“Develop Skill at par global standard” [June 2012]

June 19, 2012 11:41 am

Nimesh Chinoy, Marketing Director, Electronics Devices feels that the country needs to nurture the skill at par international standard to meet future requirement
India’s contribution to the manufacturing sectorIndia is cruising around 7 per cent GDP growth which is still much higher than most developed countries. The government and planning commission have a very clear vision of achieving 9 per cent GDP growth with special emphasis on both manufacturing and agriculture. However, Nimesh Chinoy, Marketing Director, Electronics Devices believes “Due to limitation of co-alliance policies, necessary reforms are being delayed for FDI in infra, retail and manufacturing sectors. This is resulting in slow growth rate in the manufacturing sector”.
It is expected that in the coming year the government’s efforts will succeed in bringing consensus on reforms leading to higher investments and higher growth rates. Emphasising on the growth in the welding segment, Mr. Chinoy said, “Last year the growth in the welding industry has remained flat largely due to delayed government decision on power, infrastructure and other projects. Further with the added excise duty and reduced spent in other areas; the manufacturing sector seems to be undergoing a slow growth”.
Transformation Gaining MomentumThe Indian manufacturing sector has still a long way to go as far as achieving manufacturing excellence is concerned. As the sector is being exposed to a number of exhibition and manufacturing technologies, the Indian industries have started adapting to the latest technologies, higher allocation of budgets for research and development and increased used of automation. The industries focus on quality and quantity is also changing. There is a good market for high quality and world class products. Also the international markets do give due respect to the Indian manufacturing sector today. ‘Made In India’ is gaining popular momentum globally. Highlighting the growth story of his company, Mr. Chinoy said, “Our SigmaCapseal, Induction Cap Sealing machines used for packing solutions and SigmaTherm induction heaters are now globally accepted and exported to more than 70 countries”.
The welding industry is also transforming with adaption of state-of-the-art automation technology. Automation in welding related activities is gaining significance to offer precision welding at difficult and different circumstances. However, the acceptance is very low. According to Mr. Chinoy, “We are shifting from a man dependent system to a process driven system which will help increase the efforts and efficiency of the manufacturing sector. Currently the pace is very slow; it needs to be migrated as fast as possible. The backbone of the Indian industry is the SME sector; we need to take aggressive approach in making them to learn, train and adapt to this change”. 
Need to Nourish the SkillAs far as knowledge base in welding industry is concerned, it is still shallow. Our education system, training and acceptance of newer technologies is moving at a very slow process. The respect for small jobs with greater detail is still not high in India. “An average welder would be paid anywhere between $50 to $75 per hour in the western countries, there are special courses that people undertake to be qualified welder. In India, welders are not treated with the same respect that an engineer would get, there are very few or limited degree courses available for welding and similar trades. There are ITI’s which run these programs. However the average pay of a welder is merely between Rs. 300 to Rs. 500 per day”, Mr. Chinoy observes.
Initiatives to promote the sector While talking about the initiatives to be taken by the government in promoting the sector, he said, “Higher allocation for infrastructure, power, shipping, roads and defence will boost the welding industry. More importantly, an aggressive policy decision for attracting investments both local and foreign investors in the manufacturing sector are needed”.
“With inflation almost under control at 7 per cent there is a strong need to bring down the interest rates so that there is an increase in the general spent”, he continued.  Focus is the mantraGone are the days when engineers and doctors were the ones sought after for jobs. Today the scenario is fast changing from IT to manufacturing to retail to agriculture. There is huge scope for enterprising young people with huge aspirations. “If Indian government focuses more on developing basic infrastructure required, the policies become more manufacturing friendly; 100 million jobs in the next 10 years is an achievable task. There is no other country with better prospects for growth and self sufficiency today”, Mr. Chinoy asserts.

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