Lok Sabha Question No. 2834 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Advanced Centres of Excellence
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2834

ANSWERED ON 10.03.2026

## ADVANCED CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE

## 2834.  SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

## Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  regarding  the  list  of  new  Advanced  Centres  of  Excellence  under  Scheme  for Enhancement  of  Competitiveness  in  the  Indian  Capital  Goods  Sector  (SECICGS)  proposed, sanctioned and presently functional in the country, State-wise, especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details regarding the list of Common engineering facility centres proposed, sanctioned and presently functional in the country, State-wise, especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the details regarding the list of certification centres proposed, sanctioned and presently functional in the country, State-wise, especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) the details regarding the list of Industry accelerators proposed, sanctioned and presently functional in the country, State-wise, especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (e) the details regarding the total number of individuals skilled to level 6 and qualification packages granted by the Government during the last five years in the country, State-wise, especially in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (f) the details regarding total amount of funding allocated, released and utilised by such components of SECICGS during the last five years, State and component-wise and in Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)

- (a): Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector- Phase-II is a pan India demand driven Scheme under which proposals are submitted by Project Implementing Organizations (PIOs) in association with Industry Partner(s) from any UT/ State of the country.

## Details of Advanced Centres of Excellence under the Scheme, State-wise are as under:

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                                    | State         |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|       1 | Setting up of CoE by IIT Roorkee                                   | Uttarakhand   |
|       2 | Augmentation of CoE at IIT Delhi                                   | Delhi         |
|       3 | Augmentation of Centre of Excellence by IISc, Bangalore            | Karnataka     |
|       4 | Setting up of CoE at ARAI, Pune                                    | Maharashtra   |
|       5 | Setting up of Centre of Excellence (CoE) by IIT BHU, Varanasi      | Uttar Pradesh |
|       6 | Augmentation of CoE at Si'Tarc Coimbatore                          | Tamil Nadu    |
|       7 | Augmentation of Existing Centre of Excellence by AMTDC, IIT Madras | Tamil Nadu    |

## (b): Details of Common Engineering Facility Centres, State-wise are as under:

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                                                      | State                                                                                                                             |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Augmentation of CEFC at Smart Factory, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru | Karnataka                                                                                                                         |
|       2 | Augmentation of Common Engineering Facility Centre by C4i4                           | Main centre of the project is at Pune (Maharashtra) and one of the Experience centres is located at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
|       3 | Setting up of CEFC at ARAI, Pune                                                     | Maharashtra                                                                                                                       |
|       4 | Setting up of CEFC at BHEL Trichy                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                        |

## (c): Details of Testing and Certification Centres, State-wise are as under:

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                                                                            | State                    |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|       1 | Augmentation of existing testing and certification facilities at ARAI                                      | Maharashtra              |
|       2 | Augmentation of existing testing and certification centre at CMTI, Bangalore                               | Karnataka                |
|       3 | Augmentation of existing testing and certification facilities at BHEL                                      | Madhya Pradesh/Telangana |
|       4 | Augmentation of existing Testing and Certification Facility at (IAHT), Ludhiana                            | Punjab                   |
|       5 | Augmentation of testing and certification facility at Institute of Machine Tools Technology (IMTT), Batala | Punjab                   |
|       6 | Augmentation of testing and certification facility at Fluid Control Research Institute, Palakkad           | Kerala                   |

## (d): Details of Industry Accelerators, State-wise are as under:

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                                             | State       |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|       1 | Setting up of Industry Accelerator (CAMRAS) by ARTPARK (IISc), Bangalore    | Karnataka   |
|       2 | Setting up of Industry Accelerator (SAMRIDHI) by (FSID), (IISc), Bangaluru  | Karnataka   |
|       3 | Establishment Of Industry Accelerator by CMTI                               | Karnataka   |
|       4 | Setting up of Industry Accelerator at ARAI, Pune                            | Maharastra  |
|       5 | Setting up of Industry Accelerator by IIT Madras                            | Tamil Nadu  |
|       6 | Setting up of Industry Accelerator by SASTRA University, Thanjavur          | Tamil Nadu  |
|       7 | Setting up of Industry Accelerator by PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu  |
|       8 | Setting up of Industry Accelerator by Indian School of Business             | Telangana   |
|       9 | Industry Accelerator at IIT Roorkee                                         | Uttarakhand |

## (e): Details of Qualification Packages sanctioned, State-wise are as under:

|   Sr.no | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                | State   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|       1 | Development of 23 QPs by ASDC for automotive sector                                                                                                            | Delhi   |
|       2 | Development of 23 Qualification Packs by (CGSC), Delhi                                                                                                         | Delhi   |
|       3 | Creation of Qualification packages for skill levels 6 and above by Instrumentation, Automation, Surveillance and Communication Sector Skill Council (IASC SSC) | Delhi   |

(f): Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector- Phase-II has a total financial outlay of Rs. 1207 crores with budgetary support of Rs.975 crore.  Total 29 projects with project cost of Rs. 891.37 crores and budgetary support of Rs. 714.64 crore have been sanctioned so far.  Statement of funds for projects approved under all the components of the Scheme is as under:

| Financial Year   |   Allocation ( RE) | (in Rs. crore) Funds released/ utilized   |
|------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 2021- 22         |               29   | 28.93                                     |
| 2022-23          |              199.6 | 199.24                                    |
| 2023-24          |              187.2 | 83.34                                     |
| 2024-25          |              184   | 171.63                                    |
| 2025-26          |              120   | 107.67 (as on 03.03.2026)                 |

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