Lok Sabha Question No. 848 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Technology Centres/Extension Centres
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar, Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 848 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025

## TECHNOLOGY CENTRES/EXTENSION CENTRES

## 848. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU: SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAVAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the Technology Centres (TCs) and Extension Centres (ECs) established so far  under  the  establishment  of  new  Technology  Centres/Extension  Centres  (TCs/ECs)  Scheme across the country, State-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  the  TCs  and  ECs  currently  operational  in  various  regions  and  districts  of Maharashtra including Beed Lok Sabha Constituency and in Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the  major  services  and  advanced  manufacturing  technologies  being  provided  by  these Centres  and  the  training  output  of  these  Centres  in  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Maharashtra  including Beed Lok Sabha Constituency, centre-wise;
- (d) the number of MSMEs assisted by functional TCs and ECs across the country, year and State-wise including district-wise for Andhra Pradesh;
- (e) the current status of ECs approved under the said scheme including the number of DPRs approved, centres  operationalised  and  those  under  implementation  across  the  country,  since  its inception, State-wise; and
- (f) the total funds allocated, released and utilised under the said scheme till date along with location-wise project  cost,  implementing  agency  and  the  likely  commissioning  dates  of  centres under implementation, State-wise and year-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) and (b): Under the  scheme  'Establishment  of  New Technology  Centres/Extension  Centres', till date, 25 Extension Centres have been established and are in operation across the country as per State-wise details given in Annexure - A .

(c) and (d): The  operational  ECs  provide  access  to  advanced  manufacturing  technology  and skilling  support  to  MSMEs  across  the  country.  State-wise  details  of  the  trainees  trained  by  the operational ECs are attached at Annexure - B .

(e): As  on  date,  ECs  at  49  locations  have  been  approved,  of  which  25  ECs  are  operational. Detailed Project Reports for  14  ECs out of  24  ECs  under  implementation  have  been  approved  as given in Annexure - C .

## (f): Year wise funds allocated and utilized are as follows;

(Rs. in Cr.)

(RE-Revised Estimate, Exp-Expenditure)

| 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   | 2024-25   |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| RE        | Exp       | RE        | Exp       | RE        | Exp       | RE        | Exp       | RE        | Exp       | RE        | Exp       |
| 135.12    | 128       | 85.96     | 48.58     | 43.10     | 24.58     | 10        | 10        | 9.99      | 9.99      | 40        | 39.88     |

Location-wise  estimated  project  cost  is  given  in Annexure-D .  M/s  IRCON  International Limited is the Nodal Agency for implementation of the projects under the scheme. The tenure of the scheme 'Establishment of New Technology Centres/Extension Centres' is up to March, 2026.

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Annexure referred  to in  reply  to  (a)  and  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  848  for answer on 04.12.2025

State-wise list of ECs that have been established and are in operation across the country under the scheme:

|   Sl. No. | State             | Locations for ECs   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------|
|         1 | Assam             | Jorhat              |
|         2 | Gujarat           | Sanand              |
|         3 | Gujarat           | Bhavnagar           |
|         4 | Haryana           | Nilokheri           |
|         5 | Haryana           | Faridabad           |
|         6 | Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar            |
|         7 | Karnataka         | Bengaluru           |
|         8 | Kerala            | Ettumanoor          |
|         9 | Kerala            | Thiruvalla          |
|        10 | Maharashtra       | Waluj               |
|        11 | Odisha            | Balasore            |
|        12 | Odisha            | Berhampur           |
|        13 | Odisha            | Bhawanipatna        |
|        14 | Odisha            | Keonjhar            |
|        15 | Punjab            | Hoshiarpur          |
|        16 | Punjab            | Amritsar            |
|        17 | Rajasthan         | Jaipur              |
|        18 | Rajasthan         | Kota                |
|        19 | Rajasthan         | Nagaur              |
|        20 | Rajasthan         | Udaipur             |
|        21 | Tamil Nadu        | Madurai             |
|        22 | Tamil Nadu        | Vaniyambadi         |
|        23 | Telangana         | Karimnagar          |
|        24 | Uttarakhand       | Haldwani            |
|        25 | West Bengal       | Kolkata             |

## Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  (c)  and  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  848  for answer on 04.12.2025

## State-wise details of the trainees trained by the operational ECs: -

| Sl. No.   | State             | Locations for ECs   | Trainees trained (Till October 2025)   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1         | Assam             | Jorhat              | 3,252                                  |
| 2         | Gujarat           | Sanand              | 1,115                                  |
| 3         |                   | Bhavnagar           | 1,614                                  |
| 4         | Haryana           | Nilokheri           | 5,067                                  |
| 5         |                   | Faridabad           | 5,044                                  |
| 6         | Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar            | 10,825                                 |
| 7         | Karnataka         | Bengaluru           | 6,695                                  |
| 8         | Kerala            | Ettumanoor          | 10,149                                 |
| 9         |                   | Thiruvalla          | 3,546                                  |
| 10        | Maharashtra       | Waluj               | 2,392                                  |
| 11        | Odisha            | Balasore            | 2,475                                  |
| 12        |                   | Berhampur           | 6,945                                  |
| 13        |                   | Bhawanipatna        | 5,975                                  |
| 14        |                   | Keonjhar            | 4,395                                  |
| 15        | Punjab            | Hoshiarpur          | 804                                    |
| 16        |                   | Amritsar            | 929                                    |
| 17        | Rajasthan         | Jaipur              | 7,746                                  |
| 18        |                   | Kota                | 4,483                                  |
| 19        |                   | Nagaur              | 16,189                                 |
| 20        |                   | Udaipur             | 6,925                                  |
| 21        | Tamil Nadu        | Madurai             | 3,094                                  |
| 22        |                   | Vaniyambadi         | 6,631                                  |
| 23        | Telangana         | Karimnagar          | 3,039                                  |
| 24        | Uttarakhand       | Haldwani            | 3,716                                  |
| 25        | West Bengal       | Kolkata             | 303                                    |
| Total     | Total             | Total               | 1,23,348                               |

| List of Operational Extension Centres: -                                  | List of Operational Extension Centres: -                                  | List of Operational Extension Centres: -                                  | List of Operational Extension Centres: -                                  |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                   | State                                                                     | Locations for ECs                                                         | Locations for ECs                                                         |
| 1.                                                                        | Assam                                                                     | Jorhat                                                                    | Jorhat                                                                    |
| 2.                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                   | Sanand                                                                    | Sanand                                                                    |
| 3.                                                                        |                                                                           | Bhavnagar                                                                 | Bhavnagar                                                                 |
| 4.                                                                        | Haryana                                                                   | Nilokheri                                                                 | Nilokheri                                                                 |
| 5.                                                                        |                                                                           | Faridabad                                                                 | Faridabad                                                                 |
| 6.                                                                        | Jammu and Kashmir                                                         | Srinagar                                                                  | Srinagar                                                                  |
| 7.                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                 | Bengaluru                                                                 | Bengaluru                                                                 |
| 8.                                                                        | Kerala                                                                    | Ettumanoor                                                                | Ettumanoor                                                                |
| 9.                                                                        |                                                                           | Thiruvalla                                                                | Thiruvalla                                                                |
| 10.                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                               | Waluj                                                                     | Waluj                                                                     |
| 11.                                                                       | Odisha                                                                    | Balasore                                                                  | Balasore                                                                  |
| 12.                                                                       |                                                                           | Berhampur                                                                 | Berhampur                                                                 |
| 13.                                                                       |                                                                           | Bhawanipatna                                                              | Bhawanipatna                                                              |
| 14.                                                                       |                                                                           | Keonjhar                                                                  | Keonjhar                                                                  |
| 15.                                                                       | Punjab                                                                    | Hoshiarpur                                                                | Hoshiarpur                                                                |
| 16.                                                                       |                                                                           | Amritsar                                                                  | Amritsar                                                                  |
| 17.                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                 | Jaipur                                                                    | Jaipur                                                                    |
| 18.                                                                       |                                                                           | Kota                                                                      | Kota                                                                      |
| 19.                                                                       |                                                                           | Nagaur                                                                    | Nagaur                                                                    |
| 20.                                                                       |                                                                           | Udaipur                                                                   | Udaipur                                                                   |
| 21.                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                | Madurai                                                                   | Madurai                                                                   |
| 22.                                                                       |                                                                           | Vaniyambadi                                                               | Vaniyambadi                                                               |
| 23.                                                                       | Telangana                                                                 | Karimnagar                                                                | Karimnagar                                                                |
| 24.                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                               | Haldwani                                                                  | Haldwani                                                                  |
| 25.                                                                       | West Bengal                                                               | Kolkata                                                                   | Kolkata                                                                   |
| ii) List of Extension Centresunder implementation alongwith DPR status: - | ii) List of Extension Centresunder implementation alongwith DPR status: - | ii) List of Extension Centresunder implementation alongwith DPR status: - | ii) List of Extension Centresunder implementation alongwith DPR status: - |
| Sl. No.                                                                   | State                                                                     | Locations for ECs                                                         | DPR Status                                                                |
| 26.                                                                       | Bihar                                                                     | Muzaffarpur                                                               | Approved                                                                  |
| 27.                                                                       |                                                                           | Darbhanga                                                                 | Approved                                                                  |
| 28.                                                                       |                                                                           | Saran                                                                     | Approved                                                                  |
| 29.                                                                       |                                                                           | Rohtas                                                                    | Approved                                                                  |
| 30.                                                                       |                                                                           | Rajgir (Nalanda)                                                          | Under preparation                                                         |
| 31.                                                                       |                                                                           | Purnea                                                                    | Under preparation                                                         |
| 32.                                                                       | Delhi                                                                     | Okhla                                                                     | Approved                                                                  |
| 33.                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                   | Amarapur (Gandhi Nagar)                                                   | Under preparation                                                         |
| 34.                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                 | Dhanbad                                                                   | Approved                                                                  |
| 35.                                                                       |                                                                           | Ranchi                                                                    | Approved                                                                  |
| 36.                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                 | Hubballi (Hubballi)                                                       | Under preparation                                                         |
| 37.                                                                       | Kerala                                                                    | Thrissur                                                                  | Approved                                                                  |
| 38.                                                                       |                                                                           | Thavanur                                                                  | Approved                                                                  |
| 39.                                                                       |                                                                           | Attingal                                                                  | Under preparation                                                         |
| 40.                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                            | Gwalior                                                                   | Approved                                                                  |
| 41.                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                               | Nashik                                                                    | Under preparation                                                         |
| 42.                                                                       | Punjab                                                                    | Mohali                                                                    | Approved                                                                  |
| 43.                                                                       |                                                                           | Patiala                                                                   | Approved                                                                  |
| 44.                                                                       |                                                                           | Moga                                                                      | Under preparation                                                         |
| 45.                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                 | Jodhpur                                                                   | Under preparation                                                         |
| 46.                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                               | Haridwar                                                                  | Under preparation                                                         |
| 47.                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                             | Moradabad                                                                 | Under preparation                                                         |
| 48.                                                                       | Odisha                                                                    | Angul                                                                     | Approved                                                                  |
| 49.                                                                       |                                                                           | Jharsuguda                                                                | Approved                                                                  |

## Location wise estimated project cost: -

| Sl. No.                                | State                                  | Locations for ECs                      | Estimated project cost (Rs. in Cr)     |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Operational Extension Centres          | Operational Extension Centres          | Operational Extension Centres          | Operational Extension Centres          |
| 1.                                     | Assam                                  | Jorhat                                 | 20.00                                  |
| 2.                                     | Gujarat                                | Sanand                                 | 20.00                                  |
| 3.                                     |                                        | Bhavnagar                              | 20.00                                  |
| 4.                                     | Haryana                                | Nilokheri                              | 14.22                                  |
| 5.                                     |                                        | Faridabad                              | 19.50                                  |
| 6.                                     | Jammu and Kashmir                      | Srinagar                               | 17.05                                  |
| 7.                                     | Karnataka                              | Bengaluru                              | 17.54                                  |
| 8.                                     | Kerala                                 | Ettumanoor                             | 16.79                                  |
| 9.                                     |                                        | Thiruvalla                             | 17.26                                  |
| 10.                                    | Maharashtra                            | Waluj                                  | 20.00                                  |
| 11.                                    | Odisha                                 | Balasore                               | 11.64                                  |
| 12.                                    |                                        | Berhampur                              | 19.20                                  |
| 13.                                    |                                        | Bhawanipatana                          | 20.00                                  |
| 14.                                    |                                        | Keonjhar                               | 19.62                                  |
| 15.                                    | Punjab                                 | Hoshiarpur                             | 16.20                                  |
| 16.                                    |                                        | Amritsar                               | 14.85                                  |
| 17.                                    | Rajasthan                              | Jaipur                                 | 20.00                                  |
| 18.                                    |                                        | Kota                                   | 19.92                                  |
| 19.                                    |                                        | Nagaur                                 | 16.58                                  |
| 20.                                    |                                        | Udaipur                                | 13.12                                  |
| 21.                                    | Tamil Nadu                             | Madurai                                | 10.38                                  |
| 22.                                    |                                        | Vaniyambadi                            | 19.94                                  |
| 23.                                    | Telangana                              | Karimnagar                             | 20.00                                  |
| 24.                                    | Uttarakhand                            | Haldwani                               | 17.00                                  |
| 25.                                    | West Bengal                            | Kolkata                                | 20.00                                  |
| Under Implementation Extension Centres | Under Implementation Extension Centres | Under Implementation Extension Centres | Under Implementation Extension Centres |
| 26.                                    | Bihar                                  | Darbhanga                              | 10.01                                  |
| 27.                                    |                                        | Muzaffarpur                            | 10.01                                  |
| 28.                                    |                                        | Rohtas                                 | 10.01                                  |
| 29.                                    |                                        | Saran                                  | 10.01                                  |
| 30.                                    |                                        | Rajgir (Nalanda)                       | DPR under preparation                  |
| 31.                                    |                                        | Purnea                                 | DPR under preparation                  |
| 32.                                    | Delhi                                  | Okhla                                  | 12.24                                  |
| 33.                                    | Gujarat                                | Amarapur (Gandhi Nagar)                | DPR under preparation                  |
| 34.                                    | Madhya Pradesh                         | Gwalior                                | 9.72                                   |
| 35.                                    | Maharashtra                            | Nashik                                 | DPR under preparation                  |
| 36.                                    | Jharkhand                              | Ranchi                                 | 9.72                                   |
| 37.                                    |                                        | Dhanbad                                | 10.01                                  |
| 38.                                    | Karnataka                              | Hubballi (Hubballi)                    | DPR under preparation                  |
| 39.                                    | Kerala                                 | Thavanur                               | 16.21                                  |
| 40.                                    |                                        | Thrissur                               | 10.05                                  |
| 41.                                    |                                        | Attingal                               | DPR under preparation                  |
| 42.                                    | Odisha                                 | Angul                                  | 10.02                                  |
| 43.                                    |                                        | Jharsuguda                             | 12.00                                  |
| 44.                                    | Punjab                                 | Patiala                                | 10.05                                  |
| 45.                                    |                                        | Mohali                                 | 10.57                                  |
| 46.                                    |                                        | Moga                                   | DPR under preparation                  |
| 47.                                    | Rajasthan                              | Jodhpur                                | DPR under preparation                  |
| 48.                                    | Uttarakhand                            | Haridwar                               | DPR under preparation                  |
| 49.                                    | Uttar Pradesh                          | Moradabad                              | DPR under preparation                  |