CITY BUSINESS PLAN

City Business Plan for Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation
National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme (NMCP)
The Government had launched the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme since 2005
with an objective to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The programme provides
assistance in a range of areas:
‣ Marketing Support/Assistance to MSMEs (Bar Code)
‣ Supports for Entrepreneurial and Managerial Development of SMEs through Incubators
‣ Building Awareness on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for MSME
‣ Lean Manufacturing Competitiveness
‣ Mini Tool Rooms
‣ Design Clinic for design expertise for MSMEs
‣ Technology and Quality Upgradation Support, etc.
Micro & Small Enterprises - Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP)
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India (GoI) has
adopted the cluster development approach as a key strategy for enhancing the productivity and
Competitiveness as well as capacity building of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) and their
collectives in the country. The Scheme addresses common issues such as improvement of technology,
skills and quality, market access, access to capital, etc. It also has an objective to create/upgrade
infrastructural facilities in the new/existing industrial areas/ clusters of MSEs. and to set up common
facility centres (for testing, training, raw material storage/processing depot, effluent treatment,
complementing production processes, etc).
The Scheme assists for conduct of a Diagnostic Study of about 3 months duration, sourcing of
technology, setting up of Common Facility Centres (CFCs), organizing workshops, training and study
visits etc. Govt of India assistance may be viewed in terms of: Diagnostic Study - Maximum cost Rs.
2.50 lakhs. Soft interventions - Maximum cost of project Rs. 25.00 lakh, with GoI contribution of
75% (90% for clusters with more than 50% women/micro/village/SC/ST units).; and Hard
interventions i.e. setting up of CFCs – maximum eligible project cost of Rs. 15.00 crore with GoI
contribution of 70% (90% for Special Category for clusters with more than 50%
women/micro/village/SC/ST units).
As indicated, an Industrial Infrastructure Development scheme has been subsumed in the MSE (CDP).
This facilitates Infrastructure Development for facilities like power distribution network, water,
telecommunication, drainage and pollution control facilities, roads, banks, raw materials, storage and
marketing outlets, common service facilities and technological backup services for MSEs in the new/
existing industrial estates/areas. It also supports establishment of renewable and non conventional
energy systems. Projects may be implemented through an appropriate State Government agency.
Progressively, SPVs of industry may also implement such projects. Infrastructure Development in
new/ existing industrial estates/areas are assisted as per the following terms: Maximum eligible
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