Lok Sabha Question No. 2564 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Development of Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) in India
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri P P Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2564

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 07.08.2024

## DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING (3D PRINTING) IN INDIA

## 2564.    SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

Will  the  Minister  of  ELECTRONICS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the details of the National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing (NSAM) released in 2022, including its key objectives and implementation progress;
- (b) the number and locations of centres dedicated to Additive Manufacturing  (AM) technologies established so far, and their specific focus areas;
- (c) whether the Government has set any targets for the growth of the AM sector in India, is so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps being taken to promote collaboration between the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing (NCAM) and other organizations in the AM ecosystem;
- (e) the  measures  planned  to  address  challenges  in  developing  indigenous  AM  machines, materials and software; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  incentivise  the  adoption  of  AM  technologies across various industries, if so, the details thereof;

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a)  to  (f):  To  cater  to  the  next-generation  digital  manufacturing  and  mitigate  immediate disabilities  of  local  industries,  MeitY  released  'National  Strategy  on  Additive  Manufacturing' (NSAM) on 24 th February,  2022.  Additive  Manufacturing  ('AM'),  the  next  generation  digital manufacturing  technology,  has  immense  potential  to  revolutionize  India's  manufacturing  and industrial production landscape through digital processes, communication, imaging, architecture and engineering. With the release of the strategy document, the innovation and R&D ecosystem in Additive  Manufacturing  isbeing    encouraged    through    a    participatory  approach  involving industry, academia and government. The strategy is to transform the existing research knowledge base  to  develop  indigenous  additive  manufacturing-grade  materials,  3D  printing  machines,  3D printed  products  and  capacity  building  in  the  area.  These  efforts  would  target  Indian  AM ecosystem across various sectors, including electronics, photonics, medical devices, and agri & food processing etc.

Key objectives of the National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing (NSAM) are:

-  Encourage domestic manufacturing across the value-chain to promote 'Make in India' and 'AtmaNirbhar Bharat.'
-  Increase domestic value addition in core and ancillary components, machines, materials and software
-  Reduce import dependency of domestic market by developing local skill, technology, scale of production etc.
-  Encourage global market leaders to establish global bases for manufacturing AM components and sub-assemblies in India, further strengthening India's domestic manufacturing ecosystem.
-  Nurture domestic additive manufacturing industries.
-  Establish  a  'National  Center  on  AM'  for  harnessing  AM  transformation  and  driving capabilities by continuously engaging all key stakeholders.
-  Promote Innovation and Research Infrastructure for commercialization of end-user application based industrial AM products suited for domestic and global markets.
-  Strengthen India's collaborations with global AM organizations and Innovation and Research Centres.
-  Create and update innovation roadmap for AM technologies.
-  Promote ease for adoption of AM in India by introducing policy interventions.

MeitY  has initiated seven centres, dedicated to development and  deployment  of  AM technologies which are as follows:

-  National Center for Additive Manufacturingat M/s NCAMF (National Center for Additive Manufacturing Foundation), Hyderabad, Telanganafor creating and enabling a sustainable ecosystem for product innovation in India
-  National  Additive  Manufacturing  Center-  Westat  M/s  GUNI  AMF  (Ganpat  University, Additive  Manufacturing  Foundation),  Mehsana,  Gujarat  for  deployment  of  AM  in  six states of India (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan)
-  Center of Excellence on Additive Manufacturing at Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (CMET) Pune, Maharashtra for Opto-Electronics Center
-  Center  of  Excellence  on  Additive  Manufacturing  at  Andhra  Pradesh  MedTech  Zone (AMTZ) campus, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh for Medical Device Sector
-  Center for Promotion of Additive Manufacturing at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC)Kolkata, West Bengal for Agri & Food Processing
-  Center for Promotion of Additive Manufacturing at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi,  Himachal  Pradesh  for  Renewable  Energy  and  Distributed  Manufacturing  using customized 4D & 3D Technologies
-  Additive  Manufacturing  based  cost-effective  optical  computing  chips  (OCC)  at  Indian Institute of Science (IISc)Bangalore, Karnataka

These centres are acting as hubs to develop AM technologies which includes printable materials, 3D printing machines, design for AM or DfAM (software), printed products for various new & existing AM application sectors, engage start-ups for development and commercialization, train manpower at various levels and raise awareness among stakeholders of Indian AM ecosystem.

The specific achievements till date against the targets specified in National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing (NSAM) are as follows:

-  31technologies have been developed;
-  42start-ups have been engaged;
-  25 products have been developed;
-  5Additive Manufacturing Centres have been created;
-  22,953 manpower has been trained; and
-  awareness programs for 10,000 personnel have been completed.

The  National  Centre  for  Additive  Manufacturing  (NCAM)  at  M/s  NCAMF,  Hyderabad, Telangana,  serves  as  an  aggregator  of  knowledge  and  resources,  and  as  an  accelerator  for technology adoption and advancement in the Indian digital manufacturing sector. NCAM actively collaborates with various organizations within the AM ecosystem, including Indian AM industry associations,  state  governments,  national  and  international  standard  bodies,  academia,  start-ups, and  MeitY  AM  centres.  The  centre  has  conducted  60  workshops,  conferences,  and  technical events  across  India  to  promote  AM,  with  support  from  other  organizations  within  the  AM ecosystem. Additionally, NCAM has successfully facilitated investments from global companies for  manufacturing  and  R&D  in  India  and  has  actively  engaged  start-ups  and  SMEs  in  the development of additive manufacturing technologies and intellectual property rights (IPR).