CM Launches 31 Electrical Labs
The initiative launched with Schneider Electric India by the State government was expected to benefit 9,250 trainees annually across 23 districts, an official press release said.
Chennai: Inaugurating advanced electrical laboratories established in collaboration with Schneider Electric India at 30 government ITIs across the state at a cost of Rs 5.10 crore on Wednesday, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay distributed training kits to students enrolled in the ITI electrician and wireman trades.
At the function held in the Government ITI in Guindy, Vijay interacted with students with hearing and speech disabilities undergoing fitter trade training and felicitated 60 students who secured national first ranks in the All India Trade Test.
He noted that the number of national toppers from Tamil Nadu had increased from 40 last year to 60 this year, improving the state's national ranking from fourth to second place.
The initiative launched with Schneider Electric India by the State government was expected to benefit 9,250 trainees annually across 23 districts, an official press release said.
Schneider Electric India and the Directorate of Employment and Training signed an MoU to set up electrical laboratories at 40 more government Industrial Training Institutes at an estimated cost of Rs 6.80 crore.
The Chief Minister presented cheques of Rs 25,000 each to 15 winners of the 59th State-Level Skill Competition 2026 and felicitated the students.
In addition, Vijay handed over appointment orders to 673 candidates selected as junior training officers through the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) and congratulated students preparing for jobs at Ehime Nissan in Japan through specialised technical and Japanese-language training.
Ahead of the event, he inspected students' skill projects and reviewed modern training facilities, such as laboratories for turning, welding, hydraulics and pneumatics, robotics, advanced computer numerical control machining and laser cutting.