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For SC/ ST entrepreneurs 60 Spl VDPs and capacity building of 10K entrepreneurs proposed for FY 17-18: MoMSME

Updated: Feb 27, 2017 05:31:23am
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New Delhi, Feb 27 (KNN) In the Financial Year 2017-18, as many as 60 special Vendor Development Programmes is proposed to be held for SC/ST entrepreneurs along with facilitating capacity building for around 10000 SC/ST beneficiaries, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MoMSME) said.

In a Facebook post, the Ministry said an amount of Rs. 60 crore has been allocated under National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub in BE 2017-18.

The Hub has been set up to provide professional support to SC/ST entrepreneurs to fulfil the obligations under the Central Government Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order 2012, adopt applicable business practices and leverage the Stand-up India initiatives.

The functions of Hub include collection, collation and dissemination of information regarding SC/ST enterprises and entrepreneurs, capacity building among existing and prospective SC/ST entrepreneurs through skill training and EDPs, vendor development, promoting participation of SC/ST entrepreneurs in exhibitions and organizing special exhibitions for this purpose, facilitating SC/ST entrepreneurs participating in public procurement and monitoring the progress, etc.

In FY 2017-18, it is proposed to organize 60 special Vendor Development Programme for SC/ST entrepreneurs. It is also proposed to facilitate capacity building for around 10000 SC/ST beneficiaries during the year, said the Ministry. (KNN Bureau)

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