MSME-Samsung Technical School to promote 'Make in India'

The government plans to strengthen MSME-Samsung Technical School programme, a joint initiative between Samsung and Ministry for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), to promote ‘Make in India’ initiative. Yesterday, Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for MSME, chaired a meeting with the HyunChil Hong, President & CEO, Samsung South West Asia to discuss about the ongoing joint programme at MSME-Samsung Technical School across the country.
 
The government aims to establish ten MSME–Samsung Technical Schools at MSME Technology Centers for conducting joint training programmes at various parts of the country. “This is one of the possible models under which the training imparted to youth, increases to a great extent the possibility of their subsequent employment as well as motivates them to establish their own enterprises. It shall provide students trade-specific training on repair and troubleshooting for consumer electronics products such as mobile phones, televisions, home theatres and home appliances. Additionally students will also be educated in soft skills that will further enable them to provide exemplary customer service,” said the press release from the Ministry for MSME.
 
Samsung officials also informed that they are promoting the concept of Make in India by sourcing a lot of parts and components of their products from Indian industries especially MSMEs.
 
Looking into the success of this unique PPP based initiative, Kalraj Mishra desired to explore the possibility of replicating this successful model in at least 50 more locations. He also underlined the role of Samsung in enhancing the capacity of Indian MSMEs by sourcing various parts and components from them.