(a) whether India and Namibia have signed an accord for enhanced technological cooperation in small scale industry and other fields;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the extent to which India has agreed to help Namibia in these fields?
(a) whether India and Namibia have signed an accord for enhanced technological cooperation in small scale industry and other fields;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the extent to which India has agreed to help Namibia in these fields?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH-EASTERN REGION ( SHRI TAPAN SIKDAR )
(a) to (c): Yes, Sir. Government of India and Government of
Namibia had entered into an agreement for setting up the Plastic
Technology Demonstration and Common Facility Centre at Ondangwa,
Namibia under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC)
Programme of the Government of India in August 1998. The Agreement
envisaged the setting up of a Plastic Technology Demonstration and
common Facility Centre at Ondangwa, Namibia, called the India
Namibia Plastic Technology Centre (INPTC). INPTC was set up on a
turnkey basis by the National Small Industries Corporation Ltd
(NSIC), New Delhi on behalf of the Government of India at a cost
of Rs. 339.51 lakhs. The funds for the project were provided by
the Ministry of External Affairs under the ITEC programme and was
completed in June, 2001. Various technologies like blow moulding,
injection moulding, thermoforming, plastic recycling, etc have
been supplied under plastic technology. Besides, common facility
services like grinding machines, milling machines, precision
lathe, heat treatment plant, drilling machine etc have also been
supplied to the Centre. The basic aim of setting up the centre was
to provide facilities for demonstration of various projects so as
to develop an entrepreneurial culture. The Common Facility Centre
is equipped to provide facilities for performing job work and also
has a mini tool room to manufacture dies and moulds for the
plastic projects.