MSME-DO provides many services through its network for small scale industries. Specialised services of Marketing, Export promotion and International co-operation are also available through a series of schemes and incentives.
 

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Modernisation/In-plant Studies

These are undertaken in units located in dense industry clusters. Programmes for modernisation are prepared and implemented.

Sub-Contract Exchanges (SCXs) for Ancillary Development

The Government’s recognition of Sub-contracting and ancillary as a means of promoting industrialization with the broader objectives of India’s new economic policy announced in 1991 is reflected in the special status conferred on small scale and ancillary industries. There is a good scope for sub contracting/ancillirisation in different industry group in the country. In order to give marketing support and also to facilitate ancillary industries in their efforts to supply to public sector undertakings, 35 Sub-contracting Exchanges (SCXs) are functioning in SISIs/Br. SISIs in the country.

The scope of the Sub-contracting Exchange has further been enlarged by encouraging Industries Associations/NGOs for setting up of Sub-contracting Exchanges. As per scheme, one time grant of Rs. 470 thousands is given for setting up a sub contracting exchange plus Rs. 157 thousands for recurring expenses on tapering basis for 3 years. 51 such Sub-contracting Exchanges have been set up till March 2004.

Apart from these 35 SCX’s are functioning in SISI’s. Around 40 -50 Vendor Development Programmes are conducted annually in different parts of the country which are of National /State/ Regional level. The programmes are giving satisfactory contribution to the objective of ancillary /vendor development in the country. Such programmes are also contributing to enrich the data bank of the exchanges both from buyers as well as from sellers point of view.

The chief functions of the Sub-Contract Exchanges are as under :-

1. To register spare capacity of manufacture or services available with small and tiny units and prepare computerised data base information of all the industries in the state and update the same periodically.

2. To obtain details of items regularly required by other large/medium enterprises, which could be manufactured in the small-scale sector.

3. To match the requirements of large undertakings with the spare capacity available with the SSI units and introduce the small-scale units to the large scale.

4. To arrange Buyer-Seller Meets/Vendor Development Programmes and Exhibitions so as to display the products registered by large undertakings/different companies and organise various programmes viz. Quality Control Programmes (ISO-9000), Export Promotion programmes and issue bulletins of information like tender enquiry and other related information free of cost to the tiny and small scale units.

5. To organise Seminars/Workshops on Sub-Contracting opportunites.

6. To provide networking with other SCXs in the country for enabling flow of data & information on Vendor Development/Marketing opportunities.

7. To generate business worth Rs.75 lakhs to Rs.1 crore annually for SSI units.