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Updated · The New Indian Express · Jul 15
Uttar Pradesh Launches 16 SVPEIZ Centres to Build 9 Industrial Skill Hubs
Updated
Updated · The New Indian Express · Jul 15

Uttar Pradesh Launches 16 SVPEIZ Centres to Build 9 Industrial Skill Hubs

2 articles · Updated · The New Indian Express · Jul 15

Summary

  • Uttar Pradesh has moved the SVPEIZ project into implementation, with construction set to begin immediately at sites where land is already available.
  • The first phase covers 16 centres—five each under MSME and UPSIDA, two each under UPEIDA and YEIDA, and one each under Greater Noida and Gorakhpur authorities.
  • Those centres will anchor a nine-region hub-and-spoke network designed to combine skill training, industrial plots, plug-and-play sheds, employment facilitation and entrepreneurship support in one ecosystem.
  • The state says the model is meant to meet rising demand for skilled labour as investment and industrial activity expand, while linking youth directly to jobs and self-employment.
  • Each hub will have a special purpose vehicle led by its top investor, and the framework draws on industrial and skill-development models studied in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

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