Kalraj launches `MSME Digital Scheme’

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New Delhi : National Awards for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) 2015 were given here on June 27, 2017, by Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for MSME. Since the United Nations has declared June 27 as the UN Day for MSMEs, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises selected this day for distributing National Awards to Micro, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs for their outstanding performance. Haribhai P Chaudhary, Minister of State for MSME, was also present on the occasion.

Mishra also launched ‘Digital MSME Scheme’ on the occasion and handed over three Memorandums of Understandings (MoU) to SAP India, Intel and HMT respectively. These steps would further boost Ministry’s effort towards making the Digital India Mission successful. The Digital MSME Scheme is revolving around Cloud Computing which is emerging as a cost effective and viable alternative compared to in-house IT infrastructure installed by MSMEs, according to aPIB release.

In cloud computing, MSMEs use the internet to access common as well as tailor-made IT infrastructure including software for managing their business processes. Cloud computing is free from the burden of investment on hardware/software and infrastructural facilities.

Mishra informed that for 2015, the total number of National Awardees are 56 for various categories including 50 for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and 6 for Banks. He also said that the Ministry of MSME is making concrete efforts in line with ‘Digital India’ and ‘Make in India’ visions of PM Narendra Modi.

Union Minister of State for MSME Chaudhary stated that the MSME sector including Khadi & Village Industries and Coir Sector is the largest employer after agriculture, he said. The MSMEs have shown growth of over 10% in recent years, this being more than that recorded by the large corporates. The MSMEs provide employment to over 110 million persons through over 50 million enterprises producing over six thousand products, he said.

Union Minister of State for MSME Giriraj Singh stated that the ministry, as per the vision of the  Prime Minister, has taken a number of steps for ‘ease of doing business’ and ‘Digital India Mission’. Udyog Adhaar Memorandum launched in September, 2015, an online portal linked with Aadhaar number, can be filed within few minutes with no fee and on self certification basis. Furthermore, MSMEs can now access information on all schemes implemented by the Ministry on a single window at MyMSME mobile app he said, according to the PIB release.