A Technology Centre would be set up in Haryana’s Faridabad district.
Haryana Government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), under Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to set up the Technology Centre.
The Centre is aimed at giving boost to industrial development in NCR, especially Faridabad. Quality training would be imparted at the Centre so as to ensure that the trainees get absorbed by the industry.
About 2,000 students would be trained in the first year of the Centre and this strength would rise with time. This Centre will be the eighth centre by NSIC in the country.
The Government has also planned to set up such centres in PPP mode in Gurugram.
The MoU was signed by the chairman-cum-managing director, NSIC, Ravindra Nath and Principal Secretary, Haryana Technical Education Department, Anil Malik in the presence of Secretary, MSME, KK Jalan and Haryana Chief Secretary, DS Dhesi.
Speaking on the occasion, KK Jalan appreciated the initiative to set up this centre.
He said that the Centre at Neemka in Faridabad would be able to commence its operation by April, 2017. 18 such centres are functional in the country and 15 new centres are under construction. Training is being provided to about 2000 to 5000 persons in these centres and 98 per cent of the trainees get employment, he said.
The Chief Secretary, DS Dhesi said that approval has also been given for setting up of Project Management Unit (PMU) in Directorate of Industries for promotion of industries in the state
He said that NSIC has made a name for itself beyond boundaries of the country and its Centre at Neemka would be the best centre. The construction work of another Technology Centre at Rohtak is under progress and it would soon be completed, said he.
Director, Technical Education Department, Saket Kumar said that the Centre at Neemka would be in addition to the proposed Technology Centres at Rohtak and Saha in district Ambala being established by the Central Government. The Centre would generate skilled manpower required by the industry, especially MSMEs in the region, said he.
The Centre would also provide opportunity to the residents of Gram Panchayat Neemka and to the students of the region to get the skill training for gainful employment.
The Technical Education Department would provide entire building of Government Polytechnic, Neemka in district Faridabad with built up area measuring 87,300 sq. ft. to NSIC for setting up of the Technology Centre. The machinery and equipment, staff and other requisite facilities and all moveable assets for the Centre would be arranged by NSIC to make it functional.
The NSIC would run High Skill Technology Training Courses like Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Robotics, CMM and CNC simulation in the Centre. It would also provide testing facilities to the industry. The Centre would also endeavor to launch at least three diploma courses as per the latest curriculum with the latest machinery and laboratories in consultation with Technical Education Department.