QCI, NSIC Sign MoU to Boost MSME Quality, Competitiveness and Market Access

New Delhi, Jul 10 (KNN) The Quality Council of India (QCI) and the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen quality standards, competitiveness and market access for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

The collaboration will integrate key initiatives including the MSME Sustainable (ZED) Certification Scheme, MSME Global Mart, TEAM Initiative and the Single Point Registration Scheme (SPRS) to provide a unified support framework for MSMEs.

Under the partnership, ZED-certified MSMEs will gain access to digital commerce through MSME Global Mart, onboarding on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) under the TEAM Initiative, AI-enabled product cataloguing and export promotion support.

The collaboration will also strengthen convergence between ZED Certification and NSIC's SPRS, support NABL accreditation for NSIC testing facilities, and enable NABET-led assessment, accreditation and capacity-building programmes for NSIC training centres and laboratories.

To oversee implementation, QCI and NSIC will constitute a Joint Coordination Committee (JCC), which will monitor progress and identify new areas of collaboration during the five-year tenure of the MoU.

The MoU was signed at the QCI Office in New Delhi in the presence of senior officials from QCI and NSIC.

(KNN Bureau)