The first tranche amounting to Rs 20 crore gave an important impetus for self-Cluster draft-Pimpri Chinchwad industrial zone.

Of which, RS 15 crore, the Government of the Union and the rest by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC).

The whole effort of the first phase of R 67 crore. In an interview with journalists, Mr. Dilip Band, Commissioner Urban, PCMC said crore RS 20, RS 10 crore has been allocated for the development of self-cluster. A total of 23 hectares was for the development of the project on the highway, Mumbai-Pune. Of which 10 hectares are used for self-cluster project.

He said, with the Auto-Cluster project, plans are also ongoing efforts to develop a science and technology park and an industrial park in the same environment. He said that the development objective of the Science Park would be in the same direction of the Singapore Science and Technology Park, and it would have a planetarium and an IMAX Theatre cinema. The total investment costs for these Rs 3.5 crore and the park is home with a capacity of 300

Mr. D.K. Abhyankar, director general, Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (MCCIA), said that the Board would be a contribution in the form of land and buildings at a level of 1.25 Rs PCMC crore, which is an important interest groups under the Project is to concentrate on the RS 22 crore in the proper sense and R 5 crore towards interest-free loans. He noted that RS 5 crore on equity was seen as the first instalment for the project. The other partners are, among others, Association for the Advancement of plastics and the All India Rubber Industries Association.

He said that the contribution of industry in the first phase would be RS 3 crore. Mr. Abhyankar found that nearly 350 small and medium enterprises are in the vicinity of the project and expected to draw the greatest value. He said that the car would also cluster host an exhibition which is an investment centre of Rs 8 crore, which is expected to come Original Equipment Manufacturers.

Mr group said that the spread of RS 20 crore would be RS 14 crore for the purchase of hardware and software, RS 3 crore polymers and rubber and the balance of Rs 3 crore for the construction of development. The first phase focuses on sectors such as automotive technology, automotive electronics and computer-aided design / computer-aided manufacturing.

Automotive and product design in collaboration with agencies advanced training for customers. The acquisition of equipment will begin in August 2005 and civil society work begins after.

In the second phase, rubber and polymers infrastructure such as solid waste, fiberglass and wireless communication development agencies and marketing are the focal point. Mr. Abhyankar said that, to ensure that the professional project, headed by car Cluster Development and Research Institute Ltd, which has been and will be holding its first meeting on January 10, 2005.

The composition of the board of five members of the PCMC, MCCIA three, four nominated by the government (three by the Government of Maharashtra, a government of the Union), an institutional and Nominated three members.

The nominated by the government, the sector count Dr Bach RN Thaler, Director, Industrial Promotion Policy, Mr. Vishwas Dhumal, Principal Administrator, Secretary General of the Government of Maharashtra, Mr. Deshmukh, director of the Joint Industries, and Mr. Sanjay Chavane, Development Officer with the government of the European Union. The nominees are Mr. MCCIA Arun Firodia, chairman Kinetic Engineering Ltd, Mr. Atul kirloskar, Chairman and Managing Director, kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd, and Mr. Abhyankar. The executive director to head the team is also selected during the first meeting.

Mr. Abhyankar said the Cluster self-assumed that the holders themselves after the first year of its operations. The projectwill be launched-August began in 2005. The estimates of revenue during the first year of operation crore R 3, increasing RS 12 crore. Revenue is expected that issues of research and development, testing and training bodies, would be setting up the cluster, he added.