Govt invites bids from CPSEs to set up 20 new MSME Technology Centres

Technology for MSMEs: The Office of the Development Commissioner (DC) under the MSME ministry, which assists the latter in formulating, coordinating, implementing and monitoring different MSME policies, is looking to engage a central public sector enterprise (CPSE) as a nodal agency to expand the number of technology centres and extension centres across the country under the scheme Establishment of New Technology Centres/Extension Centres (TC/EC)...

In a request for proposal, the DC office said it intends to engage a CPSE to work as a Nodal Agency for the establishment of new Technology Centres (TCs) and Extension Centres (ECs) on a turnkey basis..

The work included preparation of DPRs (detailed project reports), planning, design, construction and monitoring of civil infrastructure, procurement of machines and equipment, management of Contracts, implementation support to the office of DC (MSME) including monitoring and supervision, the proposal read..

Currently, there are 18 TCs, established between 1967 and 1999, of which 10 provide technological support to industries through the design and manufacture of tools, precision components, moulds, dies, etc., while the remaining eight TCs provide technical services to develop and upgrade technologies, processes and products to MSMEs apart fromtrainingin the specific product categories such as forging & foundry, electronics, electrical measuring instruments, fragrance & flavour, glass, footwear & sports goods, according to the MSME ministrys FY23 annual report...

In some industrially developed countries there is about 1 TC (including equivalent institutes and labs) per 30,000 MSMEs, whereas in India this ratio is about 1 TC per 2,65,000 MSMEs, the document said.. Hence, to further expand the TCs network, the government is setting up another 20 new TCs and 100 ECs at a cost of about Rs 3,500 crores..

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