A meeting of local entrepreneurs to create awareness on facilities available for electronics and IT under Make in India programme of the government was held in the city on Tuesday.
It was organised by the Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology, Confederation of Indian Industry and Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry who discussed the implications of Make in India on electronics and IT industry in general.
Sudhakar Shetty of the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry that there were not less than 500 SSIs in electronics in Mysuru and Make in India programme could generate additional jobs. There is no dearth of land for establishing new units and there is adequate manpower in the city to cater to the industrial growth, he added.
There was a presentation by MAIT representatives who said that they plan to build an all-inclusive cohesive eco-system for electronics with high focus on nurturing and integrating local electronics with IT. The general benefits were explained as identification and education of SMEs on emerging business opportunities within their operation domain and to facilitate and strengthen innovation among them.
MCCI president A.S. Satish said electronics and IT were a priority sector under the Make in India and this could benefit Mysuru as it was already a hub for electronic hardware manufacturing.
Commenting on the prospects for Mysuru, an industrial consultant pointed out that a few electronic units were providing services to major original equipment manufacturers who are bound to operate from the country as the government pitches for Make in India. “No matter where they establish the base in India, these OEMs will need services and the Mysuru-based units can expand”, he said.
Apart from giving an impetus to manufacturing, Make in India could give a thrust to cluster development of industries which is reckoned to be the way forward for industrial development. The city has already been sanctioned a printing cluster, auto cluster, packaging cluster, textile cluster and general engineering cluster.
There is no dearth of land in Mysuru for establishing new units and there is adequate manpower in the city to cater to the industrial growth
Sudhakar Shetty
FKCCI
