SAMARTH Centres

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About SAMARTH Centres:

The Smart Advanced Manufacturing and Rapid Transformation Hub (SAMARTH) centres are set up under the Scheme for “Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector.
These centres have been providing assistance to the MSMEs to train the workforce and make them aware about Industry 4.0 technologies in the following ways:
Organizing Seminars/ Workshops and knowledge sharing events on Industry 4.0;
Training industries to create awareness about Industry 4.0;
Providing consultancy (in areas such as IOT Hardware, Software development, data analytics) and incubation support to start- ups including MSMEs.

Key facts about the Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector scheme

It has been launched by the Ministry of Heavy Industries to address the technological obsolescence, limited access to quality industrial infrastructure and common facilities.
In order to address the skill gaps and infrastructure developmentand technology needs for the Capital Goods Sector, Phase I of the Capital Goods scheme was rolled out in November 2014.
Phase I of the scheme fostered partnerships between Academia and Industry for engendering technology development with Government support.
The objective of Phase II (on January 25, 2022) is to expand and enlarge the impact created by Phase I pilot scheme, thereby providing greater impetus through creation of a strong and globally competitive capital goods sector that contributes at least 25% to the manufacturing sector.

Components of the Scheme

Identification of Technologies through Technology Innovation Portals
Setting up of four New Advanced Centres of Excellence and augmentation of Existing Centres of Excellence
Promotion of skilling in Capital Goods Sector–creation of Qualification packages for skill levels 6 and above
Setting up of four Common Engineering Facility Centres (CEFCs) and augmentation of existing CEFCs
Augmentation of Existing Testing and Certification Centres
Setting up of ten Industry Accelerators for Technology Development

Q1:What is Industry 4.0 ?

It can be defined as the integration of intelligent digital technologies into manufacturing and industrial processes. It encompasses a set of technologies that include industrial IoT networks, AI, Big Data, robotics, and automation.

Source:SAMARTH Centres providing assistance to the MSMEs to train the workforce and make them aware about Industry 4.0 technologies