MSME Development Institutes and Branch Development Institutes

There are 32 MSME-DIs and 26 Branch MSME-DIs (formerly SISIs) set up in State capitals and other industrial cities all over the country. The main activities of these institutions are as follows:-
• Assistance/Consultancy to Prospective Entrepreneurs • Assistance/Consultancy rendered to existing units • Preparation of State Industrial Profiles • Preparation/Updation of District Industrial Potential Surveys • Project Profiles • Entrepreneurship Development Programmes • Motivational Campaigns • Production Index • Management Development Programmes • Skill Development Programmes • Energy Conservation • Pollution Control • Quality Control & Upgradation • Export Promotion • Ancillary Development • Common Facility Workshop/Lab • Preparation of Directory of Specific Industry • Intensive Technical Assistance • Coordination with DICs • Linkage with State Govt. Functionaries • Market Surveys • Implementation of DC(MSME) Schemes • Coordination with sate Government Departments/ Agencies • Coordination with NGO/MSME Associations/other stake Holders • Coordination with other sister concerned institutes of Ministry of MSME • Other Action Plan Activities assigned by Headquarters