MSME Ministry suggests SMEs to adopt innovative technologies in production

03 Oct 2013 Evaluate

Concerned over the declining share of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in the global market, the MSME ministry has suggested such enterprises, especially start ups, to adopt innovative technologies in production in order to make them globally competitive.

MSME Secretary Madhav Lal, said that there is need to work within certain frameworks and policies as the MSME sector has been witnessing a slow growth phase with its share of exports falling from 40 percent to 36 percent now. On the other hand, countries such as China have been increasing their share consistently on the back of their superior global competitiveness. By adding further, Madhav Lal said that MSME is of the view that global competitiveness in MSME firms can be achieved only through well thought frameworks, therefore the ministry is presently working on those mechanisms to tackle the issues of innovation in these firms.

The MSME sector contributes around 8% of the country's GDP, 45% of the manufactured output and provides employment to over 8 crore persons engaged in over 3.6 crore units. Meanwhile, the government has been taking steps to boost the sector’s growth. In the 12th Five-Year Plan, the government has increased Budget allocation for the sector to Rs 24,000 crore from Rs 11,000 crore in the previous five-plan period. Further, it has also set up a six-member inter-ministerial panel, which will suggest measures to boost the MSME exports.

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