MSME National Board discusses public procurement policy

18 Dec 2013 Evaluate

In order to enhance competitiveness of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), the National Board for MSMEs has discussed various aspects of MSME sector with special focus on the Public Procurement Policy. The board in its official statement appealed to all the members to mobilize MSME Associations and units to actively participate in the Procurement process at the government level to facilitate a demand pull growth in the segment.

The MSMEs board meeting chaired by Minister of State for MSME K H Muniyappa has also announced new developments in the MSME sector, which include creation of India Inclusive Innovation Fund, legal framework for factoring services and creation of 15 new technology centres.

Presently, every ministry except for defence is required to procure a minimum of 20% of annual value of goods and services from micro and small enterprises’. However many ministries are yet to come up with a procurement plan. The need to review Public Procurement Policy has emerged, as the share of MSMEs in the GDP, manufacturing output and exports has been slowly declining. Furthermore, owing to the nature of the structure of the MSMEs, they have far less ability to counter demands of time and resources as efficiently as their larger counterparts. The move is also aimed to counter the imports of electronic system and design management sector.

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