ENA MSME 2018-01-16 10:21:15 <p><strong>New Delhi, Jan 16 (KNN) </strong>Towards up scaling the industrial infrastructure for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the national capital, the Federation of Indian Micro and Small &amp; Medium Enterprises (FISME) along with MSME Development Institute (MSME-DI) held a workshop under the theme Industrial Eco-system in Delhi.</p> <p>Speaking at the event, Ram Mohan Mishra, Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner, Ministry of MSME highlighted the need to have a more conducive ecosystem for MSMEs in Delhi considering the fact that Delhi helps produce Demonstration Effect.</p> <p>The entire country looks at cities like Delhi, if things go well in this part of the country, similar practices are likely to replicate elsewhere in the country.</p> <p>Mishra further said that there is a need to move towards green economy and the green resources available in the country in comparison to rest of the world is incomparable.</p> <p>Citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mishra said that the country is aiming towards doubling the farmers income, and micro, small and medium enterprises are crucial in realising that aim.</p> <p>The meeting was attended by senior office bearers of important MSME Associations as well as by senior officers of both the central and state Government.</p> <p>Speaking at the event, Mohanjeet Singh, Principal Secretary and Commissioner (Industries), Government of NCT of Delhi acknowledged that multiplicity of agencies continues to remain a bottleneck for the MSMEs and the government is committed to explore possibilities of simplification.</p> <p>With regard to ease of doing business, the Principal Secretary said that despite odds, the country is moving towards better ranks in ease of doing business.</p> <p>There is a need to ensure that the schemes rolled out by the government reach the concerned stakeholders and MSME-DI may conduct Pakhwadas to educate the MSME entrepreneurs of the schemes.</p> <p>FISME Secretary General, Anil Bhardwaj spoke of the challenges of running an MSME unit in the national capital and how FISME can play a constructive role in facilitating an MSME-Friendly ecosystem in the national capital region.</p> <p>During the roundtable discussion that followed , the participating MSME entrepreneurs and associations raised different concerns including handholding under Digital MSME scheme, public procurement, and also with regard to the labour laws.</p> <p>The Federation of Indian Micro and Small &amp; Medium Enterprises (FISME) is a national level MSME body comprising of a network of over 700 sectoral and geographical MSME associations from across the country. <strong>(KNN/DA)</strong></p> 18869 http://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/msme/msme-di-fisme-holds-brainstorming-session-on-industrial-ecosystem-for-msmes 2018-01-16 10:21:15 knnindia.co.in