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Background:The government of Maharashtra, with financing from the WorldBank, is implementing Development of Applied Knowledge and Skills for HumanDevelopment (DAKSH) in Maharashtra. The program development objective of DAKSHis to improve skills and entrepreneurship training for enhancedemployability in Maharashtra. Result area 1 of the program focuses on institutionalstrengthening for high-quality market relevant training with robust MIS. Skill, Employment, Entrepreneurship, and InnovationDepartment (SEEID), Government of Maharashtra acts as the nodal agency forskill development initiatives in the state and is the implementing agency forthe DAKSH Maharashtra program. The department works towards its objectiveslargely through three institutions:1. Directorate of Vocational Education &Training (DVET) that directly manages the 400+ government ITIs and regulates500+ private ITIs in the state. 2. Maharashtra State Skill Development Society(MSSDS) that manages central and state government programs in short-termskilling with training partners.3. Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSInS)that promotes entrepreneurship and innovation in the state through variousprograms including training. The program boundary for DAKSH includes training atIndustrial Training Institutes (ITIs) as well as short-term training on NSQFcompliant programs through accredited training providers. There are severalinterventions including on improving the infrastructure, training quality, relevance, and job preparedness. One of the key interventions under the project is totransform the network of government ITIs in the state into 53hub-spoke-ITIs-consortium (HSICs or Skill Hubs). The project will makesignificant infrastructure investments in the hubs to improve the quality andmarket-relevance of the programs. One of the pre-requisites for theinfrastructure investment is to have a strategic transformation plan for eachskill hub detailing the programs to be offered and corresponding resourcerequirements...