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Diversity Unifed iCeMa proposes to interact closely with the State government for infrastructure development at the state level that would include urban infrastructure development and construction of rural roads. the Department of Heavy Industry market to open up. Yet, in the given (DHI) for the approval of the Test scenario, the construction equipment Centre for the Construction equipment industry is dented with challenges too. Industry. We have submitted a detailed First and foremost, the lack of skilled proposal on setting up of a ‘Testing and manpower is one of the challenges that Certifcation centre’ for construction the industry is currently grappling equipment industry. The Cabinet with. The availability of skilled Committee on Economic approved manpower for construction equipment the ‘Testing and Certifcation Centre’ is becoming an issue in India, with for Earthmoving machineries. a potential shortage of around 20% • ICEMA had recommended reduction anticipated by 2015. If the industry of excise duty from 12% to10% and grows as predicted, the gap could widen for extension of the same rate of to 30% by 2020 as shown by the recent excise duty for the current fnancial report by AT Kearney. Infrastructure year. The excise duty on construction Equipment Skill council (IESC) has equipment was reduced to 10% already started its operation with the Mr. Amit Gossain and the Government has decided support from ICEMA and further with President, ICEMA to extend excise duty concessions the support of the members, the council for capital goods by six months to will spearhead the skill development 31 December 2014 in the interim initiative of the industry. budget 2014-15. The council would work towards developing National Occupational infrastructure development at the Challenges of Construction Standards and Curriculum for operator state level that would include urban Equipment Industry training. Existing training centers of infrastructure development and The construction equipment industry is ICEMA members would be affliated construction of rural roads. The main optimistic because of the modifcations to IESC for conducting trainings. IESC objective of these initiatives would in the infrastructure, construction would also engage with other concerned be application of state-of-the-art and mining sectors in India. There is training centers for conducting training technology for building world class a positive trend in equipment sales of the operator. Import of low quality infrastructure and ICEMA will play an as more players are entering into machinery is another challenge that important role in these activities. the industry. No doubt, the demand our industry is facing. “As an industry ICEMA also plans to involve itself in for construction equipment in India body, we believe that the Government the International Technical Committee include heavy investments in various should look at restricting multiple port to discuss on technical matters and to infrastructural projects by public and entry to avoid dumping of low quality collaborate with concerned International private enterprises in areas like road used equipment. We should have a Organizations / Associations for mutual construction and maintenance, ports, single port entry system as it will allow benefts. This Committee deals with power plants, telecommunication sector, us to better examine the machines standards, homologations, emission urban infrastructural developments on various parameters like safety, norms and other technical matters. etc. Going ahead, there will be new emission etc.,” he adds. ICEMA has started taking part in opportunities to the industries when the International exhibitions on the smart cities, clean India and fast train ICEMA to Aid World Class Construction equipment Industry. projects are implemented in India. Infrastructure The objective of this initiative is Additionally, the entry of international ICEMA proposes to interact closely to promote Indian Construction and domestic players has led the with the State government for Equipment Industry globally. BE Vol: 3 Issue: 11 November 2014 Built Expressions PG133