MSME April 2021/Vol XXXII INSIDER Shri Hails KVIC's Innovative Project RE-HAB

Women Empowerment- Food for Thought EVENTS -Brazil G2G Webinar on MSME -Ms. Umadevi Cherukupally to share policies & practices on development of MSMEs Success Stories Success Stories Designer par excellence - Sangi Shreya, Patna ACHIEVEMENTS SKILL DEVELOPMENT During the month of March, 2021, (up to 26.03.2021) 44,774 persons have been imparted skill training.

Udyam Registration – Revival

Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government India / March 2021 Vol XXXII Udyam Registration of MSMEs “Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming. Table of Contents

Around The Ministry 3 Social Media 5 Success Stories 7 Innovations/ Research 9 KVIC's Innovative Project 10 RE-HAB Events 13 Achievements 14

Udyam Registration

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MSME INSIDER March 2021 From the Development Commissioner's Desk …

Shri Devendra Kumar Singh Development Commissioner, MSME

Udyam Registration – Revival of MSMEs

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have been the backbone of Indian economy. More than 6 crore MSMEs have a crucial role to play in building a stronger and self-reliant India. These small economic engines have a huge impact on the country’s GDP– making a contribution of around 30 percent. They contribute to almost half of exports from the country. Additionally, more than 11 crore people are employed in the MSME sector.

To address policy issues affecting MSMEs as well as the coverage and investment ceiling of the sector, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act was notified in 2006. This Act seeks to facilitate the development of these enterprises and also enhances their competitiveness through various schemes, privileges & other benefits from .

In 2015, Government introduced Udyog Registration under the campaign of ‘’ to make the process of MSME registration easy by filling one page form. Although the UAM brought MSMEs under the formal and organized side of their existence, due to the provision of self-certification, it was prone to multiple registrations by a single entity.

MSME INSIDER March 2021 1 The much-expected change in the definition of MSME was brought to reality by the Government under the “ Package” to make MSME sector globally competitive. Earlier, the MSMEs were defined on the basis of investments put in, now the revised definitions also include turnover of the enterprise. Also, the revised definition considers both & Service enterprises under common metric.

The new definition paves way for strengthening and growth of MSMEs. Particularly, the provision of excluding the exports from counting of overall turnover encourages the MSMEs to export more and more without fearing to lose the benefits of a MSME unit.

With a view to simplifying the registration process and promote ease of doing business, the UDYAM Registration was launched on 1st July 2020, which triggered the reclassification for all MSMEs existing on 30th June 2020.

The registration process is free of cost, paperless, online and aimed at reducing transaction time, cost for entrepreneurs and promotes Ease of Doing Business. The entrepreneur friendly portal is integrated with Income Tax and GST Networks in the backend to fetch out the relevant information needed for registration. Ministry of MSME has also commenced API integration of Udyam Registration portal with GeM to allow participation in Government procurement easily. Udyam registration helps in getting government tenders, easy access to credit in lower interest rates, various tax rebates available, becomes easy to get licenses, approvals, and registrations irrespective of the field of business, etc.

To sum up, the new ray of hope for MSME’s through the Udyam Registration process brings in multifold benefits & privileges empowering the sector to greater progress thereby in better nation building too. The Ministry is optimistic that this process will be extremely simple, seamless entrepreneur friendly. It will set an example in ease of doing business, not only in India but internationally. It will reduce transaction time and costs. Entrepreneurs and Enterprises can focus on their real work and become globally competitive.

I would like to congratulate the Udyam registration team for achieving incredible success by supporting the registration of over 30 lakh MSMEs in less than a year’s time. Hope we keep our best foot forward and help to bring more MSMEs under Udyam registration soon.

MSME INSIDER March 2021 2 Around The Ministry

Event was held for distribution of electric potter’s wheel, blunger machine and pottery skill development training

Hon’ble MoS (MSME), addressed an event of distribution of 40 electric potter’s wheel, blunger machine and pottery skill development training in Balasore district, .

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs 2021

Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for MSME, inaugurated the ‘Annual Conference on Empowering Women Entrepreneurs 2021’ that was organized by the Ministry of MSME at . At the event he feliciated women entrepreneurs for their outstanding performances in the MSME sector.

MSME INSIDER March 2021 3 NSIC signed an MoU with National Scheduled Tribe Finance & Development Corporation (NSTFDC) & SAIL

An MoU with National Scheduled Tribe Finance & Development Corporation (NSTFDC) & SAIL- Rourkela Steel Plant was signed on 26.02.2021 by Shri Ashit Gopal (IFS), CMD, NSTFDC and Shri P. Udayakumar, Director (Planning & Marketing), NSIC for financial support for the Livelihood Business Incubation Centre (LBI) coming up at Rourkela. The MoU was exchanged between Shri Vijayendra, IAS, CMD, NSIC and Shri Ashit Gopal (IFS), CMD, NSTFDC.

Fragrance & Flavour Development Centre

Smt. Anandiben Patel, Hon’ble Governor of visited Fragrance & Flavour Development Centre (FFDC), Kannauj on 23.03.2021 and appreciated the activities carried out by the centre.

NSIC signed an MoU with Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority

NSIC signed an MoU with Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) on 17.03.2021 for supporting and empowering Agri entrepreneurs. The MoU was signed by Shri P. Udayakumar, Director (Planning & Marketing), NSIC and Dr. Sudhanshu, Secretary, APEDA.

MSME INSIDER March 2021 4 Ministry of MSME has an active social media presence that highlights the Ministry’s day to day activities and engages Social Media with the public directly. This section highlights the social media buzz and the higest engagement posts for the month

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MSME INSIDER March 2021 6 Success Stories ! of entrepreneurs.

MSME INSIDER March 2021 7 Women empowerment – Food for thought

Ms. Umadevi Cherukupally

She has a post-graduate degree in economics. The urge to empower other women by first being empowered herself gave her the idea to become an entrepreneur. Meet Ms. Umadevi Cherukupally, Proprietor of MyHome Foods, . The hectic lives of working women Made her think about manufacturing and supplying instant, ready-to-use spices and mixes commonly used in Indian kitchens. She then underwent a course on Online Marketing offered by the local MSME Institute and learnt about the PMEGP scheme of financial assistance. She now manufactures and supplies hygienically made and packed spices and mixes. Ask her how she feels, and she emphatically says “Entrepreneurship will empower both the Individual and our country”. Truly inspiring, isn’t it?

Designer par excellence Ms. Sangi Shreya, Patna

For Ms. Sangi Shreya, designing garments and embellishing them was her first passion. She used to design outfits for herself and her friends. This passion led her to become an entrepreneur by opening her own Fashion boutique – Shreya Creations – in Patna. She read about the PMEGP scheme in a newspaper advertisement and lost no time in applying for financial assistance. A loan under this scheme, through helped her realize her dream. Today, Ms Sangi Shreya is a very busy woman, with an annual turnover of Rs. 100 lakhs! According to Ms Shreya, delivering quality products is very important for a business to grow and sustain. And this keeps her going!!

MSME INSIDER March 2021 8 15 Innovation/ Research

Central Tool Room & Training Centre (CTTC), Bhubaneswar has developed the following: • Shutoff valve made of Inconel material (being imported from Israel) for use in Missile development by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO). • Silicon tracking detector of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment for National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar. • Indo Danish Tool Room (IDTR), Jamshedpur has manufactured 4 Spinner Assembly (import substitute) through Reverse Engineering for M/s Mineral Technologies, Jamshedpur.

MSME INSIDER March 2021 8 MSME INSIDER March 2021 15 9 MSME Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari Hails KVIC's Innovative Project RE-HAB to Reduce Elephant – Human Conflicts; Project to be Replicated in All Elephant-affected States

Hon’ble Minister of MSME, Shri Nitin elephant attacks like , Gadkari has hailed Khadi and Village , Odisha, , Industries Commission’s (KVIC) Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. He innovative Project RE-HAB, which has also emphasized on participation of significantly reduced elephant’s the Ministries of Agriculture and presence at four places in ’s Environment and Forest for effective Kodagu district. Shri Gadkari said the implementation of the project across project has yielded very encouraging the country. results in preventing elephants’ movement into human territories in Project RE-HAB (Reducing Elephant – Human Kodagu. He said Project RE-HAB has Attacks using Bees) was launched by KVIC huge potential and it will be soon Chairman Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena last month replicated in all states affected by

MSME INSIDER March 2021 10 at four locations on the periphery of KVIC Chairman Shri Saxena said Nagarhole National Park in Kodagu implementing Project RE-HAB in other district of Karnataka. It is a unique, Indian states will save hundreds of cost-effective way of preventing human and elephant lives. “KVIC is set to elephant – human conflicts without replicate the project in other states too, causing any harm to the animals and where a large tribal and rural population the humans. Under this project, bee is living under the constant threat of wild boxes are used as a fence to prevent elephants. Project RE-HAB will have elephants from entering human multi-pronged benefits. This will reduce habitation and thus reducing loss of human-elephant conflicts, increase lives and properties. Elephants fear that farmers’ income through beekeeping, the honey bees might sting them in their address climate change, regenerate eyes and the inner side of the trunk. Also, forest cover and ensure food security for the buzz of the bees irritates the wild animals in their natural habitats,” elephants the most. Saxena said.

Bee fences have reduced the movement of elephants at these points to a great extent, which has come as a big relief for the local farmers. Night vision cameras installed at these locations have not only shown a sharp decline in the movement of elephants in human territories but also captured amazing footages of elephants’ behaviour on seeing bee boxes. A number of elephants are seen returning to the jungles fearing honey bees. Also, no destruction of crops or properties by elephants has been reported in these areas since the bee boxes have been placed on the passageways of States like West Bengal, Jharkhand, elephants. Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala are major elephant–human conflict zones where KVIC is planning to implement Project RE-HAB in a phased manner. Approximately 2400 people have been killed in conflicts with wild elephants across the country since 2015.

“Through this project, the locals residing in these areas will be trained for beekeeping and will be provided bee boxes which will be used to ward off the wild elephants. Honey produced from these boxes will increase their income and at the same time, honey bees will prevent elephants from entering into their areas,” Saxena said. “Earlier state governments have taken several measures like digging up trenches,

MSME INSIDER March 2021 11 pillars and putting up electric fences and Sequence of Elephants’ Movement at electric wire curtains to keep elephants away from human territories. Not only all four places of Pilot Project these efforts failed but also ended up killing more elephants in the most tragic • 01.03.2021 – 09.03.2021 - Daily ways,” he added. movement of elephants but not entering human areas • 10.03.2021 – 15.03.2021 – No movement of elephants • 16.03.2021 – Elephant movement detected but not entering human area • 17.03.2021 – 25.03.2021 – No elephant movement detected • 26.03.2021 - Elephant movement detected. Elephant returns quickly on noticing bee box • 27.03.2021 – 29.03.2021 – No elephant movement • 30.03.2021 – Elephant movement detected. Elephant senses presence of honey bee and returns quickly State wise Death of Humans (2014-15 to 2018-19)

MSME INSIDER March 2021 12 India-Brazil G2G Webinar on policies & practices on Events development of MSMEs An India-Brazil G2G Webinar on MSME was held on 03.03.2021. The meeting was led by Ms. Alka Arora, Joint Secretary (SME) from Indian side. During the meeting both sides shared their policies & practices on development of MSMEs in their respective countries. Indian side also expressed willingness for renewal of the MoU between National Small Industries Corporation Ltd.(NSIC), a CPSE under the Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India and SERBRAE of Brazil.

Shri Nitin Gadkari Inaugurated MSME Technology Centre

Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Union Minister for MSME inaugurated MSME Technology Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and MSME Technology Centre, Pudi, Vishakhapatnam, on 10.03.2021. NSIC signs an MoU with Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)

NSIC signed an MoU with Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) on 17.03.2021 for supporting and empowering Agri entrepreneurs. The MoU was signed by Shri P. Udayakumar, Director (Planning & Marketing), NSIC and Dr. Sudhanshu, Secretary, APEDA.

MSME INSIDER March 2021 13 MSME INSIDER March 2021 SKILL DEVELOPMENT training by theseorganisations. 44,774 personshavebeen impartedskill month ofMarch,2021, (upto26.03.2021) Commission (KVIC), etc.Duringthe Khadi andVillage Industries Small IndustriesCorporation (NSIC)Ltd., Systems Programme(TCSP),National MSME-Tool Rooms,TechnologyCentre organisations undertheMinistryi.e. is conducted through various Skill TrainingundertheMinistryofMSME Achievements MSME SAMPARK Credit Guarantee Scheme: been offered. posted byrecruiters,28,197jobshave registration. Against various vacancies providers) haveappliedfor registration. 6,040recruiters(job 81,921 jobseekershaveappliedfor is availableonportal,outofwhich passed out trainees (job seekers) data As on24.03.2021,atotalof4,70,809 crore. involving anamount ofRs.33,881.51 guarantees havebeen approved 25.03.2021), atotal of6.98lakh 2020-21 (from 01.04.2020 to 3,468.84 crore.During thecurrentFY approved involvinganamountofRs. 95,361 guaranteeshavebeen Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE), by CreditGuaranteeFundTrustfor 25.03.2021) asperthedataprovided During themonthofMarch2021,(ason Programme (PMEGP) Employment Generation Prime Minister’s around 592320persons. enterprises creating employment of facilitate settingupof74415micro Programme’ (PMEGP)whichwill Minister’s EmploymentGeneration upto 31.3.2021,underthe‘Prime crore hasbeendisbursedbybanks Margin moneysubsidyofRs.2188.78 Development Programme Enterprises -Cluster Micro andSmall (NLSC) meetingheldon02.03.2021. National LevelSteeringCommittee have beenapprovedinthe54th Under MSE-CDPScheme,36projects 14 Don't miss out! 25 Lakh MSMEs have already got their MSME registration

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