In order to add muscle to Karnataka’s aviation competitiveness, the Bangalore Chamber of Industry Commerce (BCIC) is planning to assist the Karnataka government in developing vocational skill development programmes. According to Vinod Nowal, president, BCIC, “Since Bangalore has already taken a lead over other cities, we have initiated this to help sustain it, backed by adequate human resources and skill sets.”
To take it forward, BCIC has roped in the Society of Indian Aerospace Technologies (SIAT) to prepare detailed study on skill gap assessment and marketing potential to assist aviation ancillaries located in and around Bangalore.
BCIC is also being assisted by Athena Info Solutions, Chennai, in preparing background paper which has to be submitted to the central government for funding and to develop vocational skill development programs in aviation sector.
To give thrust to public private partnership (PPP) in the State, BCIC is planning to hold a meet on ‘PPP: An engine for growth and development’ on June 29.
Nowal said, “The Karnataka industries department needs to install transparency mechanism in monitoring and implementing projects committed at Global Investors Meet.”
He conceded that there was lack of information about the projects approved at the GIM and said that as per his assessment, projected investments “may not materialise and the State may see Rs 1.5 lakh crore to Rs 2 lakh crore investment flow.”
He said land acquisition and the failure of the single window system, which was meant to quicken statutory clearances, were among the main issues confronting industry in the State.
