MUMBAI, May 22 -- The state skill education department has penned a letter to over 5,000 companies, organisations, professionals, and entrepreneurs informing them about the public-private-partnerships (PPP) in developing Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the state. Skill, employment, entrepreneurship, and innovation minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Wednesday announced the decision in the Mantralaya. A government resolution regarding this policy will be announced on June 6, the coronation day of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. To promote this policy, Lodha will visit Nashik, Solapur, Nagpur, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar within next week. "The necessary improvements have not been made in ITIs for the last many years. There is a need to make these institutions more employment-oriented to restore their former glory," Lodha said. "Various industrial institutions across the state need skilled manpower." He explained that the industrial groups 'investing' in running ITIs will get skilled manpower in return. A letter with details about the policy and expected cooperation from private players has been sent out to 5,000 small and large industrial groups, institutions, and boards of directors across the state. The PPP will last for 10 and 20 years -- the concerned industrial group must invest at least Rs.10 crore and Rs.20 crore accordingly. 50% of this money will be spent on infrastructure and equipment. The rest will be spent on human resources. Currently, the government pays the salaries of teachers in the ITIs. The participating industrial groups can appoint more skilled teachers if necessary. However, they will receive the same remuneration and any extra compensation will have to be covered by the private group. In 2022, the then school education minister Deepak Kesarkar announced the widely criticised Adopted School scheme to revive school infrastructure using CSR and NGOs. "Taking lessons from that we made certain changes in the scheme. Although the ITIs and the land belong to the government in this policy, we will give (the private players) the authority to design the curriculum and appoint teachers," Lodha said. He added that students will be admitted through the common admission process....