**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Heavy Industries is implementing the Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector- Phase-II. This scheme, with a financial outlay of Rs. 1207 crores, aims to encourage technology development and augment manufacturing infrastructure. A Project Review and Monitoring Committee (PRMC) has been formed to oversee project progress.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Scheme Objective:** To encourage technology development and augment manufacturing infrastructure in the Indian Capital Goods Sector.
* **Scheme Phase and Funding:** Phase-II of the scheme has a total financial outlay of Rs. 1207 crores, with budgetary support of Rs. 975 crore.
* **Sanctioned Projects:** To date, 29 projects have been sanctioned with a total project cost of Rs. 891.37 crores and budgetary support of Rs. 714.64 crore.
* **Project Categories:** The sanctioned projects fall under Centres of Excellence, Common Engineering Facility Centres, Testing and Certification Centres, and Industry Accelerators.
* **Qualification Packages:** Initiatives include the development of Qualification Packs for the automotive sector and for skill levels 6 and above in Instrumentation, Automation, Surveillance, and Communication.
* **Project Oversight:** A Project Review and Monitoring Committee (PRMC) has been constituted for each project to monitor its progress.
**Impact Analysis**
**Institutes involved in Centres of Excellence**
* **Impact:** These institutes will receive funding and support to establish or augment Centres of Excellence, enhancing their capabilities and contributing to the capital goods sector' competitiveness.
* **Action Required:** Not specified within the document.
**Institutes involved in Common Engineering Facility Centres**
* **Impact:** These institutes will be supported to augment or establish Common Engineering Facility Centres, improving manufacturing infrastructure and capabilities.
* **Action Required:** Not specified within the document.
**Institutes involved in Testing and Certification Centres**
* **Impact:** These institutes will benefit from augmentation of existing testing and certification facilities, thereby strengthening quality control and standards in the capital goods sector.
* **Action Required:** Not specified within the document.
**Organizations and Universities involved in Industry Accelerators**
* **Impact:** These entities will be instrumental in setting up and operating Industry Accelerators, fostering innovation and growth within the capital goods sector.
* **Action Required:** Not specified within the document.
**Sector Skill Councils**
* **Impact:** These councils will develop crucial qualification packages, ensuring a skilled workforce capable of meeting the evolving demands of the capital goods industry.
* **Action Required:** Not specified within the document.
Key Entities Referenced
Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector- Phase-II: The primary scheme being discussed, outlining its financial outlay and objectives.
Ministry of Heavy Industries: The governmental body responsible for implementing the scheme.
Project Review and Monitoring Committee (PRMC): A committee established to review the progress of projects under the scheme.
Shri Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma: The Minister of State for Heavy Industries who provided information about the scheme.
Ministry of Heavy Industries
PROGRESS OF SCHEME ON ENHANCEMENT
OF COMPETITIVENESS IN INDIAN CAPITAL
GOODS SECTOR
Posted On: 13 MAR 2026 4:08PM by PIB Delhi
Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector- Phase-II has a total
financial outlay of Rs. 1207 crores with budgetary support of Rs.975 crore. Total 29 projects with project
cost of Rs. 891.37 crores and budgetary support of Rs. 714.64 crore have been sanctioned so far.State-wise
distribution of the sanctioned projects is as under:
Centres of Excellence:
Sr.no Name of Project State
1. Setting up of CoE by IIT Roorkee Uttarakhand
2. Augmentation of CoE at IIT Delhi Delhi
3. Augmentation of Centre of Excellence by IISc, Bangalore Karnataka
4. Setting up of CoE at ARAI, Pune Maharashtra
5. Setting up of Centre of Excellence (CoE) by IIT BHU, Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
6. Augmentation of CoE at Si’Tarc Coimbatore Tamil nadu
7. Augmentation of Existing Centre of Excellence by AMTDC, IIT Madras Tamil nadu
Common Engineering Facility Centres:
Sr.no Name of Project State
1. Augmentation of CEFC at Smart Factory, Indian Institute of Science Karnataka
(IISc), Bengaluru
2. Augmentation of Common Engineering Facility Centre by C4i4 Maharashtra
3. Setting up of CEFC at ARAI, Pune Maharashtra4. Setting up of CEFC at BHEL Trichy Tamil nadu
Testing and Certification Centres:
Sr.no Name of Project State
1. Augmentation of existing testing and certification facilities at ARAI Maharashtra
2. Augmentation of existing testing and certification centre at CMTI, Karnataka
Bangalore
3. Augmentation of existing testing and certification facilities at BHEL Madhya
Pradesh/Telangana
4. Augmentation of existing Testing and Certification Facility at (IAHT), Punjab
Ludhiana
5. Augmentation of testing and certification facility at Institute of
Machine Tools Technology (IMTT), Batala
6. Augmentation of testing and certification facility at Fluid Control Kerala
Research Institute, Palakkad
Industry Accelerators:
Sr.no Name of Project State
1. Setting up of Industry Accelerator (CAMRAS) by ARTPARK (IISc), Karnataka
Bangalore
2. Setting up of Industry Accelerator (SAMRIDHI) by (FSID), (IISc),
Bangaluru
3. Establishment Of Industry Accelerator by CMTI
4. Setting up of Industry Accelerator at ARAI, Pune Maharastra
5. Setting up of Industry Accelerator by IIT Madras Tamil nadu
6. Setting up of Industry Accelerator by SASTRA University, Thanjavur
7. Setting up of Industry Accelerator by PSG College of Technology,
Coimbatore8. Setting up of Industry Accelerator by Indian School of Business Telangana
9. Industry Accelerator at IIT Roorkee Uttarakhand
Qualification Packages:
Sr.no Name of Project State
1. Development of 23 QPs by ASDC for automotive sector Delhi
2. Development of 23 Qualification Packs by (CGSC), Delhi
3. Creation of Qualification packages for skill levels 6 and above by
Instrumentation, Automation, Surveillance and Communication Sector
Skill Council (IASC SSC)
In order to encourage the technology development and to augment the manufacturing infrastructure in the
Capital Goods Sector, Ministry of Heavy Industries is implementing the Scheme for Enhancement of
Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector- Phase-II. Under the Scheme, Project Review and
Monitoring Committee (PRMC) has been constituted for each project in order to review the progress of
the project.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Shri Bhupathiraju Srinivasa
Varma in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today
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