Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy; and Minister of State in the Department of Space, launched digitization with inauguration of e-Office under Digital India Mission at Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a Government of India Enterprise.
The Hon’ble Union Minister of State said that Digital India Mission of the Prime Minister is an ambitious project. It is helping in the growth of country by promoting transparency and good governance. The country has tasted the fruits of digitization during the Covid-19 lockdown periods and work has not stopped due to use of digital technologies. He said that the e-Office and digitization would fasten the pace of work execution, promote transparency, bring accountability and reduce carbon foot print by lesser use of paper.
Dr. Jitendra Singh started a tree plantation program in CEL by planting a sapling. He appreciated the efforts of the Company to keep its campus green & clean with a variety of flora & fauna on the campus. He stressed the need for industry to take care of its environment and surroundings at micro level with steps to mitigate effects of climate change. He commended CEL’s efforts in this regard. On this occasion other dignitaries also planted saplings in CEL.
Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister planting a sapling in Central Electronics Limited along with Shri Chetan Prakash Jain, CMD, CEL
Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister inaugurating e-Office in CEL along with Shri Chetan Prakash Jain, CMD, CEL and other dignitaries
Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister addressing the press along with Shri Chetan Prakash Jain, CMD, CEL, Shri K. R. Vaidheeswaran, Joint Secretary, DSIR & CSIR and Shri Prashant Kumar Jha, OSD to Hon’ble Minister.
The Hon’ble Union Minister of State visited the unique Solar Park of CEL which showcases the journey of Solar PV in India and displays the latest uses of Solar PV Technology in rural and urban environs. He visited the manufacturing facilities of Automated Solar PV Module manufacturing plant, Microwave Electronics’ radar component, radome, body armour and other defence equipment manufacturing facilities. He also visited the Systems Production Division of company and saw the manufacturing of SSDAC, HASSDAC, and Multi Section Digital Axle Counter facilities for Railway Safety. He appreciated the manufacturing facilities of CEL.
Shri Chetan Prakash Jain, CMD, CEL informed that CEL is a pioneer in Solar Technologies, Railway Electronics, Electronic Ceramics and Microwave electronics. CEL manufactured the 1st solar cell of India and the 1st Solar Module in year 1978. For 43 years the company has been serving the far flung areas of country through various Solar PV products like Solar Lanterns, Solar Home Lighting System, Solar Street Lights, Solar Water Pumping Systems, Solar Power Plants, etc. CEL supplied foldable solar modules to the Indian Armed Forces for use in high snow bound regions of Himalayas. CEL has done installations of Solar Power Plants at remote and tough locations of India. The company has designed and fabricated specialized flexible solar panels for use as roof of the solar rickshaw. These solar panels provide continuous charging of the batteries throughout the day and effectively double the distance that the rickshaws can cover in a day resulting in reduction in physical effort by the rickshaw pullers as well as increase in their daily earnings. CEL has also installed Solar PV Modules on roofs of railway coaches for providing electricity to the coaches for powering and running various in-coach facilities. The company is an active player in various Smart City projects of the government and provides Project Management Consultancy too.
CEL has designed and installed a range of power plants on its campus. The entire energy requirement of the administrative building of CEL is met through Solar PV installations and it has received Platinum Rated prestigious IGBC Green Existing Building Award. There are four BIPV (Building Integrated Photo Voltaic) power plants using specially designed and fabricated solar panels for covering the car parking area which function as demonstration plants for railway platforms, industrial sheds, warehouses etc.
CEL is country’s leading manufacturer of RDSO approved railway safety and signaling systems with a market share of 60% and working on failsafe new generation railway signaling and safety systems. CEL is fulfilling the Make-in India initiative of Govt. of India by taking the technologies developed by National Laboratories and establishing the common platform between National Labs (Developer), manufacturer and promoter. CEL is manufacturing critical products for strategic and defense applications which include Ceramic Radome for missiles, PCMs for radar, Circulators & Isolators for ISRO, Body armours (Bullet proof jackets and Vests), Laser fencing systems for border security and Drishti equipment for safe landing of airplanes. CEL is also executing integrated security and surveillance projects at various government establishments.
Speaking at the function, Dr. Jitendra Singh lauded CEL’s efforts under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan of our visionary Hon’ble Prime Minster of India. He appreciated CEL’s efforts in developing strategic products for defense and railways. He expressed his confidence that CEL is on path of becoming a very important organization in the field of Defense Electronics, Solar Energy and Railway Electronics.
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