FM Sitharaman inaugurates Artificial Intelligence Centre in Nagaland to boost skilling and training

KOHIMA: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday inaugurated the AI Centre of Excellence for Skilling in Nagaland and launched two additional projects under the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) scheme.

The Finance Minister, currently on a three-day visit to Nagaland, inaugurated the AI Centre of Excellence for Skilling at the Nagaland Tool Room & Training Centre (NTTC) in Dimapur in the presence of the state’s Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton.

Sitharaman also witnessed the exchange of MoUs between Cyient Tech and the NTTC.

A Nagaland government official said that the NTTC would further boost skill development and innovation using Artificial Intelligence.

The Finance Minister later reviewed the Central government-funded projects under the SASCI scheme in Nagaland's Chumoukedima. On the occasion, she launched two more projects under SASCI in the state -- construction of a Pre-Fab Multipurpose Hall with amenities in Phek district and construction of a guest house for administrative officers in Zunheboto town.