SAMARTH Centres

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