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An in-house monthly magazine published from National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ni-msme) [ Formerly known as National Institute of Small Industry Extension Training (nisiet) ] (An Organisation of the Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India) Volume 11 Issue 12 Training in trade skills

December 2012 Skill is the ability of the living organism to keep itself alive and active through all weathers and every climate. For human beings, of course,skill is necessary to get along in every sphere of life, apart Inside... from earning a livelihood and connecting with the society. Changing social culture, work habits and lifestyles necessitate periodic Sixth Meeting of GC re-finishing and updating of the skills by the people. and Fifth Annual General Meeting of ni-msme Society From the Director General’s Desk Innovations of ESDP Trainees Interaction of Foreign Participants with ESDP Trainees ISSD Participants Study Tour Evaluation of on-going NBCFDC Schemes Delhi visit by consultant (RCTP) Representative of GIZ- India’s RCTP Visit A formal valediction of four Mr. U. Vishwanadham, Deputy Claim Processing Entrepreneurship and Skill Secretary (SME), MoMSME, GoI, Procedures and Development Programmes by the was the Chief Guest of the occasion. Formalities under Apex institution (ni-msme) was Addressing the trainees he said, GRUMY Scheme organised at the Institute campus entrepreneurship is the password to State Level Entrepreneurship on the 20th of December. The economic development both to the Conference programmes were sponsored by the individual and to the nation. In Study Visit of EWE Ministry of MSME as part of the order to transform the country into Participants Assistance to Training Institutions an entrepreneurial society, the Research Paper scheme. The four programmes are: Union government has introduced Presentation at IIMB Digital Photography & Videography; ESDPs in 119 trades and ni-msme TMSM Participants Study Tour Visual Effects; Food Processing; and, has been allocated a field of 42 Fashion Technology. trades. SMEFAS and PFM contd...9 Participants Study Tour TQM Participants Study Toll-Free Udyami Helpline Tour In a communiqué M/o MSME informed about the Udyami Helpline Stall of ni-msme Publications (a call centre for MSMEs) set up since 21 Aug 2010 accessible on a national and more... toll-free number1800-180-6763 on all days from 6 AM to 10 PM. Sixth Meeting of Governing Council and Fifth Annual General Meeting of ni-msme Society

The Sixth meeting of Governing Council (GC) and Fifth Annual General Meeting (AGM) of ni-msme Society were held on 5 Dec 12 at in Committee Room No.47, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi. Meetings were chaired by Mr. K.H. Muniappa, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for MSME; Ex-officio Chairman, ni-msme Governing Council; and President, ni-msme Society. Members attended were: Mr. Vivek Rae, IAS, Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of MSME, Ex-officio Vice-Chairman (GC) and Vice-President, ni-msme Society; Mr. Amarendra Sinha, IAS, AS & DC (MSME); Mr. A.S. Madan, IAS, AS & FA; Mr. H.P. Kumar, CMD, NSIC; Mr. C.K. Mishra, IAS, JS (SME); Mr. Dinesh Singh, IAS, JS (ARI); Mr. R.K. Das, GM (represented ED, SIDBI) and Mr. S.P. Singh, Director (represented CEO, KVIC). At the outset, Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy, Director General, ni-msme welcomed the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and members of the Governing Council. Director General, ni-msme made a presentation and explained about the Institute and its activities together with the physical and financial performance for the last ten years. Thereafter, with the permission of the Chair, the Agenda items were presented. Governing Council had detailed discussions on each item of agenda and took decisions as indicated under each item. Director General presented the highlights of the achievement of the Institute in the year 2011-12. The Institute has shown remarkable growth in both physical and financial performance. While the programmes/projects increased by 2% i.e. 756 during the last year to 762 during 2011-12, the number of participants registered an increase of 14.45% i.e. from 21912 to 25079. On the financial front the Institute achieved an all time record in income generation which increased 5.81% during the year i.e. from an income of ` 2052.49 lakhs in the last year to ` 2171.76 lakhs during 2011-12. The Institute had generated a surplus of ` 216.93 lakhs which was well above the last year’s surplus. The Council appreciated the success rate in this regard and advised that efforts should be made to bring this percentage to over 50% during the current year. The Council placed on record its appreciation for the efforts by the Director General and his team. Draft Annual Report together with audited statement of accounts for the year 2011-12 was approved and adopted. The Governing Council had also approved the Revised Estimates for 2012-13 and Budget Estimates for 2013-14. Mr. U. Viswanadham, Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India from the Ministry and officials from ni-msme, viz., Dr. C. Rani, Chief Administrative Officer, and Mr. K. Subba Rao, Consultant (Accounts) were also in the meeting.

The meetings were concluded with vote of thanks to the Chair and also those present.

2 FromFrom thethe DirectorDirector General’sGeneral’s DeskDesk The year in review Time and tide wait for none is a maxim proven again and again. Yet its essence escapes us, and time flies by while we are still busy in deep considerations. It’s like only yesterday we were talking about this and that to be accomplished during the year and, we are already saying adieu to the year and replacing the calendar. This is a moment for looking back and taking stock, looking inward and accounting, while making merry on the outside. With the kind support of the Union Ministry of MSME, the Institute has received the maximum targets under the Ministry’s flagship programme, the ATI scheme, to empower the youth of the country through entrepreneurship and skill development programmes for taking up self-employment. Food processing sector was intensely focused, with workshops and awareness programmes being conducted in a big way, for the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh as well as for other southern states. The Institute has been entrusted the privileged responsibility of certification for the Govt. of AP’s prestigious programme Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu. The live projects by the B.Tech/MCA students have more than doubled during the year as against the previous year. Similarly, live projects in management courses also had recorded an impressive rise. A proposal is being finalised to introduce video conferencing and e-learning to facilitate the monitoring of the PI programmes, design distance learning programmes, as also to enable speedy communication with the Ministry officials and the stakeholders. Once installed, the facility will find many uses to make the service indispensable. Apart from two sponsored programmes, 24 international training programmes (announced) had been conducted. Besides, two international B2B projects were undertaken for Kenya and Nepal, the former of which has resulted in an MoU. Also, we have been on enlarging our spread in collaboration with like-minded organisations in public as well as private sectors in the country, as also with international organisations. Already we have made some MoUs in this direction. The collaboration involves working together in training, research and consulting areas and sharing of the fruits of knowledge. We are envisaging the introduction of different streams of formal education programmes in MSME. Our long-time endeavour of MSME University has received a provisional approval from the Ministry, to prepare and submit the project report. The work is underway. Our RCTP was given the responsibility of managing the Traditional Paintings pavilion of the State Gallery during the recent International Bio-diversity Conference. Pleased with this performance, the RCTP has been given the mandate of managing the Traditional Paintings section for the rest of the year. For the first time in the history of the Institute, promotions have been made in the senior-most academic posts of directors. After a long interval of 25 years, recruitments have been made to academic posts and new faculty members (2) and associate faculty members (3) have been appointed. This enhances the core strength of the Institute and builds up its capacity to take more projects. Also for the first time in the Institute’s history, ni-msme now has a female Chief Administrative Officer, and a female Registrar. Passing through the Golden Jubilee year, this is good tidings. This year, in tune with the endeavour of the Union government, a committee has been constituted to promote increased use of Rajbhasha in all communications of the Institute. Looking at this gamut of activities, I think 2012 has been a satisfactory year. I hope 2013 will be more dynamic, more productive and more interesting in every way for all of us. I sincerely thank the officials of MSME Ministry and all the stake holders, best complements to the ni-msme family members for their relentless efforts and wish a happy and happening year 2013.

M. Chandrasekhar Reddy

3 School of Enterprise Development (SED) Innovations of ESDP Trainees Mr. Shankar Raj, an ITI diploma holder who is into assembling of refrigerators and air conditioners wanted to learn mushroom cultivation joined the ESDP course organised by ni-msme. During the programme, he understood about the machinery used for mushroom farming and designed low cost energy efficient boiler and humidifier, cost of each is around ` 3000/- as against ` 15,000/ - - 20,000/- energy intensive conventional machines available in the market. The co-participants appreciated his efforts and congratulated for his innovative ideas and most of the participants wanted to use his machinery for their farming. He doesn’t know anything about the field before training and has got confidence on mushroom cultivation. He has decided to go for 1000 beds capacity at Malkajgiri, Hyderabad. Gopal Singh Thakur, a mushroom grower who could not get success in the field wanted to learn more in order to overcome failures, has attended the mushroom cultivation course organised by ni-msme. After attending the course he got confidence and decided to start a commercial farm at Mahabubnagar. He designed a low cost mushroom substrate gas pasteurizer and mushroom drier at reasonable cost. Both of them are getting orders from other trainees. Interaction of Foreign Delegates with ESDP Trainees ‘S’ Mushroom Agritech with the support of ni-msme conducted ESDP programme in Mushroom Cultivation at Vivekananda colony, Hyderabad. To understand methodology and inputs being provided during the training, the international participants from fourteen developing countries who are attending the programme on Innovative Strategies for SME Development at ni-msme interacted with the ESDP participants on 27 Dec 12. They discussed on various aspects like mobilisation and selection of candidates; technical inputs, mentoring services being provided for the participants and follow-up activities. The delegates came to know about the process of training, their views and future plans and lauded the efforts of ni-msme and the Ministry of MSME for encouraging entrepreneurship among youth and women. Prof. K. Surya Prakash Goud, Associate Faculty Member (SED) and Technical Expert Dr. Prasuna coordinated the meeting. ISSD Participants Study Tour The participants of international training programme on Innovative Strategies for SME Development (ISSD) visited various institutions, organisations and industries at Bangalore, Mysore and Chennai during 10-22 Dec 12. The interactions with entrepreneurs and members of industry association helped the participants to broaden their perspectives and improved their knowledge in the area of enterprise development. Some of the innovative products and also marketing strategies observed at incubation centers and enterprises were appreciated by the participants. The participants actively participated in discussions held in Electronic city, Bangalore; Micro contd...10 4 Evaluation of on-going NBCFDC Schemes Puducherry State School of Enterprise Development (SED) of ni-msme has undertaken the study on Evaluation of On-going Schemes of NBCFDC in the state of Puducherry, sponsored by the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC), New Delhi. The prime objective is to know the impact of the schemes among the backward class community in the Puducherry State. The study was covered in three districts of the state including Karaikal. The evaluation study was carried on three major schemes of NBCFDC viz. term loan, micro finance and educational loan schemes. In total, more than 400 beneficiaries were covered in this state. The questionnaire was framed in concurrence with NBCFDC and accordingly the information was collected from the beneficiaries. Mr. J. Koteswara Rao, AFM (SED) visited Puducherry and held discussions with the officials and collected the secondary source of information. He also administered the questionnaires by recruiting local investigators. The collected information is being analysed and the draft report may be submitted to the NBCFDC by the end of Jan 13 as per the schedule. Later, he had discussions with the General Manager, Chairman and the Managing Director of Pondicherry Backward Class Finance Development Corporation during his study tour. Dr G.U.K. Rao, Director (SED) has visited Pondicherry for final discussions with the GM, Manager, Chairman and the MD of Pondicherry Backward Class Finance Development Corporation on 27 Dec 12. The project was directed by Mr. N.R. Prasada Reddy and supervised by the Director (SED). Delhi visit by consultant (RCTP) RCTP Shreekanth V. Maha, Consultant, Resource Centre for Traditional Paintings (RCTP), visited New Delhi during 28 Nov –05 Dec12 to meet officials of the office of Development Commissioner [Handicrafts] to present the draft reports on Documentation of Traditional Mysore Painting and Chittara – Folk art of Karnataka. He met Mr.Virender Kumar Sr. Asst. Director, in charge of Resource Centers and discussed the draft reports in detail. Mr. Virender Kumar made a few suggestions which are being incorporated in the final document which will be printed in a book-let form shortly. Mr Maha also called on the Development Commissioner [Handicrafts] to brief him on the activities and planned programmes of RCTP; the DC [H] has been very supportive of the RCTP activities and assured of future support. Representative of GIZ-India’s RCTP visit Ms. Jonna Bickel of GIZ-India, the representative of GIZ- India visited RCTP on the sidelines of the “ National Conference on Community Based Approaches for Inclusive Growth [Microfinance; Livelihood Promotion and Social Agenda] was organised by Enable (a consortium) lead by APMASS- in association with ni-msme, at the Institute on 14-15 Dec 12. During her visit to RCTP, she appreciated the paintings on display at RCTP and gave an assurance to support artisans by way of sponsored activities. She also had discussions with the Director General on the possible activities to be organised jointly by GIZ-India and ni-msme. Mr. Shreekanth V. Maha , Consultant, Resource Centre for Traditional Paintings was also participated in the discussions.

5 School of Entrepreneurship and Extension (SEE) Claim Processing Procedures and Formalities under RGUMY Scheme SEE organised a meeting on Claim Processing Procedures and Formalities under Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mithra Yojana Scheme (RGUMY) on 21 Dec 12 at ni-msme campus. The objective of the scheme was to provide handholding support and assistance in dealing with various procedural and legal hurdles including the completion of various formalities required for setting up and running of the enterprise to the potential first generation entrepreneurs, those have completed EDP/ SDP/ESDP or vocational training from ITIs, through the selected lead agencies i.e. ‘Udyami Mitras’, in the establishment and management of the new enterprise. The meeting was attended by the officials of ni-msme, Udyami Mitras empanelled through ni-msme, Partner Institutions and other Udyami Mitras located in Hyderabad. Mrs. S.Glory Swarupa, AFM (SEE) welcomed the gathering. Mr. .J.P. Singh, Sr. Technical Director, National Informatics Centre (NIC), New Delhi made the presentation about the schemes, Udyami Mithra registration procedure and claim processing formalities. During the discussions the delegates raised several issues and clarified all their doubts regarding the scheme. State Level Entrepreneurship Conference State Level Entrepreneurship Conference (SLEC-2012) was organised by Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Government of Tamil Nadu at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai. Around 800 participants ( Chairmans, Principals and Sr. faculty) from various engineering and management colleges attended the conference. Mr. R. Balakrishnan, IAS, Director, EDI welcomed the guests. Mr. P. Mohan, Hon’ble Minister for Rural Industries, Government of Tamil Nadu and Mr. P. Palaniappan, Hon’ble Minister for Higher Education , Government of Tamil Nadu were the guests for the inauguration. Mr. C.K. Mishra, IAS, Joint Secretary, MSME, Government of India delivered special address. Dr. C.Rani, Director, School for Entrepreneurship and Extension and CAO, ni-msme, Hyderabad, made a presentation in the technical session on strengthening Entrepreneurship Development Cells. Study Visit of EWE Participants The participants of International Programme on Empowerment of Women through Enterprises (EWE) visited several organisations and associations involved in the promotion of women entrepreneurs at Bangalore and Mysore as part of their study tour during 09-20 Dec 12. The group had fruitful interactions with the Joint Director, Directors and Managing Director of Department of Women & Child Welfare and Disabled; and Women Development Finance Corporation Govt. of Karnataka. The group visited contd...7 6 from page 6.. Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Karnataka and units of women entrepreneurs. The participants appreciated the efforts of Government and Non Governmental organisations in empowering women through self employment. The participants had the opportunity to visit a few NGOs like RUDSETI, Organisation for People development and Chinmaya Foundation who are doing commendable work in training SHGs. Research paper presentation at IIMB Mr. Upendra Kumar Maurya, Associate Faculty Member, SEE has represented ni-msme, Hyderabad at the IMR Doctoral Conference (IMRDC) organised by Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore on 17th and 18th Dec 12. Twelve researchers from across India were given opportunity to present their work during this two day event. Mr. Maurya presented his research paper titled “Corporate identity and Customer Orientation of Small and Medium Enterprises: Do they lead to superior market Performance”. The discussant for Mr Maurya’s session Prof. Seema Gupta from IIM B reflected on the relevance of marketing of SME organizations and emphasized that more research on SMEs is needed as they constitutes more than 90% of the industries in terms of number and contribute significantly to the nation by contributing to the GDP and employment. Bright scholars and professors from prestigious Institutions like IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, IIT Kharagpur, ISB Hyderabad, IIM Banglore were also present during the event. This event was an opportunity to expose the ni-msme to representatives from various reputed Institutions. IMRDC is a prestigious event organized by Indian Institute of Management Banglore every year to select 12 best research papers across the country. TMSM Participants Study Tour The participants of the TMSM programme visited Chennai, Mysore and Bangalore for the purpose of visiting prominent institutes and cultural places from 9.12.2012 to 20.12.2012. They visited UCMAS, and MSME-DI at Chennai, Administrative Training Institute, Regional Institute of Education (NCERT) and Government Silk Factory at Mysore and IIMB, Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Vendor Development Programme of NSIC and KASSIA at Bangalore. Some of the prominent persons addressed the participants include Dr. Basheer Ahmed, MD, UCMAS, Mr. Packia Rajan, DD, MSME-DI, Mr. Jayaprakash Rao, Jt. Director, ATI, Mr. Ashraful Hassan, Director, SIRD, Prof. DN Rao, Principal, RIE, Dr.. Aparna Dutta, Head of Communication, IIM and Dr. Alex G. Manappurathu, Chief Programme Officer (Executive, Education), Mr. BP Sasidhar, Vice-President, KASSIA, Mr. Mahesh Kiran and Mr. Vivek Anand of Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. The participants of TMSM had very good learning experiences in all the above institutions as the presentations and discussions were done from 3 to 4 hours in each institution. The participants have conveyed to the programme director that they will try to implement some of the training methods and management aspects in their day to day work. The study tour was coordinated by Prof. B. Saisudhakar Rao. 7 School of Enterprise Management (SEM) SMEFAS and PFM Participants Study Tour SME Financing – Approaches and Strategies (SMEFAS) and Promotion of Financial Markets (PFM) participants visited several organisations in Bangalore and Mysore as part of their study tour during 09-20 Dec 12. At Mysore, the participants of the two programmes visited the organisations, viz., SBI Mutual Fund (SBIMF) investors service centre; District Industries Centre (DIC); Central Institute of Plastic Engineering Technology (CIPET) and Units at Kushalnagar and interacted with the concerned officials of the organisations on the related issues. At Bangalore, the participants visited the organisations namely Canara Bank, Head Office; Small Industries Development Bank of India; MSME – DI; NSIC; National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development; Export Import Bank of India; Bangalore Stock Exchange; Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI); Canbank Venture Capital Fund Ltd; Export credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd and SBI Global Factors Ltd. In most of the organisations General Managers and Managing Directors addressed the participants and had discussions. Participants appreciated the contributions of all institutions towards the development and financing of the MSMEs. Apart from these, the participants also visited ‘Industrial Exhibition’ and seminar organised by MSME DI and NSIC respectively. TQM Participants Study Tour TQM participants visited various organisations who are implementing TQM, ISO standards and Six Sigma in Bangalore, Mysore and Medikeri. At Bangalore, the participants visited several organisations including Infosys, IIMB, Dayananda Education Society, Bureau of Indian Standards, Indian institute of science (IISC), Karnataka Soaps & Detergents Ltd, Federation of Indian Exporters’ Organization (FIEO) and Peenya Industrial Association. At Mysore, the visits were made to the organisations namely JSS Hospital, Central Sericulture Research Training Institute (CSRTI); Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET). At Medikeri, the participants visited ISO 9001; 2008 BSNL Telephone Exchange; and Coffee Plantation Board at Coorg (14001 certified Board). Participants had interactions with the Directors and CEOs of the organisations with regard to the practice of TQM, ISO and six Sigma during their visits and expressed happiness and complemented the officials for imparting the knowledge. Participation in Industry Institute Research Meet Nalla Malla Reddy Engineering College organised Industry – Institute Research Meet (IIRM-2012) on 15 Dec 12. The focus of meet was collaboration of Industry and Institute for mutual benefits. These include: research, student projects, expert lectures, and faculty practices. Prof P Udaya Shanker, Director (School of Enterprise Management) has participated in deliberations and represented panel discussion. He has highlighted significance of skill development programmes for enterprise creation amongst student community; faculty development programmes; projects for students as part of their studies; government schemes for enterprise promotion and suggested to tap the assistance from the institute. 8 Participation in Regional Cost Convention Southern India Regional Council of ICAI and Hyderabad Chapter of Cost Accountants organised Regional Cost Convention - 2012 on “Emerging Trends in Costing and Pricing” on 21 - 22 Dec12. The themes were: Power, Affordable Healthcare, Drugs & Pharma and New Pricing Models. Prof P Udaya Shanker, Director (School of Enterprise Management) has participated in the convention and was member of the Technical Committee. He explained the delegates the importance of MSME sector and role of the institute for promotion of enterprises. from page 1.. Quality of training is a necessary requisite in these programmes. He had called on the trainees to start up own units and not to look for jobs. Further, he had advised ni-msme to provide the out-going trainees with lists of programmes so that the alumni can canvass the programmes more widely to attract deserving candidates. Earlier, Dr. C. Rani, Chief Administrative Officer of the Institute had welcomed the dignitaries and the house. Dr. G.U.K. Rao, Director (SEM) and coordinator of the Apex institution programmes had briefly summed up the Institute’s performance and achievement in this field during the last three years. During 2009-10, a total of 170 were trained through 7 programmes; with 23.2% success, self- and wage employment put together. In 2010-11, through a total of 411 programmes 11,166 persons were trained; the success rate was 38%. In 2011-12, 536 were done by ni-msme, involving 15,390 trainees; the success rate went up to 44%. The current year is expected to fetch a success rate of 60%, with 175 programmes already completed. Dr. Rao’s address was followed by the sharing of participants’ views. Selected trainees from each programme had expressed their opinion of the input coverage, infrastructure and amenities. The trainees were unanimous in voicing their appreciation for the programmes. The inputs had been carefully chosen and were very useful not only in acquiring trade skills, but more so in building their self-confidence to face the challenges of setting up own units.. Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy, Director General, speaking on the occasion, called on the trainees to perk up their self-confidence through skill development, and to start at the base and climb up step-by-step – not to be in a hurry to grow big at once. He wished the trainees good luck in their endeavours, especially in starting up own units. The Chief Guest and the Director General had together distributed the programme completion certificates to the trainees. The function concluded with Ms. Glory Swarupa, AFM (SEE) proposing the vote of thanks.

Stall of ni-msme Publications A ni-msme publications stall was setup in the exhibition organised by APMAS in connection with the “National Conference on Community Based Approaches for Inclusive Growth” (Microfinance, Livelihood Promotion and Social Agenda) held during 13-15 Dec 12 at ni-msme campus. This stall was installed to publicise the activities of ni- msme for the promotion and development of MSMEs. The participants of the conference visited the ni-msme stall in large number and purchased our publications. Miss. Bilquis Fatima, Librarian; Mr. Sai Kiran, Jr. A.A.; and Ms. Anjali Prasanna, Jr. A.A. of SENDOC have taken the initiation in setting up the stall, selection of the publications, and sale of publications in the exhibition under the direction of Prof. V. Vishwas Rao, Director, SEIC.

9 from page 4... Finance Institution BASIX, Wood Craft Cluster, Technology Incubation Centre of Sri Jaychamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore; IIT Research Park and Tanstia-Fnf Service Centre (TFSC), Chennai concentrated on need for innovative strategies for SME development. During the field visits the participants enquired about schemes and programmes of Government of India in the area of technoprenuership, cluster development, skill development, public private partnership and business incubation for start-ups. The study tour was coordinated by Prof. K.S.P. Goud, AFM (SED). ni-msme Bids Farewell to Mr. V. Srinivas ni-msme bid a farewell to Mr. V. Srinivas, Superintendent (Accounts) on his superannuation in a function on 31 Dec 12. He joined the institute as Jr. Administrative Assistant on 01 Sep 1979 and rendered a service of 33 years. The event was organised by the employees recreation club of ni-msme. The Director General Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy in his address lauded the services and commitment of Mr. V. Srinivas in various capacities in different departments and sections. The Director General appreciated the inclination of Mr. V. Srinivas with regard to continues studies and improving qualifications besides showing keen interest in his work sphere. All the members wished him good luck in his endeavors. Earlier, Mrs. K. Nagamani, A.A and General Secretary of ni-msme recreation club welcomed the house and outlined the works performed by Mr. Srinivas during his tenure. Prof. P. Udaya Shanker, Director (SEM) and Chairmen of the Recreation club, recollected his memorable experiences with Mr. K. Srinivas. Dr. C. Rani, CAO and Director (SEE) appreciated his services in different sections including accounts, guest room supervision, library, etc., and his presence even beyond office hours and holidays. Dr. N. Srilakshmi, Registrar, Head (C-LAIMS & IPFC) has praised his prompt services and attentiveness towards work. Mr. K. Subba Rao, Consultant (Accounts); Mr. Shreekanth Maha, Consultant (RCTP); Mr. L. Ashok Kumar, Joint Secretary of the Union and Mr. J. J. Bikshapathi, Jr. A.A; remembered their association with Mr. V. Srinivas and appreciated his patience and tackling the challenges with smile. Further, they also applauded the multi dimentional interest of Mr. Srinivas including playing Casio and other musical instruments. Lastly, Mr. V. Srinivas expressed his gratitude towards the institute and employees for their constant support and guidance time to time in various sections wherever he has rendered his services. Later, he was felicitated with garland and Shawl by Director General, Director (SEM) & Chairmen (Recreation Club). The event was concluded with a vote of thanks. Christmas Celebrations at ni-msme Campus ni-msme has made arrangements for celebrating the Christmas eve in Utsav, ni-msme for the participants of Phase-III International Programmes. The event started with reading of the Bible and verses from the second chapter of St.luke by Ms. Joelson Mirama Lovahasina from Madgaskar belongs to Training Methods and Skills for Managers (TMSM) followed by the prayer. After the prayer the Christmas Cake was cut by the participants and was distributed. On this occasion Dr. C. Rani, CAO; Dr. N. Srilakshmi, Registrar; Prof. V. Vishwas Rao, Director (SEIC) and Chairman Cultural Committee; Prof. T.V.Reddy, Faculty (SEM) and Rector; Prof. Debendu Choudhary, FM (SEM); Prof. Upendra Maurya, AFM (SEE) and Prof. B. S. Sudhakara Rao, Sr. Consultant (SEE) were also participated in the event. Mr. Sanjeeva Rao, Mr. Gopal Swamy and Mr. Narayana contributed their efforts in making all the arrangements for the event and its success. Later, the participants were participated in the cultural programme by presenting their talents by singing songs and dances. The event was concluded with distribution of sweets and cakes by the participants and exchanging pleasantries and wishing Marry Christmas. 10 National Conference on Community Based Approaches for Inclusive Growth 3-day “National Conference on Community Based Approaches for Inclusive Growth” (Microfinance, Livelihood Promotion and Social Agenda) was Jointly organised by “Enable” of APMAS and ni-msme during 13-15 Dec 12 at ni-msme, Hyderabad. This is an event as part of UN International Year of Cooperatives 2012. About 500 delegates attended the 3-day workshop representing NGOs/ Government Organisations/ MFIs all over the country. On day one, about 15 field visits were arranged for the conference participants to different parts of civil society organisations in and around Hyderabad. On 14 Dec 12, the National Conference was inaugurated by Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Government of Andhra Pradesh and the Keynote address was given by Smt. V. Sunitha Laxma Reddy, Hon’ble Minister for IKP, Pensions, SHGs & Women Development and Child Welfare, Govt of AP. The welcome address was given by Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy, Director General, ni-msme and the themes were introduced by Mr. C. S. Reddy, Convener, ENABLE (CEO, APMAS). Immediately after the inaugural session there were two plenary sessions on “Financial Inclusion through Member Owned Institutions” and “SHG Bank Linkages” were conducted. Later, there were interactions in four parallel sessions on various themes related to community based approaches such as Developing Community Financial Institutions, Enablers of SHG Institutions, Progressive and Enabling Legislation and Meeting the Human Resource Challenge by all the delegates. All these parallel sessions were headed by senior officials of World Bank, NABARD, Govt. of AP and other banking institutions. On 15 Dec 12, workshop had again four parallel sessions chaired by officials of MFIs, World Bank and Member Secretary (Rural Development) of Government of Andhra Pradesh. The parallel sessions were held on Institutional Models for Livelihoods Promotion and Improving Market Access for Livelihood Promotion. Dr. G.U.K. Rao, Director and Dr. G.P. Vallabh Reddy, Faculty Member from School of Enterprise Development of ni- msme were participated as Panelists for the sessions. In the valedictory session many NGOs shared their experiences on various themes and the Chairman of APMAS Mr. K. Madhava Rao, IAS (Retd) has given presidential remarks. The valedictory address was given by Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development, Govt. of India and the vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. Sudha Kothari, Managing Trustee, Chaitanya. The National Conference was collaborated by many national and international organisations such as World Bank, GIZ, UN Women, State Bank of India, Andhra Bank, NABARD, SERP, REACH and other major NGOs. Editorial Team Editor: Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy | Associate Editor: Prof. V. Vishwas Rao Editorial Coordinator: Ms. K. Nagamani | Layout by: Ms. P. Anjali Prasanna

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A Team of officials of FICCI, Delhi and CAPSULE Hyderabad consisiting of 8 members lead by Mr. Vijay Venkatesh, President CAPSULE visited ni-msme on 06 Dec 12. A meeting was arranged in board room, ni-msme with the team and all the directors, faculty members and consultants. The objective of the meeting is for the joint association of ni-msme and the 24 service providers in different sectors to provide services to MSMEs by FICCI and GIZ under different schemes. A consortium also should be made to integrate all the service providers to provide services in various aspects to enterprises based on their need and also to organise a work shop cum clinic to conduct programmes and discussions with the public for the effective support to the enterprises. In the meeting the exchange of ideas and views by the members of the team and the faculty of ni-msme exchanged for the development promotion of MSMEs. Particularly the members of FICCI stressed on the electronic and web based applications similar to India Mart, Red Bus, Franchise India websites to be developed for the benefit of MSMEs. Dr. Sridharan, Principal of Dayananda Sagar Business Academy, Banga- lore visited ni-msme along with his colleague and held discussions with Direc- tor General on possible collaboration with their academy and ni-msme to organise programmes and other possible activities on 10 Dec 12. Dr. N. Srilakshmi, Registrar and Mr. N. Murali Kishore, Asst. Registrar were also present during the discussions.

Mr. Ashok Kumar of Blue Lotus Technologies, Chennai and his colleague visited ni-msme and had discussions with the director general on the possible association of their company with ni-msme. A presentation was given by Mr. Ashok Kumar on the activities of their company and discussions were held on organising live projects for the B.Tech/M.Tech/MCA students in the southern region of India including IT programmes with support of ni-msme. The Director General, the directors, faculty members, registrar, assistant registrar and consultant accounts were also present in the meeting. A two member team from Educational Consultants India Limited (Ed.CIL), Noida, U.P., viz., Mr. Prateek Jain, Project Manager and Mr. Jayaseelan Ganesan visited ni-msme and appraised the Director General with regard to the discussions held with different stakeholders, faculty and also the preparation of report on SME University for the utilisation of the open land of ni-msme. Later, Mr. A. S.K.Sharma from Foundation for Micro, Small and Medium Clusters (FMC) also joined the discussions and contributed his views. Mr. Ratnakar Reddy, CEO; and Mr. Reddy Bandi, SAP Specialist from BIZ Technix, USA visited ni-msme on 31 Dec 12. They had discussions with the Director General on business development and specifically organising IT and SAP related programmes in association with ni-msme. Printed, published and edited by Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy, Director General on behalf of National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ni-msme) [Formerly known as National Institute of Small Industry Extension Training (nisiet)] (An Organisation of the Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India). Published from ni-msme, Yousufguda, Hyderabad 500 045 and printed at A.S. Graphics, 7-1-304/A/2/A1, B.K. Guda, Hyderabad 500 038.