Baddi to have technology centre

Union Minister for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Kalraj Mishra and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today laid the foundation stone of Rs 102.32 crore Technology Development Centre at Bhatoli Kalan in the Baddi industrial area.Mishra said the centre would help the industry keep pace with the latest technologies.He said World Bank had sanctioned Rs 2,200 crore for setting up 15 such centres in India and it was the second such centre after Bhiwadi in Rajasthan.“More than 1 lakh youngsters will be trained and they can either set up their own enterprise or can get employment in other sectors,” he said. The minister said the training programme would help achieve the Prime Minister’s ambitious ‘Skilled India Mission’ and would enable the country to become a manufacturing hub through the ‘Make In India’ campaign.He said Aadhaar number was no longer mandatory for Udyog Aadhaar Registration which was introduced in September last year to promote the MSME sector. He said the state was far behind in implementing the online registration as it was at the 21st place nationally, adding that the state should try to increase online registrations.While promising all help to the state, he said his ministry would provide adequate support for setting up rural-based industry as the state had emerged the hub of the MSME sector. He elaborated on various schemes, including self-employment and speedier online procedures, being introduced by his ministry to facilitate the investors.The Union Minister announced the shifting of the Multipurpose Development Training Centre of the Government of India from Kaned to Sundernagar in Mandi district.Earlier, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said the centre would provide employment to skilled and unskilled youths. He said it was in April 2012 that a mini tool room was sanctioned for Baddi for which a land measuring 15,000 sq m was available and the foundation stone was laid by him. But since the area required a full-fledged tool room, the state government has provided 20 acres for it. This will support the MSMEs through production, training and advisory.

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