Union Minister for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Kalraj Mishra and Chief Minister Harish Rawat laid the foundation for the technology centre system tool room at SIIDCUl Sitarganj on Monday. According to official information, this project is estimated to cost about Rs 2,200 crore which will also include US $ 200 million loan from the World Bank. Establishment of this tool centre here will enable the local youth to gain technical training and boost their chances of self employment and other employment.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, the union minister said that the this technical centre is one of the 15 such centres to be established by the Industry ministry of the government of India. The opening up of this centre in the area will prove to be a milestone in helping meet the requirement for skilled labour especially in the micro small and medium enterprises sector. Mishra said that the Central Government has declared its plan to open 15 such centres across the state this year in order to help facilitate industry. These centres will be inaugurated in a time-bound manner, said the union minister. The establishment of this technical centre will on the one hand enable the youth to gain technical training in various trades, opening employment opportunities for them in various companies while on the other hand it will also prove beneficial to the industrialists who will be able to secure trained and skilled labourers. People will be able to gain technical knowledge by applying for courses including BSc, MSc, MTech and BTech.Mishra said that the Government of India had initiated various programmes for the convenience of the industrial sector. Number of smaller industrial entprises are being set up in the state which will also include the opening of one tool centre in Kashipur town of the Udham Singh Nagar district. The industrial problems in the area will also be redressed. The Union Minister averred that the Union Government is serious about expanding the industrial sector in Uttarakhand while emphasising that on cause for complain will be given in this regard. Stating that work was being undertaken at a fast pace to facilitate industrial development, Mishra declared that he would made provision for a sum of Rs 30 crore for developing industrial enterprises in the forms of cluster. He said that the technical centre will provide technical assistance and skilled labourers to the engineering the automobile industry enterprises in the region. In addition to this, it will also prove helpful in aspects designing, development and manufacturing of tools, dyes, molds and precision components among others. The Union Minister further acverred that the Central Government is working with speed on the Prime Minister employment generation scheme. Some aspects of establishing industrial entperprises have been simplified and the 14th Finance Commission is disbursing the amount to the industries, said Mishra.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat said that construction of the tool shed will be a major achievement for the area. The CM said that this SIIDCUl industrial area is developing into an automobile hub. The tool centre here will be established on about 20 acre land area, said Rawat. Addressing the Union Minister, the CM asked that special industrial estates be constructed for mountainous regions as in Uttarakhand in order to enhance employment opportunities for the youth. He said that the State Government had prepared the skill development roadmap for Uttarakhand. The shortage of manpower, trained labourers, engineers and others as in demand in industry will be easily overcome after construction of the tool centre, he said. He said that considering the progress made by the state in the sphere of skill development, there is need for expansion of industrial enterprises related to handicrafts
The CM went on to say that about Rs 100 crore will be required for strengthening industrial craft in the mountainous regions of Uttarakhand. Rawat said that as per the NITI Aayog, Uttarakhand is on the ninth out of 23 positions in commercial transparency with attempts being continued to bring about more improvement in this and related spheres. The CM informed that an effort had been made to invest about Rs 868 crore capital in the MSMSE sector of Uttarakhand from September to October. He also talked of setting up two more tool centres in the state. He said that a textile park is being developed in Jaspur, while also addressing the Union Minister about seeking all possible assistance from the Central Government in this regard. The State labour and Employment Minister Harish Chandra Durgapal also expressed his views on the occasion, speaking about the positive impact the establishment of the tool centre will have especially on the local unemployed youth.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, the Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar MP Bhagat Singh Koshyari said that the Central Government is working for the desired level of industrial development in Uttarakhand. The government of India, additional secretary, industry, Surendra Nath Tripathi, Kumaon Commissioner D Senthil Pandiyan along with various public representatives, officials and local were also among those present on the occasion.