Question : Technology Development Centre

(a) the status of work on Tool Room/Technology Development Centre to be set up at Rohtak and Saha, Ambala in Haryana including the stage of construction of building infrastructure;

(b) the number of new tool rooms/ Technology Development Centres approved/proposed in Haryana during the last three years;

(c) whether the work is going on as per the schedule or is there some delay in completion of work and if so, the details thereof along with the corrective steps taken by the Government;

(d) the investment made by the Government in setting up each of these centres and the number of people to be benefitted from one such centre every year; and

(e) the time by when these tool rooms are likely to be made operational?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF
MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
(SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a): The construction work of new Technology Centre at Rohtak has started. The decision for establishment of Extension Centre of Technology Centre, Rohtak at Saha, Ambala may be taken up after the Technology Centre, Rohtak becomes operational.

(b): Under Technology Centre Systems Programme (TCSP) one Technology Centre at Rohtak in Haryana has been approved.

(c): The construction work of Technology Centre, Rohtak is going on as per schedule.

(d): The estimated cost of Technology Centre, Rohtak, as per Detailed Project Report (DPR) is Rs.125.65 crore. Once the Technology Centre is fully operational, it will have the capacity to train up to 8500 trainees annually.

(e): Technology Centre, Rohtak is likely to be operational by the year 2019-20.