Laying the foundation for a Rs 100 crore Technology Training Centre at the IT Park here, he said the MSME ministry had already set up 18 such training centres.
He said manufacturing industries' contributed over 15 per cent of the country's GDP.
Muniyappa said funds to the tune of around Rs 24,000 crore have been allocated for the MSME sector in the 12th plan as against Rs 11,000 crore in the previous plan period.