Question : INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

(a) whether the Union Government is planning to set up a Central Government Industrial Development Corporation on the line of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation in Maharashtra;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Union Government proposes any public-private partnership for any project on industry-friendly on skill development in the country including Maharashtra; and

(d) if so, the details of funds allocated by the Union Government to the States including Maharashtra during the current year?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a): No, Madam.

(b): Does not arise.

(c): The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is already having a Scheme called ‘Assistance to Training Institutions (ATI)’ under which National level Entrepreneurship Development Institutes (EDIs) (namely, NIMSME, Hyderabad; NIESBUD, NOIDA and IIE, Guwahati) of the Ministry are undertaking industry friendly skill development activities with the help of private partners all over the country including Maharashtra. Furthermore, as per a MoU signed between Ministry of MSME and M/s. Samsung; MSME – Samsung Technical Schools have been established at 10 locations to begin with i.e. Ludhiana, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Aurangabad, New Delhi, Varanasi and Chennai to conduct joint skill development programmes.

(d): The ATI Scheme, being a central sector Scheme, State-wise fund allocation figures are not maintained. At an all India level, Rs.132 Crore has been allocated for the Scheme for 2014-15. As far as the Samsung Technical School Programme is concerned, no budget has been earmarked for the year 2014-15, as savings of the existing Tool Rooms under the Ministry are proposed to be utilised for building infrastructure under this Programme.