government of india, ministry of micro, small & medium enterprises (msme), is planning an msme technology centre at greater noida, dist. gautam buddha nagar, uttar pradesh. the centre will come up under the technology centre systems programme (tcsp) & national vendor development programme (nvdp). the centre will focus on technological & skilled manpower support to electronics systems design & manufacturing (esdm), automotive electronics sectors of the region. the centre will also ensure competitiveness of the msmes in the electronics systems design & manufacturing (esdm) eco-system by strengthening their linkages to the mainstream manufacturing sector across the globe. the centre, apart from technological support to the industries, would train nearly 3,000 trainees annually on becoming fully operational. also, the national vendor development programme (nvdp) would facilitate matchmaking between large scale public sector undertakings & msmes by bringing them together at a common platform for mutual benefit of both. this centre is one of the 15 new centres that are being established in the country by ministry of msme. the programme would be implemented at an estimated cost of rs. 22,000 million including world bank loan assistance of us 200 million. for the centre, greater noida, government of uttar pradesh has provided 15 acres of land free of cost, whereas government of india would be investing more than rs. 1,450 million for creating facilities towards plant & machinery, development of civil and associate infrastructure. the centre will focus to cater to esdm sector development, innovation & design services, prototyping, testing & calibration, incubation and training in electronic repair & maintenance and computer hardware & software would be the prominent activities to be undertaken by the centre. foundation stone for the centre was laid on 29th november, 2016. [info as of: nov. 16]
