The Ministry of Heavy Industries reports that it has undertaken skilling initiatives for the Indian capital goods sector by setting up Industry 4.0-focused SAMARTH Centres and advanced welding training infrastructure, and by developing qualification packages. The reported outcomes include training of approximately 33,000 persons under SAMARTH Centres and training of more than approximately 8,500 persons at the Common Engineering Facility Centre (CEFC) at WRI, BHEL, Trichy over the last three years.
What happened (reported programme components and training outputs)
The Ministry of Heavy Industries reports multiple, linked interventions under the Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector.
1) SAMARTH Centres to promote Industry 4.0
The Ministry of Heavy Industries reports that it has set up four SAMARTH Centres (Smart Advanced Manufacturing and Rapid Transformation Hubs) to promote Industry 4.0 skilling and adoption in the capital goods ecosystem.
Related current affairs
- Scheme on Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector – Phase-II (Industry 4.0 initiatives)
- PMKVY 4.0: demand-driven skilling in future technologies with industry validation and OJT
- MSDE/Skill India: Training for AI and other emerging technologies under PMKVY 4.0, CTS/ITIs and related initiatives
- Strengthening Skill Development Ecosystem
- Skill India Mission aligned skilling to emerging technologies like AI, automation and Industry 4.0
- Skill India Mission: MSDE’s skill, re-skill and up-skill programmes (PMKVY, JSS, NAPS, CTS) and related reforms