Reliance Power arm to upgrade facilities at ITI in U.P.

Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power said its wholly-owned subsidiary Rosa Power will upgrade infrastructure facilities at Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Shahjehanpur in Uttar Pradesh, where the company has also been allotted 20 per cent of sea ts. As part of its pact with ITI, Rosa Power would train and educate youth in different industrial jobs in the villages affected by its over Rs 5,000 crore and 1,200 mega-watt power projects in the area. A Reliance Power spokesperson said that Rosa Power would “upgrade the infrastructure facilities of ITI, Shahjehanpur in phased manner'' and it has been allotted 20 per cent of the total seats in the training institute. The company, however, did not discl ose the proposed budget for the initiative. At present, there are 18 different trades like electrician, welder and fitter in which ITI provides training. The company might offer direct or indirect job opportunities to the people graduating from these courses. The admissions to the seats allotted to the company would be completed jointly by ITI and Rosa Power officials, the spokesperson noted. The admissions for this year got closed on December 15 and in total 50 people got admitted to the said program, out of which 12 people got selected for o ne year program and balance 38 people for two year program. This will be continued in future academic sessions also.