Bhiwadi gets first MSME technology centre

The centre will impart training in auto and general engineering

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BS Reporter New Delhi
Last Updated : Feb 12 2016 | 8:40 PM IST
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Kalraj Mishra on Friday laid foundation stone of the first MSME technology centre in Bhiwadi, some 70 km from the national capital.

The centre will impart training in auto and general engineering. This includes courses in tool making and metal cutting, maintenance,  computer numerical control manufacturing, computer aided design computer aided manufacturing , advance welding and industrial process Automation. The state government expects to train 7,900 students per years.

“As the Bhiwadi region is an auto hub, this technology centre will have beneficiaries like the ancillary units of Honda, Hero MotoCorp, Ashok Leyland and TAFE. It is the first among 15 such centres to be set up in the country,” the Rajasthan government said in a press statement.

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First Published: Feb 12 2016 | 8:39 PM IST

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