BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies: India Joins
Why in the news
India has become a member of the BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies. The National Productivity Council will handle India’s engagement with it.
Key facts
- BCIC is a multilateral public-private platform serving manufacturing firms and MSMEs.
- India’s nodal agency: National Productivity Council (NPC).
- Set up in 2024-25; launched at the UNIDO headquarters.
- Framework: BRICS PartNIR (Partnership on New Industrial Revolution).
- Coverage: BRICS and BRICS Plus nations.
About BCIC
- Focus areas: advanced manufacturing, digital transformation and sustainable industrial practices.
- Raise industrial competitiveness and productivity.
- Speed up digitalisation and the Industry 4.0 shift.
- Encourage innovation-led manufacturing growth.
- Help MSMEs plug into global and BRICS value chains.
Exam angle
- Nodal agency: NPC.
- Launch venue: UNIDO headquarters.
- Linked framework: PartNIR.