Lok Sabha Question No. 2718 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Enhancement of Competitiveness of Capital Goods Scheme
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, George Baker, KANWAR SINGH TANWAR, ANOOP MISHRA, KIRRON KHER

## MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2718 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2017

## Enhancement of Competitiveness of Capital Goods Scheme

2718.   SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI GEORGE BAKER:

SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:

SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the scheme on Enhancement of Competitiveness of Capital Goods along with the present status of the scheme;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned/  allocated  and  utilised  under  this  scheme  since  its inception, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of targets set and achievements made so far under this scheme;
- (d) the number of Centres proposed and set up so far under this scheme since its inception along with the status of such centres;
- (e) whether the Government has faced any problem in some of the States regarding setting up of these centres; and
- (f)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  action  taken  by  the Government in this regard, State/ UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF  HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI  BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a):  A  Scheme  for  enhancement  of  competitiveness  in  the  Indian  Capital  Goods  Sector  is  in operation  since  2014.  The  Scheme  aims  to  make  Indian  Capital  Goods  Industry  globally competitive  by  addressing  the  issue  of  improving  technology  depth  and  setting  up  Common Industrial  Facility  Centres.  The  Scheme  has  a  total  outlay  of  Rs.930.96  crore  which  includes Government  budgetary  support  of  Rs.581.22  crore.  The  Scheme  envisages  active  industry participation  and  also  mandates  industry  contribution  in  all  but  one  of  its  components.    The Scheme has infrastructural components for setting up Centre of Excellence (CoE) for technology development, Integrated  Industrial  Infrastructure  Facility  (IIIF),  Common  Engineering  Facility Centre  (CEFC)  and  Test  and  Certification  Centre  (T&CC).  The  Scheme  also  provides  for financial  intervention  through  Technology  Acquisition  Fund  Programme  for  acquisition  or transfer of technology in Capital Goods Sector. Under different components of the said Scheme, so  far,  14  proposals  have  been  approved,  which  are  under  different  stages  of  implementation with active participation of the Industry. Details of the Scheme is available at the website of the Department of Heavy Industry at dhi.nic.in .

(b):  So  far,  under  different  components  of  the  Scheme,  a  commitment  of  Rs.314.90  crore  as budgetary support towards implementation of different approved projects.  So far an amount of Rs.83.63 crore has been released under the Scheme.

(c) & (d): The Scheme envisaged setting up of 5 CoEs, 1 IIIF, 2 CEFC and 1 T&CC.  So far 4 CoEs  (CoEs  at  CMTI,  Bangalore,  IIT  Madras,  PSG  College  of  Technology,  Coimbatore  and Si'Tarc,  Coimbatore)  have  been  set  up.    An  Integrated  Machine  Tool  Park  is  coming  up  at Vasanthanarasapura  near  Tumkur  in  collaboration  with  Government  of  Karnataka  under  IIIF Component  of  the  Scheme.    CEFCs  numbering  4  are  being  set  up  by  TAGMA  Centre  of Excellence and Training at Chakan, Maharashtra, by HMT Machine Tools at Bangalore for skill development  and  training,  by  CEFC  Pratham  Foundation  at  HEC,  Ranchi  and  by  SETU Foundation at Bardoli, Gujarat.

- (e): No, Madam.

(f): Not applicable in view of the reply to (e) above.

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