ANNUAL REPORT - Dc Msme

Annual Report
2010-11
Chapter IV - DC (MSME)
consultancy, assistance for exports,
pollution and energy audits etc. The
organisation provides economic
information services and also advises
Government in policy formulation
for the promotion and development
of MSME sector. Its field offices also
work as effective links between the
Central and the State Governments
in the area of MSME development.
4.1.2 As a result of the globalization
and liberalization of the economy,
the units in the sector were
increasingly called upon to face
new and bigger challenges not
only from Multinational Companies
(MNCs) etc. but also from bigger
domestic players. Recognising the
dynamics of the new environment
in which these units were operating,
the O/o DC (MSME) now focuses on
providing support in the fields of
credit, marketing, technology and
infrastructure. The emerging global
trends and national developments
have transformed the role of the
Organization into that of catalyst of
growth of small enterprises in the
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country. The major functions of the
Organization are: -
i) Advising the Government
in policy formulation for the
promotion and development
of MSME Sector;
ii) Providing techno-economic
and managerial consultancy,
common facilities and
extension services to the
MSME Sector;
iii) Making available facilities
for technology upgradation,
modernisation, quality
improvement
infrastructure;
and
iv) Developing Human Resources
through training and skill
upgradation;
v) Providing economic
information services;
vi) Maintaining a close liaison with
the Central Ministries, Planning
Commission, State Governments,
Financial Institutions and other
organisations concerned with
development of MSME Sector;
and
MSME