Functions & Duties

(Under Section 4 (1)(b)(i) Right to Information Act 2005)

MSME Tool Room, Jamshedpur (earlier Indo Danish Tool Room (IDTR), Jamshedpur) has been established under Technical cooperation program between Government of India, State Government (then Govt. of Bihar, now Jharkhand) and Government of Denmark as a Govt. of India Society registered under Society Registration Act, 21, 1860. It is a collaborative project among Govt. of India, Govt. of Denmark and State Government. The Management of affairs of the IDTR rests with the Governing Council constituted by Government of India. Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner (MSME), Government of India is the President of the Society and Chairman of the Governing Council. The Tool Room has been set up, mainly to train manpower in the field of Tool making and other allied Engineering trades, develop production facilities of moulds, jigs, fixtures and other sophisticated tools for Micro, Small and Medium Scale Industries and to provide consultancy primarily to small scale industries. It renders services such as:

To impart Long Term & Short Term Training to youngsters in the Field of Tool & Die making course with the latest technologies (and other allied Engineering Trades) both for fresher and personnel already engaged in this field.
To provide consultancy services primarily to Small Scale Units in the filed of Tool Engineering aimed at improving the productivity of the Small Scale Units.
To provide common facility services in precision machining / heat treatment and other technical engineering know-how in tooling to the Small Scale Industries in the country.
To design and manufacture Moulds, Tools, Dies, Jigs Fixtures, etc. of high precision quality.
To generate the employment and provide skilled manpower to Tiny & MSME sector.

The Tool Room has created a Technological advanced infrastructure in the region and plays an important role to reduce the import of tooling by producing within the country and to provide expertise in the Tooling area and consultancy to Small & Tiny industries in the Eastern region.

A. Aims of the Society:

Subject to the definition of the Micro Small & Medium Enterprise undertakings as notified by the Government of India from time to time, the society shall primarily assist in the technological upgrading and development of Micro Small & Medium Enterprises in the metal and plastic processing industries through introducing modern production technologies and applying precision tools, as well as providing training, consultancy and service facilities for such industries and improving the skills and knowledge of the staff of the Tool Room in performing such functions.
The Tool Room shall be operated as far as possible on cost covering principles especially in its commercial operations and with a view to becoming self-supporting in due course. It shall produce precision tools essentially for Micro Small & Medium industries, but may also produce and sell such tools to the small Medium and large scale industries to the extent such production and sale are considered necessary to cover the costs of services incurred by the Tool Room.

B. The main objectives to be pursued by the Society are:

To provide technical advisory and consultancy services for existing and planned Micro, Small, Medium and ancillary industrial units in the areas of designing, developing, manufacturing and using tools, dies, moulds, jigs, gauges, fixtures, metal castings and related items, production, planning, utilization and repair and maintenance of these items.
To provide well trained craftsman and women in the fields of machining, fitting and tool and die making.
To provide training for machinists / fitters, tool and die makers and others engaged in occupations related to the fields mentioned in sub-clause (i) at the tool room, and in-service training of such kind for staff of Micro, Small, Medium and ancillary industrial units, if so required and demanded, without distinction of any caste, creed, religion and sex.
To promote, advice, support, encourage and assist training activities in small scale and ancillary industrial units and to provide in-plant training oriented services to such units, in the fields mentioned under sub-clause (i), if so required and demanded, without distinction of any caste, creed, religion and sex.
To provide service facilities at the tool room for designing, developing, manufacturing, tryout and repairing the products mentioned in sub-clause (i), in so far as such requirements of required quality cannot be met elsewhere.
To provide production facilities, which will ensure financial viability without competing with the Micro, Small Scale Industries the Tool Room shall serve.

C. The objectives incidental or ancillary to the attainment of the main Objectives:

To conduct and help in research in Tool Room related activities and to recommend results thereof as well as measures to standardize production and production process in the fields as mentioned in the main objective.
To make provision in the Tool Room so that any of the services as mentioned in the main objectives may be rendered.
To construct buildings and workshops and alter, extend, improve, maintain, repair, enlarge or modify the same and to provide and equip the same with light, water, drainage, furniture, fittings machinery, equipment, and all other necessities.
To establish, maintain and manage hostels, staff houses, libraries, playgrounds and recreation facilities for the staff and trainees only.
To institute and award stipends, fellowship, prizes and medals in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Society.
To award certificates and diplomas to those having successfully completed their respective training courses.
To maintain a fund to which all funds, aids, grants, gifts, donations, benefactions, bequeaths or transfers, fees, charges and other moneys received by the Society will be credited.
To sell, mortgage, lease, exchange or otherwise transfer or dispose off or charge any of the properties moveable or immovable of the Society for the furtherance of any of its objectives, provided however that in respect of any transaction relating to immovable property prior sanction from O/o The Development Commissioner, MSME, Government of India shall be required.
To create administrative, technical, clerical and other posts under the Society, to appoint, employ, transfer, retrench, layoff, suspend and terminate the services of people working thereon and to remunerate them at such rates and on such terms and conditions as may be deemed appropriate.
To arrange and provide substantial amount as corpus fund so that the society may proceed for achieving its aims and objectives confidently.
To solicit, receive and accept funds, aids, grants, services and contributions in kind from individuals, companies, foundations, Government departments and agencies, other agencies and sources in furtherance of the aims and objectives of the Society.
To acquire, purchase and otherwise own, to take on lease or hire, requisition or to accept as gift, grant or otherwise any moveable or immovable property endowments or funds necessary or convenient for the furtherance of the aims and objectives of the society and to maintain or raise construction on such immovable property and on such terms and conditions and for such consideration as may be agreed between the members of the governing council and any other person.
To establish provident fund / gratuity scheme (s), pension/superannuation fund (s) or any other fund or scheme for the benefit of the employee of the society and to frame rules, regulations and bye-laws in regard thereto, subject to the provisions of all the concerned acts together with subsequent amendments thereof, which may be made from time to time.
To raise and borrow money on such security as may be deemed appropriate, to incur other obligations relating to the properties of the society and similarly to lend money with or without security and upon such terms and conditions as the society shall think fit and proper and to pay from the fund of the society all expenses that may be incurred in raising funds for the society, including brokerage/commission.
To open and operate bank accounts, draw, accept, endorse, discount and negotiate cheques, bills of exchange, promissory notes and other negotiable instruments.
To invest funds of the society in such shares, bonds, certificates, securities, government loans or other investments from time to time.
To create depreciation fund, sinking fund, insurance fund or any special or other fund, whether for depreciation or for repairing, improving, replacing, renewing, financing, extending or maintaining any of the properties of the society or for any other purpose whatsoever deemed beneficial to the society.
To institute, conduct, defend or compromise legal proceedings by or against the society or its officers or employees in respect of any matters affecting the society directly or indirectly.
To pay out of the funds of the society or out of any particular part of such funds all expenses for carrying out any of the foregoing objectives including payment of salaries and payments to persons employed.
To impose and recover affiliation and other fees and charges for the services rendered.
To sell or dispose off products, by-products and/or waste materials, arising out of or incidental to the tool room activity.
To provide for welfare of the employees and their dependents.
To invest the money of the society not immediately required in any securities as authorised under any law or in any other manner with the sanction of the O/o The Development Commissioner, MSME, Government of India.
To pay all expenses preliminary or incidental to the formation and registration of the society and for its management and administration out of the fund.
To meet the expenses of the society out of the fund, to buy materials/stores and consumable tools that may be required to maintain the services of the society as mentioned in the main objectives as well as building and equipments belonging to the society.
To borrow or raise moneys with or without security in the ordinary course of business,
To negotiate and enter into contracts on behalf of the society, and Yary or rescind such contracts and sign, execute and deliver such contracts, deeds and instruments as may be necessary.
To constitute such committee or committees as it may deem fit for the disposal of any business of the society and tendering advice in any matter pertaining to the society.
To delegate any of its powers to the Governing Council of the society or any of the committee or committees constituted by it.
To promote, support, take-over, affiliate, amalgamate or merge with any other institution or body having objectives wholly or in part similar to those of the society.
To make rules and regulations and by-laws for the conduct of the affairs of the Society and to add, to amend, vary or rescind them from time to time.
To print, publish, distribute reports, studies and brochures and other Publications pertaining to the activities of the Society on no profit, no loss basis.
To promote or associate with any other person, authority or body whether incorporated or otherwise for attainment of the objectives herein stated and in that behalf also to invest funds of the Society to the extend and in the manner deemed appropriate.
To print, publish and distribute literature of interest among the members of the society and other persons on no profit, no loss basis.
To subscribe money for any national, charitable, benevolent, general public, or useful objective or for any exhibition or, to any institution, club, society or fund, but not intended for any political party or cause.
To do all such other lawful things as are conducive or incidental to the attainment of any of the above objectives and for furthering the growth of the society or its resources.