C Shivakumar
Chennai:
Tamil Nadu government is planning to set up state-of-the-art hi-tech vocational training institutes across the state in a bid to become global skills hub, according to Santhosh Mishra, member secretary, Tamil Nadu Skill Development Council.
Mishra told Express on the sidelines of a luncheon meeting with Swedish Ambassador Lars-Olof Lindgren that the state is seeking technological expertise from the global majors as well as private sector to set up such institutes across the state.
“We are scouting for partners and the institutes will come up in the remote corners of the state,” said Mishra.
Earlier, at the meeting organized by Confederation of Indian Industry, Mishra sought Swedish expertise to set up a hi-tech vocational training institute in aircraft and aeronautics. Swedish envoy Lindgren said that Swedish companies would provide technological expertise if a model for cooperation is worked out.
He also said the setting of a vocation training institute is good for Swedish companies as they are expanding in India.
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu government is also seeking Sweden’s help on developing and building its ports. “There will be a meeting with the representative of port of Gothenberg next week,” said Lindgren. Sweden has also approached the state for providing water purifier system as well as recycle technology. Arun Vasu, honorary consul of Consulate of Sweden said Swedish companies have approached the state government but cost of the technology is a hitch.
Lindgren was also hopeful that Sweden will get the defence deal to supply Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) despite Indian Airforce shortlisting Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale, both double engine aircraft. “Ours is a single engine aircraft which is light and 10 times cheaper than the two aircraft. The Indian airforce has to upgrade their old MIGs as such there is need to buy affordable aircraft. So we are hopeful that India will come back to us,” he said
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