Over 23,000 MSMEs register to practice sustainability under Zero Defect Zero Effect Scheme

New Delhi, 29 Nov (KNN) Narayan Rane, Union Minister for MSME in a written reply to Rajya Sabha today informed that approximately 23,948 MSMEs had registered with intent to adopt the principle of the Zero Defect Zero Effect Scheme (ZED).

The scheme is an extensive drive to create proper awareness in MSMEs about ZED manufacturing and motivate them for assessment of their enterprise for ZED and support them. After ZED assessment, MSMEs can reduce wastages substantially, increase productivity, expand their market as IOPs, become vendors to CPSUs, have more IPRs, develop new products and processes etc, as described by the Ministry of MSME.

Under this, the Quality Council of India (QCI) followed the scheme guidelines on a consistent basis. QCI has completed and submitted all relevant documents and evidences related to the erstwhile ZED Scheme, with the Ministry as the National Monitoring and Implementation Unit (NMIU), said the release.

QCI was monitoring & implementing the following components of the guidelines: Industry Awareness Programmes, Training Programmes including Master Trainer, Assessor, Consultant, MSME Capacity Building, MSME officials training etc., Content Development for Online Learning Development of Mobile Monitoring Applications for Awareness Programmes and Site-assessments, Accreditation & empanelment of rating agencies & consulting organizations, Conducting Desktop and site-assessments through accredited agencies, other components as mentioned in the scheme guidelines.