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17.1
Skill development is the key to quality and productivity. It also
ensures employment of local people in sophisticated industries. New
technology and tools are being developed which must be made available to
the local youth for optimal utilisation of the resources at disposal.
17.2
The State is endowed with good educational and technical institutions.
There are 12 Polytechnic institutions and I T I ‘s. There are
institutions of repute such as XLRI, XISS, ISM, RIT Jamshedpur, BIT
Sindri, BIT Mesra, CMPDI, etc. A good number of National Laboratories
such as CFRI, CMRI, NIFFT, NML etc. are located here. Every year
altogether 5000 trained technical manpower is released in various
categories, for absorption in the national and international markets.
Recently the Government has decided to allow private participation in
opening technical institutions. Many national and international software
companies have established their manpower training institutions in the
State. To promote private participation in opening technical
institutions a special cell would be set up by the Government to ensure
speedy and single point facilitation of such services.
17.3
The Indo-Danish Tool Room (IDTR) at Jamshedpur is playing a very
important role in providing tool room and training facilities to the
industrial concerns. The State Government intends to have close
interaction with various industries and research institutions for
accelerated industrial growth.
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