CSTS Dehradun Centre to be launched tomorrow
By TIOL News Service
NEW DELHI, JULY 09, 2018: THE Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr Ananthkumar, will be inaugurating the CIPET: Centre for Skilling & Technical Support (CSTS) at ITI Building and laying the foundation stone of new Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET) Building at Doiwala, Dehradun tomorrow. Other dignitaries expected to grace the event as guests of honour include Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Mr Trivendra Singh Rawat, Union Minister of State for Planning (IC) and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Mr Rao Inderjit Singh and Member of Parliament, Haridwar, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. Today CIPET operates from 31 locations spread across the country and CIPET: CSTS, Dehradun will be the 32 nd centre.
The CIPET Centre at Doiwala will train and develop around 1000 students in the first year of its operation through various skill development training programmes and subsequently Diploma level programmes. The number of students will increase in a gradual manner and may reach around 2000 in the third year. The existing plastics industries in Uttarakhand are located at places such as Roorkee, Dehradun, Rudrapur etc. The budding entrepreneurs will derive immense benefits through the technology support services and skilled manpower offered by upcoming CIPET facility.
The CIPET: CSTS at Dehradun is being established with a total project cost of Rs. 51.32 crore having funding support of Government and of India and Government of Uttarakhand on 50:50 basis. The centre will start functioning in the existing refurbished building of ITI Doiwala and new building will be constructed on 10 acres of adjacent land which is under process of allotment to CIPET.
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