Lok Sabha Question No. 1367 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-30
Subject: Skill Development of Employees in Capital Goods Industry
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dr. Nishikant Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1367

ANSWERED ON 30.07.2024

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYEES IN CAPITAL GOODS INDUSTRY

## 1367 DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES भारी उद्योग मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  made  investment  for  skill  development  of  employees  in  the capital  goods  industry  under  the  Scheme  for  Enhancement  of  Competitiveness  in  the  Capital Goods Sector Phase-II in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise particularly in Jharkhand;
- (c) the details of the programmes and the curricula put to use in various States particularly in Jharkhand; and
- (d) the number of individuals trained under the Scheme so far during each of the last three years, State-wise particularly in Jharkhand?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)

- (a) to (d): Ministry  of  Heavy  Industries  (MHI)  under  its  Scheme  for  'Enhancement  of Competitiveness  in  the  Indian  Capital  Goods  Sector-  Phase  II'  has  sanctioned  the  following projects for skill development in the capital goods sector:
- i.A project of Rs. 2.838 cr. for the development of 23 Qualification Packs by Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC), New Delhi for the automotive sector.  These 23 QPs pertain to the following seven domains namely (i) Robotics and Automation; (ii) Smart Manufacturing, (iii) Industry  4.0  technologies,  (iv)  Electric  Vehicle  and  Alternate  Fuel  Technology,  (v)  Future Technology Automotive Dealership, (vi) Automotive Sustainability and (vii) Automotive Safety.
- ii.A project of Rs. 2.99 cr. for the development of 23 Qualification Packs by Capital Goods Skill Council, New Delhi for the Capital Goods sector.  These 23 QPs pertain to the following domains namely (i) Advance Manufacturing Technology; (ii) Industry 4.0, (iii) Industrial Automation.
- iii.A project of Rs 1.77 cr. for the development of 12 Qualification Packs by Instrumentation Automation Surveillance and Communication (IASC) Sector Skill Council, New Delhi for the Capital Goods Sector.
- iv. Welding  Research  Institute  (WRI),  at  BHEL,  Trichy :  Under  the  Common  Engineering Facilities Centre (CEFC) component of the Scheme, MHI has sanctioned a CEFC at WRI, Trichy (Tamil Nadu)- BHEL for imparting skilling in Advanced Welding Technologies with total project cost of Rs. 87.06 cr.  The project has extension centres at Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) and Ranipet (Tamil Nadu) for various advance welding technologies.

- v. Augmentation of CEFC by C4i4 Lab Pune :    A  project  with  cost  of  Rs.  28  crores  has  been sanctioned to C4i4 Lab, Pune to establish 10 cluster Industry 4.0 experience Centers on hub and spoke model across India.  C4i4 Lab, Pune has established a centre at TATA Motors, Jamshedpur with  cost  of  Rs.3  crores  for  skilling  in  the  niche  field  of  Industry  4.0,  IoT,  Big  Data,  Cloud computing, Simulation, Autonomous Robots, System Integration, Augmented Reality, Additive manufacturing and Cyber Security.

The program and curricula is same throughout the country.  This Scheme is Pan India demand driven Scheme and state-wise distribution/ details are not mandated in the Scheme.

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