Udupi: Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister of State for Fisheries, Youth Services and Sports, laid the foundation for the Government Tool Room and Training Centre at Uppoor. Speaking on the occasion, Pramod said, "The Government Tool Room and Training Centre (GTTC) would provide skill training under its short-term and long-term courses to students who had passed SSLC so that they could get jobs in various industries. The centre would give training in manufacturing tools and other components needed for industry. Such GTTCs had been set up in other districts as well."

on components, rapid prototyping, vacuum casting and others, which were helpful for small industries.

The GTTC would be constructed on five acres of land, which had been acquired from the Government High School here. The GTTC would be built at a cost of Rs. 43 crore. Already worth Rs. 9.43 crore had been floated for the GTTC. Nearly 200 students could get admission annually once the GTTC started functioning here, he said.

Shobha Karandlaje, MP, said that the Union government had provided about Rs. 9 crore each for the GTTCs being constructed in the State. She said that state government and union government should collaborate and work for the betterment of district.
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