Chandigarh, Dec. 26 -- Punjab's sports industry is set to receive a major technology boost with the Union ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) approving the establishment of a Technology Extension Centre (TEC).

The TEC, to be established at the Government Institute of Leather and Footwear Technology (GILFT), Jalandhar, has been approved under the hub-and-spoke model. The MSME ministry sent an official communication on December 18 regarding the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and execution of the lease deed for the proposed centre, according to an official release. The MoU is scheduled to be signed on January 5 in Jalandhar.

Punjab's industries and commerce minister Sanjeev Arora had met the Union ministe...