ANNUAL REPORT - Dc Msme

Annual Report
2010-11
Chapter IV - DC (MSME)
expenditure of Rs. 4.86 lakh out of
budget allocation of Rs 5.00 lakh
for the financial year 2009-10. A
budget of Rs. 5.00 lakh has been
provided during the current year
to organize eight WTO awareness
programmes.Total provision of Rs.
25.00 lakh was earmarked for the
11 th Five Year Plan period.
4.14.5 Capacity building,
strengthening of database and
advocacy by Industry/ Enterprise
Associations: It has been felt that
the Associations of Micro and Small
Enterprises do not have adequate
capacity to collect and interpret
data relating to changes in the
market scenario, owing to the
limited availability of funds and the
absence of expertise in the matter.
As a result, their articulation of
views on specific issues concerning
to their product groups leaves
much to be desired. In spite of the
fact that the Associations of the
MSEs have been made members
of the SSI Board and the members
96
of the steering committees of
certain national programmes for
development of some products,
their existing weaknesses prevent
them from playing the expected
role effectively. Even in their role
as facilitators for their members
in Government assisted schemes
like setting up of sub-contracting
exchanges, testing laboratories,
etc., the capacity of these
Associations has been found to be
deficient.
4.14.6 To strengthen their role
and increase their efficiency,
financial assistance is provided
for the secretarial and advisory/
extension services and for holding
workshops/seminars/symposiums
of selected Associations depending
on the size and the reach of the
associations. The beneficiary
associations are to provide the
regular manpower at their own
cost and office space and also
bear 50 per cent of the cost of
modernization of their facilities,
MSME