Chandigarh, 29 Nov (KNN) A Vendor Development meet for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) at Chandigarh was organised by Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) last week.

Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN inaugurated the event and Geeta Kapur, Director (Personnel), A.K. Singh, Director (Finance) and Sushil Kumar Sharma, Director (Electrical) were also present during the inaugural ceremony.

Other senior officials also joined the occasion.

“The aim of the Vendor Development Programs is to boost Micro and Small Enterprises (MSMEs) and increase their participation in public procurement process,” said Sharma in his keynote address.

He further said that, SJVN has been organising such meets to reinforce the contribution of MSMEs in the growth story of SJVN.

Sharma highlighted that SJVN’s vision to encourage entrepreneurs reflects in these programs as it produces a system of vendors who contribute to the society for its development.

He spoke about the importance of strengthening MSMEs through Sustainable Vendor Development during uncertain times due to the pandemic.

“This would not only go a long way in strengthening the “Make in India” initiative of Government of India, but also contribute to the economic growth of the Nation,” said Sharma.

He underlined the goal of the programme is to create opportunities for MSMEs to develop as potential vendors for SJVN under the Public Procurement Policy.

A detailed presentation on SJVN & e-Procurement process as a part of creating awareness among the MSMEs was made.

In other presentations, registration process of bidders on the online portals was explained in detail. In the end an interactive session was conducted where vendor queries were addressed.

During the meet SJVN also facilitated the on-boarding of the Vendors on the NSIC, GeM, UDYAM & e-Procurement platforms. During the event presentations were also made by MSME Development Institute, Government e-Market Place (GeM), National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), National SC/ST Hub (NSSH), M1xchange & Invoice Mart.