Karnataka Government and Siemens signed MoU for 2031

The state government of the Indian federal state of Karnataka signed an agreement with Siemens Industry Software for the establishment of centres of excellence at the sub-centres of the Government Tool Room and Training Centre.

Four centres of excellence have been planned to set up in Bengaluru, Kalaburagi, Dandeli and Mysuru. The total cost of the project is 2031.80 crore Indian rupies out of which Siemens Industry Software, India contributes 1822.48 crore rupies and the State Government share is 219.32 crore rupies. Advanced training will be imparted in four domains – Automotive, Aerospace and Defence, Industrial Machinery, and Renewable Energy.

Speaking at the Memorandum of Unterdstanding (MoU) signing ceremony, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said manufacturing industries were facing acute shortage of skilled manpower and most of the technicians, diploma holders, and graduate engineers, who pass out from various institutions need technical training before they join the industry.

The Karnataka State Skill Policy envisaged to design and implement skill development, entrepreneurship and livelihood activities on a mission mode converging all the schemes and programmes concerned under the Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood, he said. In this direction, "Chief Minister's Kaushalya Karnataka Scheme" was being implemented and programmes have been planned to provide skill training to five lakh youth during 2017-18.

In the first two years, Siemens Industry Software, India will run the centres. Later, the firm will assist the Government Tool Room and Training Centre to run the courses. Later, it will hand over the centre to the Government Tool Room and Training Centre.

About 25,000 to 30,000 youths would be trained in the State annually.