National SC-ST hub office to organize regional MSME conclave in Chennai

New Delhi, Jan 3 (KNN) Eyeing at handholding the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) of the region of entrepreneurs belonging to the SC-ST community, NSIC under the MSME Ministry is organizing NSSH Regional Conclave in Chennai.

The daylong event is to take place on 5^th January at Hall A, Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam, Chennai from 9.30 AM to 5.30 PM a release from NSIC informed.

The program is expected facilitate a common platform for the different stakeholders including CPSEs, Industry Associations and State Government. The participants would deliberate upon steps to be taken to fulfil Public Procurement Policy mandate for SC-ST entrepreneurs.

The programme aims at coalescing efforts taken by all the stakeholders towards creating a supportive ecosystem for inclusive growth of SC-ST Entrepreneurs. The programme also aims to hold interactions with industry associations and incubators to understand their expectations about NSSH programme while also on-boarding them to play a larger role.

The event is being organized along the lines of the Public Procurement Policy, 2012 that mandated 4 per cent of total procurement of goods and services made by Central Ministries and CPSEs to be from Micro and Small Enterprises owned by SC & ST entrepreneurs.

National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) was launched by Prime Minister Modi with an aim to achieve the mandate under the Public Procurement Policy. (KNN/ DA)