Question : New Centres of CIPET

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of centres of the Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET) functioning in the country;
(b) whether the Government has formulated any scheme to open new centres of CIPET and if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether there is any proposal to open a centre of CIPET in the State of Gujarat; and
(d) the number of students trained so far from CIPET and the status of the employment of the trained students?

ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS, (SHRI RAO INDERTJIT SINGH)
(a) The total number of established centres of Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET), including the centres under project stage, is 31.
(b): Setting up of CIPET centres is a dynamic process based on the demand of the state government, growth of the plastics industry, requisite infrastructure and available financial support from the Government of India and the State Governments. Under the Government of India’s scheme "Enhancing capabilities in Academics and Skill Development at CIPET" setting up of 05 Centres of CIPET at Dharampur (Gujarat), Baddi (HP),
Gwalior (MP), Vijayawada (AP) and Raipur (Chhattisgarh) were approved. During 2016-17, Government granted approval for setting up of 11 CIPET centres at Medak (Telangana), Jaipur (Rajasthan), Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Chandrapur (Maharashtra), Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Bihar, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Agartala (Tripura), Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Bengaluru (Karnataka).
(c): CIPET has its centres in the State of Gujarat at Ahmedabad and Valsad (Dharampur).
(d): During last 3 years (2015-16 to 2017-18), around 1,76,900 students have been trained by CIPET through its long-term, short-term, vocational and tailor made skill development courses. This include around 60,000 students trained under placement linked training programmes out of which around 82% have been gainfully employed in various plastics and allied industries.
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