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I. Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP)

The Indian Institute of Packaging, an apex body in the field of Packaging, was set up in 1966 by the Packaging fraternity in association with Ministry of Commerce & Industry. The Institute has since opened its branches at Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, and Hyderabad. The Institute has also planned to set up its branches at Ahmedabad and Guwahati under the 12th five year plan. The primary objective of the Institute is to stimulate consciousness of good packaging through (a) research and development studies in packaging and package design for export promotion, (b) short term and long term education and training program in Packaging and (c) seminars, conferences in collaboration with other Ministries, Departments, and Industry Associations.

Accomplishments (Packaging Development and R&D)

The Institute’s Consultancy & Research and Development Wing undertook and completed some of the major projects which include:

Development of Fibre Board Box for • Packaging of Pharma Capsules

Market Survey and Hand book preparation • with respect to consumption of packaging material for processed food products groups,

Use of Vignette Technology as anti • counterfeit devices for Packaging of Pharma products.

India won 8 World Star Award during the World Star contest held on 17th November, 2011

at UK which was participated by 42 different countries from the world. A total number of 273 entries were judged including 12 entries submitted by India.

Accreditation

The testing laboratories of the Institute at Mumbai are accredited to National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories as per ISO/IEC:17025. The testing laboratories of the Institute are also accredited to Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). All the testing laboratories of the Institute located at Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad are also authorized by Directorate General of Shipping and Directorate General of Civil Aviation, GOI, for testing and issue of UN Certificates for the packages, for carriage of dangerous goods. The laboratories of the Institute are also recognized by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology under the scheme of Scientific & Industrial Research Organizations (SIRO).

Testing and Evaluation of Packaging Materials and Packages

The Institute undertakes evaluation and certification of packages designed for export of dangerous goods, by sea, as well as by air. The Laboratory Department conducted an awareness program for Industry on export of dangerous goods and compliance with International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG), for export of Chemicals, explosive flammables, corrosive, toxic, organic and inorganic etc. The Laboratory Department also tested packaging materials for export of fruits

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& vegetables and spices on behalf of APEDA and Spices Board, respectively.

Nearly 1322 Packaging firms benefited by testing

2637 samples at various laboratories of the Institute

located at Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Hyderabad.

Upto February, 2012 the Institute issued 3965

certificates to 3686 firms under IMDG/ICAO after

testing 5148 samples. More firms are expected to

test their samples at IIP laboratory under general

and UN Certification during March, 2012.

Training and Education

The Institute also imparts the training and

education on Packaging and conducts two years

Post Graduate Diploma in Packaging (PGDP) on

Technology and 18 months Distance Education

Program for working executives. The Post Graduate

Diploma in Packaging is accredited by the World

Packaging Organization (WPO) and Asian Packaging

Federation (APF). The Institute has submitted

application to AICTE for recognition of this course

on December 22’ 2011. Under 27th batch of PGDP,

45 and 36 students have been enrolled in Mumbai

and Delhi respectively. The two years PGDP course

has also started with intake of 16 students at IIP –

Hyderabad from the academic year 2011-12. The

silver Jubilee, Convocation for award of certificate

to the 25th batch of PGDP students was held on

15th February, 2012, where Hon’ble Minister of

State for Commerce & Industry Shri Jyotiraditya

Madhavrao Scindia had graced the event as

Chief Guest on 15th Feb 2012. The 17th batch for

Distance Education Program (DEP) commenced

from 1st January, 2012.

The Institute also conducts 3 months certificate

course in Packaging (ITC) since 1968. The intensive

training course is conducted at Mumbai, Delhi,

Kolkata, Chennai, and Hyderabad. The course

concluded with 17 participants at Mumbai in the

month of November, 2011.

The Institute conducted training workshop on

behalf of Ministry of Food Processing Industry at

various centres during April – February, 2012. This

is enumerated at Table 10.1

Table: 10.1Training Workshop during April – March, 2012.

Date Location Subject

18th April,2011 Indore Packaging of Processed, Soyabean, and other traditional food products

9th September 2011 Bangalore Packaging of Fresh & Processed Food Products

21st September 2011 Cochin Packaging of Snack Food and traditional processed food

30th September 2011 Itanagar Packaging of Fresh and Processed Food Products

14th October 2011 Dehradun Packaging of Fresh and Processed Food Products

11th November 2011 Dimapur Packaging of Traditional Processed Foods

2nd December, 2011 Bikaner Packaging of Namkeen and other Indian sweetmeat products

6th January, 2012 Nagpur Packaging of Oranges

20th January, 2012 Lucknow Packaging of processed fruits

24th February, 2012 Jammu Packaging of Dry Fruits

3rd March, 2012 Raipur Packaging of Ethnic Foods

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Table: 10.2Residential Global Training Program

Date Sponsor/Location Subject

14th-21st Sept.11 Sponsored by WPO/IIP – Mumbai

Packaging Principles Materials and Systems

The program was simultaneously conducted online with the Packaging Society, UK.

Table: 10.3International Training Programmes

Date Location Subject

18th – 22nd July 2011 Jakarta, IndonesiaSponsored by APF

Training Programme on Packaging Technol-ogy

8th – 10th January 2012 Dhaka, Bangladesh Sponsored by APF

Training Programme in Packaging

27thFeb-09th March 2012 Indo African Forum Summit, IIP – Mumbai, Sponsored by MEA / MOFPI, Govt. of India

Packaging of fresh and processed food products

12th -23rd March 2012 Indo African Forum Summit, IIP – Mumbai, Sponsored by MEA / MOFPI, Govt. of India

Packaging of fresh and processed food products

The Institute also conducted training program sponsored by International organizations like World Packaging Organization (WPO) and Asian Packaging Federation (APF). This is at Table: 10.2

The Institute also conducted 3 days Residential program for war affected women from Srilanka during 26th-28th September, 2011 sponsored by Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), an NGO from Gujarat.

The Institute as a Knowledge Partner with National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurs and Management (NIFTEM) conducted 3 days training program on Packaging of Food Products during 18th-21st September, 2011 at Kundli.

National Packaging Exhibition (INDPACK and National Conference)

The Institute organized 14th national packaging exhibition with the theme “Packaging for Tomorrow”. The exhibition was held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre during 24th-26th November, 2011. The Institute has also planned to organize 15th National Packaging Exhibition, INDPACK 2012, to be held in Maniram Dewan Trade

Centre, Guwahati during 15-17 March, 2012 in association with North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC).

The national conference on “Modern Trends in Food Packaging and Pharmaceutical Products” was also held on 25-26th November, 2011 at Hyderabad International Convention Centre. The Institute has organized a National conference on Packaging of processed food, beverages, and health care products at Hotel ITC Sonar Bangla, Kolkata, during 20th and 21st February, 2012. The National Conference on significance of UN Certification for export of Dangerous Goods is also planned to be held on 1st March, 2012 at Hotel Green Park, Chennai.

Coinciding with the 15th edition of National Packaging Exhibition, the Institute has also planned to organize National Conference on “Packaging of Farm Fresh Produce and Ethnic Processed Food Products” at Maniram Dewan Trade Centre, Guwahati on 16th March, 2012.

Table 10.3 shows the various International programs organized up to March, 2012

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The following workshop/ programs are also planned

on behalf of the Ministry of Food Processing

Industries (MOFPI) up to March, 2012. This may

please be seen at Table: 10.4

Director – IIP has participated at WPO Board

Meeting held at Granthamlinconshire, UK during

15th to 16th November, 2011.

Publication

The Packaging India Journal was published by the

Institute during April- December 2011. This journal

covers the developments in Packaging in the field

of Plastic, paper, glass, tinplate and other packaging

materials including subjects on converters in

Packaging, packaging Machinery Manufacturers

etc.

Projects in hand

The Institute has also planned to undertake

Consultancy project on:-

R&D project minimal processing and •

packaging of Tender Coconut water for

shelf life enhancement and value addition

to the Village Industry entrepreneurs

Setting up of lab model of controlled •

atmosphere/modified atmosphere,

storage of fresh fruits and vegetables

Packaging of frozen/chilled meat under •

MAP for exports for APEDA, during

December,2011 to March,2012

The organizational chart of IIP has been restructured

for better functioning, while major renovation work

is completed at head office to give a corporate

look.

II. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN

TRADE (IIFT)

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) was

established in 1963 by Government of India with

the objective to strengthen the country’s external

trade sector through development of human

resources, generating, analyzing and disseminating

data, conducting research and providing

consultancy services. Since then, the Institute

has been the pioneer in imparting training in

foreign trade management in the country besides

undertaking research and consultancy in various

areas of International Business. It is because of

its all round achievements that the Institute was

awarded the status of Deemed University in May

2002 by University Grants Commission(UGC) and

accredited in May 2005 as a “A” grade institution

by National Assessment and Accreditation Council

(NAAC).

As per the directions of Ministry of HRD, Review

Committee of UGC reviewed the activities of the

Institute in 2010 and IIFT was notified as a deemed

to be university on a permanent basis.

The Institute has emerged as a major Centre of

International Business by aligning its teaching,

research and training capabilities with its core vision

over the years and by constantly striving to create

academic excellence through its five academic

divisions, namely, Graduate Studies Division(GSD),

Research Division (RD), Management Development

Programmes (MDPs) Division, International

Collaboration and Capacity Development (ICCD)

Division and International Project Division (IPD).

Each Division caters to competency development

Table: 10.4Schedule of workshops

Date Location Subject

17th March 2012 Amritsar Basmati Rice

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in a specific area and contributes to the overall

growth of the Institute.

Details of the major activities carried out by the

Institute during 2011-12 in the areas of education,

training, research and organisation of seminars/

workshops of the Institute are given below:

Convocation

Forty-fifth Convocation of the Institute was held on 27 March 2011. Shri Sam Pitroda, Advisor to Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations, delivered Convocation Address and awarded medals/prizes and certificates to the meritorious students securing first, second and third positions in different Programmes organised by the Institute during the last one year. The function was presided over by Dr. Rahul Khullar, Chairman, IIFT and Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India

Education

1. Foundation Programmes, including Ph.D, MBA (Degree), Part-time MBA(Degree)- 12

2. Part-time Certificate Courses--04

Training

1. Open Programmes--18

2. IAS In-Service Training Programes--01

3. ITS In-Service Training Programmes for 18 months--02

4. Sponsored Programmes--13

5. Collaborative Programmes--02

Research studies completed during the year

The following 12 research studies have been completed during April 2010 - March 2011:

1. India’s Regional Trade Agreements : Impact on Indian Economy

2. Feasibility of entering into Free Trade

Agreement(FTA) with Iran

3. Study of Export Potential of Embedded

Software Solutions in the Healthcare and

Education Sector

4. Market Study in respect of Coir & Coir Products

in Europe

5. Export Potential Survey and Strategies for

Arunachal Pradesh

6. Export Competitiveness of India and China in

Engineering Exports

7. Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between

India and Israel : Negotiating Stands for India in

Goods Sector

8. Study on India’s Export Potential of AYUSH

Products with SAARC and ASEAN Countries

9. Dual Use Industries and Security Concerns: An

Indian Standpoint

10. Setting up of Warehouses in Free Trade Zones

of Iran

11. Declaration on Cooperation in Trade in

Traditional Medicines in SAARC Nations

12. Feasibility Study of Export Potential of Non-

Wood Forest Produce (NWFP).

In addition to above, 14 other research studies are

in progress.

International Collaboration and Capacity Development (ICCD)

IIFT offers a number of courses and programmes

outside Delhi and Kolkata campuses including

on-line programmes in technical collaborations

with HCIL and NIIT, for working executives. These

include:

04 Foundational Programmes (one at Tanzania –

the programme is in its tenth year of running)

01 Part-time Certificate Programme

The Institute has been actively fostering MoUs

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with several universities in Europe, South East Asia,

Africa and the Americas. These collaboration are

in respect of Student Exchange, Faculty Exchange,

Joint Research and MDP Programmes including

the ‘Doing Business with India’ modules. In June

2011, such a module was conducted for executive

participants from Nyenrode University.

Faculty members have regularly participated in

National and International Training Programmes/

Workshops and Conference/Symposiums.

To implement the decision taken at the Indo-Africa

Forum Summit held in 2008, the Institute has

created International Project Division (IPD).

The Institute has been entrusted with the

responsibility (i) to conduct customized Capacity

Building Programmes on International Business in

various parts of Africa and (ii) setting up of India

Africa Institute of Foreign Trade (IAIFT) in African

Country.

Three Capacity Building Programmes on

International Business were conducted in Burkina

Faso, Sudan and Mauritius during 2011-12.

For setting up of India-Africa Institute of Foreign

Trade (IAIFT), African Union (AU) has identified

Kampala, Uganda for setting up of IAIFT. An MoU

between the African Union (AU) and the Government

of the Republic of India has already been signed

on 23rd May, 2011. Government of Uganda

designated Uganda Management Institute (UMI) as

the partner host Institute for India Africa Institute

of Foreign Trade. Subsequently, a Stakeholders’

Workshop was held at Kampala during 13-14

June, 2011 to conceptualize the Vision, Mission

and Strategy of the Institute wherein over eighty

stakeholders participated representing government,

academicians, exporters and entrepreneurs. Also a

three member delegation from Uganda visited IIFT,

New Delhi during 17-19 October 2011 as a follow

up for implementing the project.

IIFT Centre at Kolkata

The Kolkata Campus of the Institute, set up during

2006, is presently running from rented premises.

The Institute received the approvals from Kolkata

Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) and

approval of Building Plan from Kolkata Municipal

Corporation (KMC). The Institute also received the

administrative approval and expenditure sanction

of the work from Department of Commerce,

Government of India. The construction work of main

campus has been awarded with the time period of

completion of 20 months. The construction is in

progress.

IIFT, Kolkata Centre has a Computer Centre with a

good number of PCs available for all students. All

services including internet, e-mail, database etc.

available at Delhi Campus are provided at Kolkata

through MPLS link.

Library

The Library of IIFT is one of the largest of its kind

(specializing in international business) in India. WTO

Resource Centre of the Library has rich collection of

Books, Reports, Journals, video-cassettes, CD-ROM

and items/articles on WTO and related issues.

Publications

During the year, Institute continued the publication

of its periodicals- Foreign Trade Review (quarterly),

Focus WTO (bi-monthly). The publication of Trade-

Technology E-Zine of Centre for International Trade

in Technology of IIFT also continued since January

2010. It is being uploaded on IIFT website (www.

iift.edu) every week.

Computer Centre

The IT facilities at IIFT include state-of-the-art IT

infrastructure. There are well equipped Computer

Centres exclusively for the benefit of student &

faculty for training and research activities of the

Institute. The computer labs for the students is

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opened round the clock and have access to all IT

facilities including internet and access to different

national and international databases.

IIFT has its own Data Centre equipped with Unified

Storage, Virtualized Server Environment, Web

Servers, E-mail Servers, etc. for the use of users

of the Institute. Institute is connected to internet

through total 14MBPS leased line with two backup

ISP on load balancing. Apart from this, IIFT also uses

video conferencing facility to connect to different

part of the world.

The institute has a multi-tiered network

infrastructure in place. Buildings inside the campus

are well connected with fiber network. The network

infrastructure is at a layer 3 switching level that

helps inter-connect all components of the same

together on one platform. Over 1,000 users have

access to this network.

Institute’s network is also supplemented with

secured managed WiFi supporting 802.11n

standards. Class rooms are equipped with PCs and

LCD projectors.

IIFT has developed several enterprise applications

in-house using .NET, ASP, Oracle and SQL platforms.

These applications cater to on campus as well off

campus programmes of the Institute.

III. National Centre for Trade Informa-

tion (NCTI)

The National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI)

was incorporated on 31st March, 1995 as a

Company under Section 25 of Companies Act, 1956.

The Company started functioning w.e.f. March,

1996. It has a Board of Directors for administration

of its affairs, which includes representatives

from Ministry of Commerce & Industry, National

Informatics Centre (NIC), Indian Institute of

Foreign trade (IIFT), and Directorate General of

Commercial Intelligence & Statistics (DGCI&S),

India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), Council

for Leather Exports (CLE), The Marine Products

Export Development Authority (MPEDA), PEC Ltd,

Coir Board and ASSOCHAM.

The ITPO and NIC are co-promoters of the Company

and have contributed a sum of ` 4.00 crore (`

2.00 crore each) as Corpus Fund in the equity

contribution of the Company. The ITPO provides

fully furnished office space and the NIC provided

Software and Hardware against their equity

contribution in kind.

Major Initiatives by NCTI

S• etting up and Operationalisation and

Management of a Computerized Trade

Information Centre (CTIC) at Dharwad;

Handicrafts Study for Development •

Commissioner of Handicrafts under

Ministry of Textiles;

ITPO – Trade fair websites development, •

database creation and compilation and

analysis of customer feedback for select

events;

Trade leads and trade data support •

to Government and Public Sector

organisations and SMEs etc.;

Trade data support for Apparel Export •

Promotion Council(AEPC)

Value Added Services to APEDA, NSIC & •

VITC

The Centre provides value added information in the

field of electronic trading opportunities, live trade

leads from World Trade Point Federation (WTPF),

trade data analysis and organizes export awareness

seminars, and updates/uploads information on its

website. It has uploaded on its Website 52 issues

of Trade Point-India containing approximately 250

Trade Leads each week.

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Studies Undertaken

India-Chile PTA – Tariff line wise trade •

data analysis

Study on Indonesia and Thailand •

Data compilation for purpose of actual •

presentation by WTO secretariat in

respect of Comprehensive Economic Co-

operation Agreement between Malaysia

and India

India ASEAN FTA work - Tariff line wise •

trade data analysis

IV. Footwear Design & Development

Institute (FDDI)

FDDI is a premiere institute in the leather sector

providing quality training in the area of leather

products design and marketing. Its main centre is

located in NOIDA and has campuses in Fursatganj,

Chennai, Kolkata, Rohtak and Chhindwara. The

institute has made significant progress in the last

few years. It achieved total earnings of ` 25.73

Crore in 2010-11 which is eight times the level of `

3.19 Crore in 2005. It has also expanded its training

capacity from 184 in the year 2005 to 1900 in 2010-

11. The major activities carried out by FDDI in the

recent past, are given as under:

Upgradation and Expansion of FDDI, Fursatganj, Uttar Pradesh:

Inauguration of the upgraded FDDI Campus

at Fursatganj was done in November, 2010 by

Hon’ble Commerce, Industry and Textile Minister

Shri Anand Sharma and Hon’ble MP Shri Rahul

Gandhi. The state-of-the-art campus has set a high

standard in imparting training and providing high

end support services to the industry in the domain

of Footwear & Leather Products Design Technology,

Retail Management and Fashion Merchandising.

The campus has the capacity to train 1000

students through PG and UG level Programmes.

FDDI, Fursatganj campus has a total enrolment of

more than 800 students as on date. It has world

class infrastructure and facilities such as smart

classrooms, workshops in each operational area

of manufacturing equipped with modern state-

of-art machinery & equipment, auditorium, open-

air theatre, high tech IT lab, a well stocked library

etc., alongwith fully furnished separate girls &boys

hostels. Extracurricular and sports activities such as

technical mela, creative & design exhibition etc., are

also being encouraged as a regular feature in the

campus to create a conducive environment for the

overall growth and personality development of the

students. The response of the industry and students

has been highly encouraging for various programmes

conducted at Fursatganj campus. The institute has

witnessed 100% placement for its first pass out

batch of approximately 120 students in leading

corporates and MNCs like Reliance, Liberty, Lakhani,

Pantaloon, Vishal Megamart, TATA International,

Bata India etc. during campus placement.

Mr. Anand Sharma, Hon’ble Union Minister of

Commerce, Industry& textiles, Government of India

watching the display at FDDI, Fursatganj

An International Design Studio is being established

at FDDI Furstaganj campus, which shall be equipped

with modern equipment, software and accessories

alongwith support systems to facilitate the activities

of primary data collection, data interpretation,

design, trend and fashion forecasting and product

development & range building for various market

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segments. A design and display centre having

facilities like design, audio visual and photography

lab, high tech sampling and product development

facilities, resource centre, display centre along with

green room, recreation and meditation hall are on

the verge of completion.

The project related to Establishment of an

additional Girls Hostel at FDDI Fursatganj is also on

the verge of completion which will provide hygienic

and conducive environment to the students.

Establishment of Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI), Jodhpur

The Hon’ble Minister of Commerce, Industry and

Textiles, Government of India, Mr. Anand Sharma

and the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Mr. Ashok

Gehlot laid the foundation stone of the Footwear

Design & Development Institute (FDDI) at Jodhpur,

Rajasthan on 30th April 2011. The construction

work is in full swing and will be completed within

2012.

FDDI Jodhpur would contribute significantly

towards meeting the demand of the leather

products industry for skilled manpower. FDDI

Jodhpur will have a capacity of training around

1000 students in an academic year, with state-of-

the-art machinery and world-class infrastructure

comprising smart class rooms, workshops with

latest machines and equipment, high-tech IT Lab,

library, hostels for boys & girls etc. The centre

will also have a computer design unit, leather

testing laboratory, design studio, special software

unit and a pilot plant. The institute will impart

training programmes through short-term and long-

term courses ranging from six months to three

years in footwear manufacturing technology and

management, retail of leather goods etc. FDDI

Jodhpur will provide critical support to the industry

in the area of design, technology and management

and enable it to become more competitive.

Establishment of FDDI Noida’s Girls Hostel &Information Technology Service Centre

FDDI was sanctioned a girls hostel and an Information

Technology Services Center (ITSC) at FDDI, Noida to

meet the requirements of the increased strength

of students and the requirements of the academic

curriculum, as also to facilitate international

standards of training and services on the campus.

The newly constructed girls hostel building was

inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister of State for

Commerce & Industry, Mr. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia

on 27th January 2011. The hostel accommodates

208 students. The hostel has facilities such as

a common room, RO water system, mess and

canteen, indoor and outdoor sports facilities etc.

In addition, the Hon’ble MoS also inaugurated the

newly established Information Technology Service

Centre (ITSC). The ITSC facilitates international

standards of training and services in the campus. ITSC provides technology & resources to support

learning, teaching and research for students, faculty

and staff and enables access to a wide variety

of research tools and materials, and academic

support.

Hon’ble Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Mr.

Jyotiraditya M. Scindia inaugurating the ITSC

Establishment of FDDI, Chennai, Kolkata, Rohtak & Chhindwara Campuses:

FDDI centres have been established in Chennai

in Tamil Nadu, Kolkata in West Bengal, Rohtak in

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Haryana and Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh.

All the campuses have been established within a

record time of 12 months and have been made

operational from the academic session 2010-11.

These campuses will relieve shortage of specialized

manpower in the footwear industry such as

production technologists, designers, managers,

retailers and merchandisers.

These state-of-the art campuses have excellent

infrastructure and modern facilities such as

Wi-Fi connectivity, workshops for each area of

manufacturing equipped with modern state-of-art

machinery & equipment.

All the campuses have a library, computer lab, well

furnished and centrally air-conditioned class rooms

and lecture halls, latest multi-media audio-video

equipment and a fully equipped auditorium. These

campuses also have facilities like staff quarters and

hostels for boys and girls. FDDI has collaborated

with leading design & fashion institutes in the

world such as ARS Sutoria- Milan, Italy for offering

world-class design oriented programmes.

Implementation of Cluster Development Programmes:

FDDI is implementing the ‘Support to Artisan

Programme’ in the clusters at Jaipur, Alwar, Jodhpur

& Punjab under the Eleventh Five Year Plan. The

360˚ interventions are being done in the areas of

trust building, SHG formation, establishment of

Centralized Resource Centers (CRC’s), process,

product and design development, advertisement

&brand promotion and development of market

linkages.

The major focus of the intervention is to synergise

and build awareness among the artisans for their

socio-economic upliftment, introduction of new

low cost technology, development of tools, raw

material up gradation, building a diverse product

range based on market feedback, development of

market linkages etc. Interventions are done through

various skill development & skill diversification

workshops at regular intervals.

The Placement Linked Skill Development Programme (PLSDP)

The Placement Linked Skill Development Programme (PLSDP) under the Eleventh Five Year Plan has been efficiently implemented by FDDI in association with Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). FDDI has implemented the PLSDP through establishment of training centers at Kanpur, Agra and at the FDDI sub-centers at Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai in addition to various on-site locations across the country. At these locations, unemployed youth from the economically weaker section of the society are selected, trained and provided assistance to get employment in the footwear industry.

FDDI has completed the training target of 12960 and the placement of approximately 83% of the successful trainees against a target of 75 % set by the Government of India.

Establishment of FDDI’s Operators Training Center at Rae Bareli- Sultanpur Road under the PLSDP programme:

An Operators Training Center has been established by Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) on the Rae Bareli-Sultanpur Road which has commenced its first training programme from November 3, 2011. The Operators Training Center has been established under the Placement Linked Skill Development Programme (PLSDP) scheme of Department for Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Government of India to address the problem of lack of trained manpower faced by the Indian leather and leather products industry. The Center at present is offering the basic operators course in cutting and closing to unemployed youth. There was an overwhelming response from Rae Bareli and nearby towns which is evident from the

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fact that as against the capacity of 180 trainees per month at the Center, four thousand applications were received within one week.

The first batch, which consists of 400 rural youth

from Rae Bareli-Sultanpur region reflects the fact

that the students are in dire need for training to

become self reliant and increase their income

after successfully completing their training at the

Operators Training Center. FDDI’s efforts in creating

a trained work force through short and intensive

training programmes has been a great success and

applauded at various fora as an innovative and

effective approach.

International Assignments:

The leading international institutions/organizations

like ARS Sutoria (Milan, Italy), PFI (Germany),

LDT- Nagold (Germany), SATRA (UK), University

of Applied Sciences (Pirmasens, Germany), Gabor

(Germany) etc. have linked up with FDDI and many

more are to join hands for mutual cooperation

and support. Delegations from France, Indonesia,

Germany, Botswana, Ethiopia and Nike-Indonesia

have visited FDDI in the year 2010-11.

FDDI services are highly sought after in Asian

& African countries. It has undertaken the

Technological Upgradation and Global

Benchmarking project of leading footwear

industries in Ethiopia after establishing an

international consultancy wing in FDDI. On

successful completion of the project, the institute

bagged a prestigious project of institutional

capacity building and bringing in international

academic standards in Ethiopia. FDDI is supporting

the Leather Sector of Ethiopia in its Growth &

Transformation Plan (GTP) for upgrading the

Leather Industry Development Institute (LIDI) of

Ethiopia. Discussions for a similar intervention for

the Leather Sector Institute in Botswana are in final

stages.

Testing and other support services:

The International Testing Center (ITC) at FDDI

has been upgraded and is presently the only

Testing centre in the country having ISO 17025

certification from DAR, Germany and prestigious

quality certifications such as - ISO 9001 & ISO

14000. ITC Noida has been confirmed as a “RITES

APPROVED LABORATORY” by RITES Ltd., and has

got accreditation from NISSAN (RENAULT) Germany

for testing automobile plastic components. ITC is

the first lab in India certified by PFI Germany for

CONFORMITE EUROPEENNE (CE) marking Test.

The lab has been approved by the prestigious

international buying houses like ARCADIA, TESCO

and DEBEN HAMS of UK, WOLWORTH of Australia

and South Africa, ZEOX of EU countries, ZARA of

Spain and Li & Fung.

The Chemical & Physical testing Lab managed by

highly trained technical professionals has complete

state of art testing equipment like GCECD, GCMS,

HPLC, UV Visible, DSC, TGA etc.

To support the southern region, ITC Chennai was

taken up for upgradation. With accreditation

from leading international organizations like PFI-

Germany and SATRA-UK, the testing lab at Chennai

is fully functional. This year the lab has been

approved by the leading Gabor Group of Germany

for testing.

FDDI has conducted various international events,

seminars and workshops this year in collaboration

with ARS Sutoria.

The project undertaken by FDDI for the

development of eco-friendly footwear products

and accessories using worn tyres and tubes,

in collaborations with M/s J K Tyres, has been

successfully implemented.

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V. Indian Diamond Institute (IDI)

With the objective of enhancing the quality, design

and global competitiveness of Indian jewellery, the

Indian Diamond Institute (IDI) was established as a

society in 1978 with its office at Surat. The Institute

is sponsored by the Department of Commerce

and patronized by the Gems and Jewellery Export

Promotion Council (GJEPC).

The institute conducts a number of diploma and

other courses related to the diamond & jewellery

trade and industry. It offers a three year diploma

course on diamond, gems & jewellery design

and manufacturing. The institute also provides

certification services for diamonds, coloured stones

and gold jewellery. IDI has a Gem Testing Laboratory

which is ISO 9001:2008 certified. The institute

has an R&D centre recognized by the Scientific &

Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) under the

Ministry of Science & Technology, Government

of India. The institute has been recognized the

world over as a Diamond Certification and Grading

Laboratory. The institute also has the Sardar

Vallabhbhai Patel Centre of Jewellery Design and

Manufacture (SVJDM) & the state-of-the-art IDI-

City Centre offering advanced courses in jewellery

design and manufacturing.