Gandhinagar: The Chairman Emeritus of Tata Group praised Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, for their vision for India.
Ratan Tata said, “Our Prime Minister, Home Minister and other members of the government have a vision for India. One can only be proud of what we have and support the government that is as visionary as this government has been.”
He was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) in Gandhinagar. The Tata Group is a partner with the government in the setting up of the IIS. There will be three IIS across the country which will come up at Gandhinagar, Kanpur and Mumbai.
Tata Education and Development Trust is partnering with the government to set up IIS Gandhinagar and IIS Mumbai.
Amit Shah laid the foundation stone at Gandhinagar IIS, which will come up on the 20 acre campus. The IIS is modeled after Singapore’s ITES and is being set up by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
The IIS aims to train students to develop technical manpower for industries such as defence, aerospace, oil and gas and other upcoming businesses.
Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone for IIS, Kanpur, in 2016.
