Lean & green pilot project gets underway for 10 MSME units
In what could be a game-changer for more than three crore MSMEs (micro, small and medium scale enterprises) in India, UK-based Aston University and Kolkata’s Jadavpur University, supported by the Indo German Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Small Medium Industries are mulling to introduce lean and green initiatives in small and medium scale industries. The pilot project estimated at a cost of Rs 5.5 crore to be funded both by the universities has included 10 SMEs in West Bengal with whom they will work for one-and-half years. The project will focus on sharing best practices in the supply and value chain and will try to reduce wastes and costs, improve performance with minimal or no damage to the environment on a sustained basis. The success of the above project is vital for MSMEs across the nation when the MSME Ministry is implementing Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLCSS). Under CLCSS, 15% upfront subsidy (subject to maximum of Rs.15.00 lakhs) is given to micro and small enterprises for upgradation of technology Giriraj Singh, Minister of State, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises recently said that in order to facilitate technology upgradation and enhance competitiveness of MSMEs, the Ministry, under the flagship scheme of National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme (NMCP), is implementing schemes such as Lean Manufacturing Competitiveness Scheme, Design Clinic, Technology and Quality Upgradation Programme (TEQUP) and Quality Management Standards (QMS) and Quality Technology Tools (QTT). Further, the Ministry is implementing Micro & Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP) for promotion / development of infrastructure to develop infrastructure, improve productivity and competitiveness of MSEs by way of preparing Diagnostic Study Report, Soft Intervention, Detailed Project Report, Hard Intervention/ Common Facility Centres (CFCs) and Infrastructure Development.
This article was published on March 16, 2015.
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