Punjab Government has increased the amount of scholarship of apprenticeship training scheme to encourage youth for apprenticeship training. All ITI students has to undergo mandatory training programme under the Learning Training Act 1961.Disclosing this here today Technical Education & Industries MinisterMadan Mohan Mittal said that ITI students has to undergo one year training programme ans students after students passing 10th or 8th class has to undergo two and four year direct training programme. Minister said that scholarship for first year has been enhanced from Rs 1490 to Rs 2100, for second year from Rs 1700 to Rs 2400, third year from Rs 1970 to Rs 2800 and fourth year from Rs 2220 to Rs 3100 per month.He further said that this initiative has been taken to encourage the students for professional education to compete at national and international level and make them self employed.Minister said that for this Department of Technical education has tied up with the education. He said that Punjab Government has approved two government institutions Government Press Patiala and Government Basic Training Centre Hoshiarpur and prom private sector Punjab Tractor Limted, Mohali, DCM Engineering Products Asar, Ropar, Leader Engineering Works Limted, Jalandhar and Mugal Goetage India Limted Bahadurgarh, Patiala for apprenticeship training.