

The Working Group will develop the strategies and approaches for reaching out to schools in order to increase the admissions under vocational education and training.

Following is from its page at https://www.sdibhubaneswar.in/ .

Quote:SDI Bhubaneswar (Skilling Youths for the National Cause)

Skill Development Institute (SDI) Bhubaneswar A not-for-profit philanthropic initiative of Oil PSUs established for running vocational short-term skill training programs to enhance the livelihood of unemployed & underprivileged youth, marginalized section of society and to provide skilled human resources to the job ready industry.

President of India laid the Foundation Stone on 18th March 2018 for the SDI Main Campus, which is coming up as an Academy of International standards in 46.172 Acres at Jatni Tehsil of Khurda; near IIT Bhubaneswar.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the Main Campus on February 24, 2019.This multi skilling institute (green campus) with international standards – will Impart world class skill courses for Indian/ global needs supported by Industry.



Main features of mega model skill academy of International standards.

Professionally run multi skilling institute (green campus) with international standards – Impart world class skill courses for Indian/ global needs supported by Industry
Compliances for skill certification-Indian & Global
Support for placement / entrepreneurship / start-ups
Smart Campus & e-Learning Management System from counselling to placement tracking
Centers of Excellence (CoE) with Major Indian and Global academic Institutions & Industries.
Skilling 50,000 youth in next few years
1000 students intake at a time in Regular Skills
Futuristic skills: Industry 4.0 and immersive technologies
A shrine for all best skilling practices and innovations with incubation centre
Holistic learning experience for the students
Developing champions aligned with WorldSkills
The main campus of SDI is ready with the 1st phase of facilities constructed through NBCC for providing skill training to around 50000 youths over next 10 years in various regular trades related to Hydrocarbons, Chemicals, petrochemicals, plastics, IT, Food processing & local industries and manufacturing and future skill required for industry 4.0.

Several global Industries like Siemens, Schneider and Kemppi have joined hands with SDI to set up centres of excellence for providing world class skilling to the local youth.

Following is from its web page at https://rdsdeodisha.dgt.gov.in/ .

Quote:REGIONAL DIRECTORATES OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (RDSDE) ODISHA

The Government of India in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship initiated a step in Dec.’2018 for further improving skill training and apprenticeship training and ensure effective integrated development and monitoring of these programmes at State level. After careful consideration, it has been decided to set up Regional Directorates of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (RDSDEs) for each State / UT. Proposed RDSDEs would subsume the existing activities, personnel, assets and liabilities including lands and buildings of erstwhile Regional Directorates of Apprenticeship Trainings (RDATs) located all over India and hence office of RDATs would cease to exist. However, the existing Central Field Institutes viz; National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) / NSTI (W) would be an integrated subordinate formation under respective RDSDEs. Heads of RDSDE would be known as Regional Director. RDSDEs would be Attached Offices of the Ministry.

In connection of above, Regional Directorates of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (RDSDE) Odisha was set up in Jan’2019, headquarter at Bhubaneswar with inclusion of National Skill Training Institute Bhubaneswar under its jurisdiction. Following are the broad functions/ activities of RDSDE Odisha:

Broad Functions / Activities of RDSDEs

I. Implementation, Monitoring and Coordination of all Scheme (General and Women Training) of DGT

a) Craftsmen Training Scheme

·  Giving inputs viz. addition of courses, deletion of courses etc. as per DGT Hqrs. instructions from time to time.

·  Ensuring Dual System of Training (DST) in all ITIs in the States.

·  Ensuring that all ITIs in the state participate in grading exercise.

B) Craft Instructor Training Scheme

·  Training of Craft Instructors in the techniques of transferring hands-on skills.

C) Advanced Vocational Training System

·  Design and run the short term training programme in association with industry as well for ITI instructors of the State(s).

D) Apprenticeship Training Scheme

·  Registration of contracts of apprenticeship.

·  Promoting Apprenticeship Training at in the State(s).

·  Arranging Trade Committee Meeting and Regional Apprenticeship Advisory Committee meeting in accordance with the directives of Hqrs.

·  Assistance and advice to State Apprenticeship Advisers and Private sector industries within the region.

·  Ensuring BTPs in association with industry and good graded ITIs.

E) National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme

·  Receiving claims from employer for reimbursement.

·  Claim clearance.

·  Monitoring of NAPS to know whether the apprentices are actually undergoing apprenticeship training.

F) Skill Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement Operation (STRIVE)

·  Physical Progress and Financial Utilization with respect to the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) (400 Govt. and 100 Pvt.) to be selected under STRIVE, spread over to 36 States and Union Territories.

·  Coordination with the State Project Implementing Units (SPIUs) on the Progress and Process of STRIVE.

·  Physical Progress and Financial Utilization with respect to 100 Industrial Clusters (ICs) to be selected from among 36 States and Union Territories.

·  Coordination with the State Apprenticeship Management Committees (SAMCs)on the Progress and Process of Apprenticeship programmes under STRIVE.

G) Upgradation of Model ITIs

·  Review of progress of implementation quarterly which include fund released vs. utilized.

·  Submission of audit report to DGT.

·  Review of civil works, procurement of tool &equipments, progress in trainees data: enrollment, drop-outs, pass-outs and placement.

H) Upgradation of 1396 Government ITIs through Public Private Partnership.

·  Review of progress of implementation quarterly which include fund released vs. utilized, seed money, interest earned, revenue earned, new trades opened, upgradation of existing trades, details of IMC meetings etc.

·  Half/yearly audit reports, field inspections, financial assessment.

·  Identification of shortcomings to improve the implementation process and report to the Hqrs.

I) Enhancing Skill Development Infrastructure (ESDI) in NE States and Sikkim (Applicable only for Regional Director(Skill Development) for those States.

The Scheme has provision for Central assistance to States in following four components: (i) Upgradation of ITIs by introducing three new trades per ITI; (ii) Supplementing infrastructure deficiencies in ITIs by constructing new hostel, boundary wall and supplementing old and obsolete tools and equipment; (iii) Funding Monitoring Cells at Central & State Level; and (iv) Establishment of New ITIs in 8 States.

The activities & responsibilities for this Scheme are as follows:

·  Scrutiny of proposal received.

·  Monitoring the status of construction of classroom & workshop and purchase of tools

·  Monitoring of funds released vs. utilized

·  Physical progress of upgradation of ITIs by introducing three new trades per ITI.

·  Status of construction of new ITIs

·  Identification of shortcomings to improve the implementation process and report to the Hqrs.

(J) Skill Development in 47 districts affected by Left Wing Extremism” Infrastructure to be created for:-

·  47 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) @ one ITI per district

·  68 Skill Development Centres (SDCs) @ two SDCs per district

The responsibilities of this Scheme may be as follows:

·  Scrutiny of proposal received.

·  Monitoring the status of construction new ITIs and Skill Development Centres

·  Monitoring of funds released vs. utilized

·  Monitoring of skill training of youth for long term, short term and instructor training.

·  Identification of shortcomings to improve the implementation process and report to the Hqrs.

II. Trade Testing Cell for examinations of all schemes (CTS, ATS, CITS)

·  Uploading the hall ticket eligibility criteria, practical marks of apprentices’ undergone training in all establishments under their jurisdiction on the apprenticeship portal.

·  Coordination with States/UTs for uploading the hall ticket eligibility criteria, practical marks of apprentices’ undergone training in

·  State Sector and Private Establishments on the apprenticeship portal.

·  Coordination with ITIs for uploading of hall ticket eligibility criteria on NCVT portal.

·  Coordination with State Directorates for examination centre mapping, hall tickets generation and uploading of marks of Practical and Engineering Drawing on NCVT portal.

·  Supervision/coordination regarding Engineering Drawing examination checking at district Nodal ITI & uploading these marks in time bound manner.

·  Coordination with Trade Testing Cell at DGT as well as with States for smooth conducting of Trade Tests.

III. Handling of Court Cases of All Scheme (Legal Cell) Handling of Court cases of all Schemes. Coordination with legal cell of DGT Hqrs. for the same.

IV. Coordination the activities of Prime Minister Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) Prime Minister Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) Centres.

V. Coordination with Central/State Ministries / Departments for Central / State Sector schemes on Skill Development and Entrepreneurships such as DDU-GKY and NULM etc.

VI. Coordination with District Skill Nodal Centre and District Skilling Committee under

Following is from its web page at https://nstibhubaneswar.dgt.gov.in/about-us .

Quote:ABOUT NSTI BHUBANESWAR

      The institute was started as Model Industrial Training Institute (MITI) in 1982 at Choudwar, Cuttack in the premises of Institute of Textile Technology, a Govt of Odisha Institute. Initially it was started with some basic courses of two year duration viz. Basic Electricity, Basic Welding, Basic Sheet Metal, Basic Fitting, Basic Turning, Basic Milling, Basic Grinding, Basic Sloting and shaping; and two Specialisation module of 6 month duration each of Module Fitting General and Module Metrology & Engineering Inspection.

      In the year 2014-15, the institute converted from Model Industrial Training Institute (MITI) to Advanced Training Institute (ATI) and introduced Crafts Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) programme on Fitter trade with 40 intake capacity. Later, in the year 2018-19 another two CITS trades was introduced on Electrician and Welder with 20 intake capacity each.

      Recently, in the year 2018-2019 the institute is renamed as National Skill Training Institute(NSTI) Bhubaneswar subsuming the existing Activities, Personnel, Assets and Liabilities including Lands and Buildings of erstwhile Advanced Training Institute (ATI). The institute introduced two new age course Solar Technician (Electrical) under CTS Scheme and Advanced Diploma in IT Networking and Cloud in the year 2019-20. The institute also introduced some short term training course on Master Trainers Training Programme on Adobe Sparks, SAP Data Sciences.

NSTI Bhubanewsar is situated in Mancheswar Industrial Estate, 100 mtrs. from ARSS office, 3 kms. from Mancheswar Railway Station, 3 kms. from Rasulgarh Chowk Bus Stand, 7 kms. from Bhubaneswar Railway Station, 10 kms. from Bhubaneswar Airport.

Following is an excerpt from https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/...54800.html . The location for this center is Andharua, in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar.

Quote:Odisha CM lays stone for Rs 100 crore Centre of Excellence

The model school will enrol 1,000 students after completion. It will have eight laboratories, two boys and two girls hostels, eight guest houses and 22 teachers quarters.

Published: 06th September 2021 10:41 AM  |  Last Updated: 06th September 2021 10:41 AM

BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday, September 5, 2021, laid the foundation stone for Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (OAV) Centre of Excellence to be set up at a cost of Rs 100 crore. The centre of excellence will be developed over 25 acres of land including a 12-acre playground at Andharua on the outskirts of the city. The model school will enrol 1,000 students after completion. It will have eight laboratories, two boys and two girls hostels, eight guest houses and 22 teachers quarters.

Its web page is http://www.svnirtar.nic.in/ .

As per https://www.collegedekho.com/articles/ni...#id17621-2 the courses it offered and the number of seats it had for the 2020-21 year was as follows:

Quote:Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (BOT); 4 year course + 6 months Internship - 62 seats

Bachelor of Prosthetics and Orthotics (BPO); 4 year course + 6 months Internship - 46 seats

Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT); 4 year course + 6 months Internship - 62 seats

See http://www.urbanodisha.gov.in/SuborOffices.aspx .

Development Authorities

• Bhubaneswar Development Authority https://www.bda.gov.in/ 
  
• Cuttack Development Authority http://www.cdacuttack.nic.in/ 
  
• Rourkela Development Authority https://www.rda-rourkela.in/
  
• Talcher Anugul Meramunduli Development Authority
  
• Brahmapur Development Authority https://www.bdabrahmapur.in/
  
• Sambalpur Development Authority https://www.sdasambalpur.com/ , https://sambalpur.nic.in/departments/sam...authority/ 
  
• Puri Konark Development Authority http://www.pkdapuri.in/ 
  
• Kalinga Nagar Development Authority http://kndajprd.nic.in/
  
• Paradeep Development Authority http://www.pdaparadeep.in/
  

• Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation
  
• Cuttack Municipal Corporation
  
• Berhampur Municipal Corporation
  
• Rourkela Municipal Corporation
  
• Sambalpur Municipal Corporation
  
• Baripada Municipality
  
• Balasore Municipality
  
• Bhadrak Municipality
  
• Puri Municipality
  

Following is an excerpt from https://odishabytes.com/centres-nod-for-...in-odisha/ .

Quote:Centre’s Nod For 300-Km Paradip-Barbil Economic Corridor In Odisha
ODISHAINDIA
By OB Bureau Last updated Feb 2, 2021

Bhubaneswar: The Centre has agreed to take up 300 km 8-lane integrated economic corridor from Paradip to Barbil consisting 6 stretches in Odisha.
...

As per the discussion, the 4-laning of 166-km Panikoili-Remuli section of NH-20 is almost over and the rest portion will be completed soon. The Union Minister assured to complete it within one year. Similarly, the 4-laning of 43-km Remuli-Koida and 104-km Singara-Binjabahal NH will be completed by June 2021.

After the completion of 4-laning of these roads, steps will be taken for 8-laning of these roads.

As for the Paradip-Barbil economic corridor proposal, the Union Minister assured all support for early start to this ambitious project. This will be developed as an integrated 8-lane economic corridor.