The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, inaugurated the Calibration Laboratory at Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Ahmedabad; the Centre for Skilling and Technical Support at Bhagalpur, the Plastic Waste Management Centre at Bhagalpur, and the boys’ hostel at CIPET, Madurai in a program held at CIPET, Ahmedabad today. Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (C&PC) and senior officials of the Ministry and CIPET along with students, Industry leaders and faculty members of CIPET Ahmedabad were present on this occasion. Public representatives, students and faculty members of cipet centers at Bhagalpur and Madurai joined online on this occasion.

​The Union Minister applauded the commendable work being done by CIPET in promoting technical knowhow and innovation by constant growth. The Minister stated that the future growth of Industry is possible only by balancing skill, speed and scale and CIPET should also strive to achieve that. Startup India, Standup India and various other schemes of the government of India aim to promote technical competence in the country and CIPET is having a vital role in this aspect for the Petrochemical sector.

Shri J.P. Nadda told the students and faculty that they are actually the contributors to fulfill the vision of making India a 5 Trillion Dollar economy and the government is committed to helping them in terms of policy support. He urged the Institute to further strengthen its ties with industry leaders, fostering a symbiotic relationship that benefits both academia and the industrial ecosystem to fulfill the skill upgradation needs of the alumni. The Minister expressed satisfaction that CIPET is a self-reliant institution in terms of generation of resources and that the new projects will immensely benefit the economy of the country.

​Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Government of India, alluded to the reforms being implemented in CIPET such as efficiency in the utilisation of funds, steps to improve the quantity as well as quality of skilling provided at CIPET Centres, assessment of the manpower requirement at CIPET and measures to resolve the issue of shortage of faculty, as well as continuous monitoring of the ongoing projects.

The Calibration Laboratory in the Ahmedabad Centre is designed to ensure precision and accuracy in measurement for industrial applications. The project has been primarily funded by the State Government of Gujarat, with a total project cost of Rs. 1.43 crore. The laboratory is equipped with advanced equipment and specializes in the calibration of several critical parameters. Being staffed with skilled professionals and equipped with cutting-edge instruments, it would enable industries to achieve operational efficiency through accurate calibration of critical parameters.

The Centre for Skilling and Technical Support at Bhagalpur has been established at a total cost of Rs. 40.10 crore, equally shared between the Central Government and the Government of Bihar. The Centre would provide long term courses on Diploma in Plastics Technology and Diploma in Plastics Mould Technology, in addition to providing skill development courses in the field of injection moulding and plastic processing.

The Plastic Waste Management Centre at Bhagalpur would aim to demonstrate various plastic recycling techniques; to provide effective plastics waste management solutions; to develop eco-friendly and cost-effective value added recyclates; to facilitate start-ups/ prospective entrepreneurs in the relevant field, create awareness on good practices of recycling and to establish digital demonstration facilities on plastic recycling and waste management.

The boys’ hostel at CIPET: CSTS, Madurai has been constructed at a total cost of Rs. 6.40 crore, contributed by the Government of India as grant-in-aid to CIPET. The hostel has the capacity to house 120 persons and would help to increase the capacity of the Centre to train more students.

*****

MV/AKS