HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Nov 30: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), along with C-DAC, the Indian Toy Industries and the LEGO Group, celebrated the convocation of the second batch of engineers trained under its flagship electronic toys development initiative.
The ceremony also marked the inauguration of the new e-Toys Lab at C-DAC Noida, aimed at strengthening India’s indigenous electronic toy ecosystem.
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The engineers, selected from across the country with a special focus on SC/ST and North Eastern Region (NER) candidates, completed a year-long specialised programme titled Development of Electronics and IT-based Control and Automation Solutions for Consumer Electronic Goods (Toy Industry).
The programme included six months of hands-on learning at the e-Toys Lab in C-DAC Noida, followed by six months of industry training to build prototypes aligned with industry needs.
Each participant received a monthly stipend of ₹25,000 during the training period.
Inaugurating the new e-Toys Lab, additional secretary of MeitY, Amitesh Kumar Sinha, said India is emerging as a major market for electronic toys, and integrating Electronics and IT will be critical to building a strong indigenous toy manufacturing ecosystem.
“I am very happy that the building blocks are being created and the next generation of engineers is contributing to this sector,” he said, “The programme can be expanded to reach more students and create a bigger impact. The CoE at C-DAC Noida will also onboard NIELIT, MSH and other institutions with a focus on electronic toys, enabling entrepreneurship and startup development.”
The convocation ceremony held on November 29 at MeitY was attended by Amitesh Kumar Sinha, additional secretary, MeitY; Sunita Verma, GC (R&D), MeitY; Vivek Khaneja, executive director, C-DAC Noida; Anirban Gupta from the Toys Association of India and LEGO Group; and representatives from the electronic toys industry.
The initiative forms part of MeitY’s larger push towards building an inclusive, robust and innovation-driven indigenous electronic toys industry, opening opportunities for young engineers and advancing India’s capabilities in design, automation and manufacturing.
