Lok Sabha Question No. 1665 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Indian Capital Goods Sector Scheme
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Atul Garg

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1665 ANSWERED ON 10.02.2026

## INDIAN CAPITAL GOODS SECTOR SCHEME

## 1665.  SHRI ATUL GARG:

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

- (a) the details of the projects sanctioned under the 'Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector' scheme in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the status of the Common Engineering Facility Centres (CEFCs) established to support the local industries;
- (c)  the  measures  taken  to  promote  the  manufacturing  of  high-end  machinery  and  robotics  in  the industrial estates of Ghaziabad;
- (d) the details of the skill development programs conducted for the workforce in the heavy engineering sector; and
- (e) the steps taken to reduce the import dependence for capital goods?

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

- (a) to (c): The  details  of  the  projects  sanctioned  under  the  Scheme  for  'Enhancement  of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector- Phase I and II' (CG Scheme) in Uttar Pradesh is as under:

|   S.N. | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                        |   Total Project Cost (in Rs Crores) |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|      1 | TAFP by Industrial Processors and Metallizers Pvt Limited, Ghaziabad on Robotic Laser Cladding Technology for Hydro Turbines using Tungsten Carbide Powder |                                4.97 |
|      2 | Projects under the Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) Scheme of Ministry of Human Resource Development at IIT Kanpur                   |                               16.82 |
|      3 | Setting up of Centre of Excellence (CoE) by IIT BHU,Varanasi                                                                                               |                               45    |

Four Common Engineering Facility Centres (CEFCs) established under the Phase II of the CG Scheme are as under:

|   S.N. | Name of the Project                                                                  | Status of the Project   |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|      1 | Setting up of CEFC at ARAI, Pune                                                     | Ongoing                 |
|      2 | Setting up of CEFC by BHEL for skilling in advanced welding technologies             | Ongoing                 |
|      3 | Augmentation of Common Engineering Facility Centre by C4i4, Pune                     | Ongoing                 |
|      4 | Augmentation of CEFC at Smart Factory, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru | Ongoing                 |

(d): Ministry  of  Heavy  Industries  (MHI)  under  the  CG  Scheme-  Phase  II  has  sanctioned  the following projects for skill development in the capital goods sector:

- i. Development  of  23  Qualification  Packs  by  Automotive  Skills  Development  Council (ASDC), New Delhi for the automotive sector;
- ii. Development of 23 Qualification Packs by Capital Goods Skill Council, New Delhi for the Capital Goods sector;
- iii. Development of 12 Qualification Packs by Instrumentation Automation Surveillance and Communication (IASC) Sector Skill Council, New Delhi for the Capital Goods Sector;
- iv. Setting up of CEFC at Welding Research Institute (WRI), BHEL, Trichy;
- v. Augmentation of CEFC by C4i4 Lab Pune.

(e): In order to encourage innovation and technology development and to augment the indigenous manufacturing in the Capital Goods sector to reduce import dependency, MHI is implementing the Scheme for 'Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector- Phase II'.  Under Phase II of the Scheme, 29 projects have been sanctioned so far.  These include 7 Centres of Excellence (CoEs), 4 Common Engineering Facility Centres (CEFCs), 6 Testing and  Certification Centres, 9 Industry Accelerators for Technology Development and 3 projects for Creation of Qualification Packs for skill level 6 and above.

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