Lok Sabha Question No. 184 (STARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: Centres of Excellence
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA, ABHISHEK BANERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 184 TO BE ANSWERED ON. 31.07.2018

## Centres of Excellence

## *184   SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA: SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:

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

- (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?

## ANSWER

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 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.
9. (c): Funds allocated/ released so far for the above centres are as given below:-
10. (d) & (e): These CoEs train the technical staff including the associated industry partners during the development of the technologies, as and when required.

|     |                           |                        |           | ( Rs. in crore)   |
|-----|---------------------------|------------------------|-----------|-------------------|
| No. |                           |                        |           |                   |
| 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            |

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