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MSME Technology Centres Contributing in A Big Way in Fight Against COVID19
April 7, 2020

MSME Technology Centres in India have provided masks, medical gowns, ventilators, sanitizers, components of Corona Testing Kits, etc. to combat Corona virus. 18 operational Technology centres of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) are playing a major role in the fight with COVID-19.

Central Tool Room and Training Centre (CTTC), Kolkata developed a simple and low-cost ventilator system in consultation with Sagar Datta Super specialty hospital. It has also developed a Face shield prototype.

MSME Technology Centre, Kannauj is manufacturing Alcohol-based sanitizers and is supplied to DM, Farrukhabad, Railways and other organizations.
Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments (IDEMI) is developing an ion-based sanitizer.
MSME Technology Centre, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, and Jamshedpur have manufactured components for 650 Corona Testing Kits.

ESTC hostels have been converted as Shelter home for 80 migrant labours.

MSME Technology Center, Bhiwadi, and TC, Jamshedpur offered vacant rooms for establishing isolation centres.

Process and Product Development Center (PPDC) AGRA and IGTR Indore jointly manufacture hospital furniture.

PPDC, Meerut has fabricated Face masks and distributed free of cost.

CFTI Agra has fabricated Medical Gowns for M/s Ramsons, Agra and fabricate triple-layered Face masks.

Source : PIB