NEW DELHI, Dec 27: To ensure that at least a contribution worth USD two trillion comes from the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises sector for the envisioned GDP of USD five trillion economy by 2024, the ministry has taken many steps during the year for technology advancement, skill development and job creation.
Under Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), 65,312 new micro enterprises have been set up and 5,22,496 Employment opportunities generated and a Margin money subsidy worth Rs 1929.83 crore has been utilised.
A total 3,59,361 youth were skilled through Technology Centres and other training Institutes of the Ministry. As many as 62,085 registration of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) were done on GeM, the ministry said.
For popularising khadi and empowering village industries, Khadi got separate unique HS code issued by the central government to categorise its products in export. In a long-awaited move to make export of Khadi, exclusively categorised from the general league of textile products, the ministry of commerce and industries has allocated separate HS code for this signature fabric of India.
This decision of government will open a new chapter in the field of Khadi export. Earlier, Khadi did not have its exclusive HS code. As a result, all the data regarding export of this signature fabric used to come as a normal fabric under the textile head. Now, the Ministry will be able to keep a constant eye on the export figures which will accordingly help in planning the export strategies.
Ministry of MSME is implementing Technology Centre Systems Programme (TCSP) at an estimated cost of Rs 2,200 crore, including World Bank Loan assistance of USD 200 million, to establish 15 new Tool Rooms and Technology Development Centres and upgrade the existing 18 TCs across the country. Four Technology Centres at Bhiwadi, Bhopal, Puddi and Tinsukia) are ready for commissioning.
More than 60 new Intellectual Property Rights (IP) Facilitation Centres were set up in different parts of the country to have one IP lawyer to assist MSMEs to apply for and register their trademarks and patents, FPOs to get support for applying for registration of Geographical Indications (GIs), reimbursement being given for registration of different IPRs to MSMEs. More and more awareness being created for IP rights amongst MSMEs.
PMEGP is a major credit-linked subsidy programme being implemented by the Ministry of MSME since 2008-09. The scheme is aimed at generating self-employment opportunities through establishment of micro-enterprises in the non-farm sector by helping traditional artisans and unemployed youth in rural as well as urban areas.
Under Micro Small Enterprises – Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP), 17 Common Facility Centres and 14 Infrastructure Development Projects have been commissioned while 24 Common Facility Centres and 25 projects have been approved.
The Government has approved for continuation of Credit Linked Capital Subsidy component under Credit Linked Capital Subsidy-Technology Upgradation Scheme (CLCS-TUS) in February 2019.
Goods and Services worth Rs 20,139.91 crore have been procured from 71,199 MSEs. The procurement from MSEs amounts to 28.49 per cent of the total procurement of CPSEs.
Organisations like Common Service Centres (CSC), Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) on boarded for bringing MSMEs on digital platform and for providing them digital identity. Awareness programmes and workshops are being organised all over the country for MSME stakeholders and for bringing all MSME service providers on one platform.
Lean Manufacturing: Scheme under implementation in 267 Clusters of MSMEs throughout the country through Quality Council of India (QCI) and National Productivity Council (NPC). State Governments, Industry Associations have also been onboarded to take the scheme to more MSME clusters. Incubation centres have been approved for more than 200 Technical Institutions, Industry Associations, Social Enterprises. Innovative ideas having business proposals are being invited from them for funding support under the scheme. Seed capital upto Rs 1 crore has been provided to start up entrepreneurs under the scheme.
Design scheme were opened for different technical institutions under Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Industry Associations, Social Enterprises, Self Help Groups working on providing design support to MSME entrepreneurs including rural and art based enterprises. More than 80 new Design centres opened at different locations in addition to ofur already being run though National Institute of Design (NID). All MSMEs and Students are being requested to submit their design projects for funding under the scheme. As many as 23,070 MSMEs have been registered under Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) Certification Scheme since inception. ZED parameters are being simplified to onboard more than one million MSMEs on ZED journey. All Industry Associations and technical institutions are being on boarded for wider access to the scheme.
District Udyam Samaagams were planned and approved for all 731 districts of the country.
More than Rs 80 crore were sanctioned under PMS for organising trade fairs and exhibitions throughout the country through State Governments and Industry Associations for more than 350 programmes.
More than Rs 135 crore were sanctioned under Entrepreneurship Skill Development Programme (ESDP) throughout the country. Total 3,000 programmes were conducted this year.
RBI Expert Committee under U K Sinha on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises made 37 major recommendations. The concerned Ministries and Departments have been requested to take follow up action on the actionable points relevant to them.
An MoU was signed between a Spanish company MCU Coatings and Indian company HiTech Engineers for technology transfer and setting up a plant in Puducherry with joint investment of USD 10 million.
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has bagged orders worth Rs 5.88 crore from the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) and Rs 75.00 lakh from Power Finance Corporation, New Delhi (PFC), in the form of Khadi gift coupons. Employees can redeem these gift coupons throughout the year from all Departmental Sales Outlets of KVIC. This move will definitely expand Khadi product market.
KVIC recently distributed electric potter wheels to 160 families and new models Charkhas (spinning wheels) to 50 trained women in Goa. This will create direct employment to 700 people. KVIC is also establishing a Lijjat Papad unit in Goa, which will create 200 direct jobs to the local women. These initiatives are first-of-its-kind in Goa because there was no spinning and weaving activity, no Lijjat Papad unit in Goa earlier. Further for the first time electric potter wheels have been given to replace the traditional potter wheel which was highly labour intensive and less efficient in terms of production. In Goa State, 215 number of bee-boxes were also distributed to the 43 beekeepers.
Union Minister for MSME Nitin Gadkari launched sale of Khadi Rumal made by militancy-affected women of Jammu and Kashmir. The sale of Khadi Rumal will instill confidence and enable the women all over in the Union territory to live an independent and respectful life. KVIC also signed an agreement with Paytm to sell 2 crore packets of khadi rumal through its online platform and mobile application.
Published On : 28-12-2019
Source : Daily Excelsior
