(a) whether the Government has set up “Centres of Excellence” for technological development in order to make the Indian Capital Goods Sector globally competitive;
(b) if so, the details thereof, location and State-wise;
(c) the funds allocated and utilised by the Government for setting up of these centres, centre and State-wise;
(d) whether the Government is planning to organise training programmes besides R&D to educate people with professional skill set; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)
(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 184 for 31.07.2018 asked by Shrimati Kavitha Kalvakuntla and Shri Abhishek Banerjee regarding “Centres of Excellence”.
(a) & (b): Yes Madam, under the Scheme for “Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector”, the following eight (8) Centres of Excellence (CoE) have been approved:
(1) at IIT Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu for development of eleven (11) advanced technologies for Machine Tools and Production Technology.
(2) at Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), Bangalore, Karnataka for development of high speed shuttle-less rapier looms.
(3) at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu for development of three (3) Welding Technologies.
(4) at IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal for development of seven (7) Manufacturing Technologies
(5) at Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC), Ranchi, Jharkhand for development of 5 cubic metre Hydraulic Excavator
(6) at SiTarc, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu for development of Smart Submersible (six inch) Pumps.
(7) at IISc, Bangalore, Karnataka for development of Additive Manufacturing for high performance metallic alloys.
(8) at IIT Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi for development of Textile Machinery.
(c): Funds allocated/ released so far for the above centres are as given below:-
( Rs. in crore)
S.
No. Project Authorities for CoEs Location Allocation Released
1. IIT-Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu 44.75392 31.95
2. CMTI Bengaluru, karnataka 16.00 5.60
3. HEC Ranchi, Jharkhand 5.28 2.50
4. IIT-Kharagpur Kharagpur, West Bengal 47.62 16.87
5. PSG College of Technology Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 21.10 17.99
6. SiTarc Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 6.728 6.728
7. IISc-Bangalore Bangalore, Karnataka 8.40 4.92
8. IIT- Delhi New Delhi, Delhi 20.068 -
Total 169.94992 86.558
(d) & (e): These CoEs train the technical staff including the associated industry partners during the development of the technologies, as and when required.
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