Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Sh. J P Nadda today congratulated the people of Himachal Pradesh for getting a technology Centre at Baddi in Solan district.

Sh. Nadda said, “This is an important milestone for the people of Himachal Pradesh and a significant step towards realising Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi’s vision of “Skill India” . He thanked Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Sh. Kalraj Mishra for sanctioning this Technology Centre under the Technology Centre Systems Programme.

The Health Minister said that the proposed Technology Centre at Baddi will provide professional training in various courses with focus on tool and die making automation. It will also help in creating jobs as this Centre will contribute towards skilling youth. In the next five years around 18000 trainees would become employable in the industry through this Centre, said Sh. Nadda.

Major specialisations at the proposed Technology Centre would include: Process Automation in FMCG and pharmaceuticals, Tool Making and metal cutting, Maintenance, CNC Manufacturing, CAD/CAM, Advance Welding, Information Technology, Industrial Automation etc.