Describing the FIR registered in the “skill development scam” as “just a matter of conjecture,” former Managing Director of Siemens Suman Bose said on September 17 (Sunday) that verification was never done by the investigating agencies at the Centres of Excellence (CoE) / Technical Skill Development Institutes (TSDI) that had been set up at 40 locations in Andhra Pradesh.
Basically, a build, operate and transfer (BOT) agreement had been signed by the A.P. State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC), Siemens Industry Software (India) Private Limited and DesignTech Systems Private Limited for imparting skills to the students, Mr. Bose told the media in New Delhi.
“The project was validated by the Central Institute of Tool Design and training imparted to 2.13 lakh students at the CoE and TSDI, which were operated for two years and given hand-holding for a year later as per the BOT agreement, after which the APSSDC took them over.”Suman BoseFormer Managing Director of Siemens
