Centre must take steps to spread the awareness about MSME
There are around 58 courses that the MSME ministry offers to the small scale. There is no shortage of schemes meant for micro, small and medium enterprise sector. If we add to it, the schemes provided by other government bodies such as NSIC, KVIC and Coir Board, the list becomes much longer. Even though the government is providing such schemes to the people, the awareness about these is almost negligible. There are entrepreneurs who approach the various local industry offices, not much help is provided to them by these offices.
A few weeks ago the Odisha government had decided to start a massive awareness drive so that the entrepreneurs could make full use of these schemes. Managers of various district industries centres (DIC) were notified by the MSME secretary of the Odisha state to start the drives. These drives were to be followed by entrepreneurship and skill development programmes at the district level. The state government has also ordered to file all the orders related to credit, technology, improve the dying units and garner support for all the MSME. And if these things do not happen, then disciplinary action will be taken against the officers concerned.
Even the central government should take such similar steps. Hardly any efforts have been made to spread the awareness of the MSMEs. Things such as lack of knowledge and information about a particular MSME or red tape, non-sanctions of funds, rejection of applications without any solid reason are making it difficult for the MSMEs to function in an effective manner.
Even small traders are having a lot of problems as they do not have the necessary information not only on the schemes, but also on things such as trade laws, market development, taxation and business management skill among many. The central government should also undertake various steps to spread the awareness of the various MSME schemes, only then will the people or the entrepreneurs will be able to take the schemes’ full advantage. Spreading awareness about various MSME schemes is really important.
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