Evaluation Study MSE Cluster Development - Ministry of Micro ...
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Chapter No: 4 – S<strong>of</strong>t Interventions in Sampled <strong>Cluster</strong>sTable No.-4.4: RESPONSES ON THE PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITIES UNDER SOFTINTERVENTIONSActivity/ ProgrammeUnitsRespondingTraining Programme / Workshop / Seminar 202 78%DistributionParticipation in Exhibitions 106 41Tour to Model <strong>Cluster</strong>/Institution/ Technology69 27DemonstrationMeeting on Exports 27 9Participation in Foreign Fairs 17 7Craft Show 7 3Food Mela/ Exhibition 6 2Dev <strong>of</strong> Newsletter for <strong>Cluster</strong> 3 1Common Website 3 1Common Purchase <strong>of</strong> Raw Materials 2 1Loan Scheme 1 0None 32 12Total No. <strong>of</strong> Units Sampled 323 1004.2.4 Responses on the Benefits Derived from S<strong>of</strong>tInterventionsThe sampled beneficiaries were asked to indicate the extent <strong>of</strong> benefits that they hadderived form s<strong>of</strong>t interventions carried out in their cluster. As seen in Table 4.5, only27% <strong>of</strong> the sampled beneficiaries indicated that they had substantially benefited froms<strong>of</strong>t interventions, while 35% indicated that they had benefited to a limited extent. Thecluster actors indicating that they had not benefited were 11% while the respondents not<strong>of</strong>fering any opinion was as high as 27%. The responses obtained on this issue reflectthat the s<strong>of</strong>t interventions have not been as effective as they are designed to be.Table No.-4.5: RESPONSES ON EXTENT OF BENEFITS RECEIVED BY THE UNITS FROMSOFT INTERVENTION ACTIVITIESResponses Units Responding Percentage DistributionBenefited substantially 86 27Benefited to a limited extent 113 35Did not benefit 37 11No opinion/ No response 87 27Total 323 1004.2.5 Impact <strong>of</strong> S<strong>of</strong>t InterventionsThe impact <strong>of</strong> s<strong>of</strong>t interventions on the sampled cluster actors was assessed on the basis<strong>of</strong> responses related to several important indicators such as feeling <strong>of</strong> togetherness,better competitiveness, higher awareness regarding new technologies, trends inmarketing, awareness regarding reduction <strong>of</strong> waste/increase in productivity/quality,improved skills, improved techniques, modern trends and demands, and bettermanufacturing practices.Having discussed these responses we may state that s<strong>of</strong>t interventions are extremelyimportant initial steps that lay the basic foundation for the <strong>Cluster</strong> <strong>Development</strong>83
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