PM-SETU Industry Workshop in Pune on 19th January 2026 to Shape India’s Skilling Future

• PM-SETU = Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs — a Centrally Sponsored Scheme to modernise 1,000 Government ITIs via a Hub-and-Spoke model with industry-led SPVs.
• The Pune workshop on 19 Jan 2026 at YASHADA marked the first major industry consultation under the scheme's rollout, anchoring Maharashtra as an early implementation hub.
• Relevant for UPSC as flagship skilling reform under Viksit Bharat vision, with PPP architecture, multilateral co-financing and federal implementation challenges.