INTRODUCTION :-
A
package has been formulated for the promotion
of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise, based on
the Circular No.2 (6)/2006- MSME Policy approved
by Cabinet Committee for Economic Affairs (C.C.E.A.).
The scheme for conducting tailor-made Courses
for new entrepreneurs through selected Business
Schools, Technical Institutes etc. is one of the
components of the package.
OBJECTIVES :-
The
programmes has been devised to encourage educated
youth (students) basically the final year and
pre-final year students of business schools, Technical
Institutes to start self-employment ventures of
Micro or Small Enterprises and thus instrumental
in employment generation.
TITLE OF THE PROGRAMME :-
The
Programme will be called "Business Skill Development
Programmes"(BSDP).
OUTPUT :-
About
1500 new Entrepreneurs will be trained every year.
OUTCOMES :-
As
per the Memorandum approved by Expenditure Finance
Committee(EFC) Government of India, BSDPs have
to be conducted by MSME-DIs in collaboration with
select Business/ Engineering Colleges in the area
it covers. Under the umbrella of Office of the
Development Commissioner, there are 30 MSME-DIs
28 Branch MSME-DIs totaling to 58 Institutes will
select Business Schools of Technical Institutions
in their areas and organize one BSDP each to train
25 to 30 candidates in a batch every year. On
an average 27 candidates will be trained in each
programmes. The number of candidate trained will
thus be 27x58 =1566 crossing the target of 1500
per annum.
TOTAL COST :-
Rs.
3.00 crores for Five years @ Rs. 0.5 per year
commencing from 2006-07. An amount of Rs. 1.0
lakh will be provided to each of MSME-DIs for
one BSDP. Finance will not be provided to Business/Technical
Institutions directly; but will be re-imbursed
against the bills for the activities which are
undertaken by the Institutions chosen by MSME-DIs
for organizing the programme of for infrastructure,
if any, provided by the Institution. Directors
will have the power to pay the Institutes in advance
also based on the needs if he is satisfied that
advance needs to be given.
STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTATION :-
Motivation
and Training are the two crucial inputs for promoting
entrepreneurship and sustaining the growth of
existing small scale industries. Office of the
Development Commissioner has been providing these
inputs regularly through various MSME-DIs, Accordingly,
MSME-DIs will be in close contact with Business
Schools, Engineering Colleges and some high level
Polytechnics in their jurisdiction who are willing
to collaborate with MSME -DIs for organizing such
programmes. Director, MSME-DIs will select Business/
Engineering Colleges etc. There may be certain
MSME-DIs in whose jurisdiction an Engineering
College may not be functioning. In such cases,
a Polytechnic may be considered. Grade 'B' Business
Schools recognized be AICTE cab also be considered
the Director, MSME-DIs for organizing the programme.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF INSTITUTES :-
Following are the criteria for selection of Business Schools, Technical Institutes:
| (i) |
The
Institution should have AICTE approved. |
| (ii) |
There
should be a cell for Entrepreneurship Development
functioning in the college for the last
3 years, which should have conducted at
least one programme in a year during the
last 3years. |
| (iii) |
There
should be a data (Tracer Study) available
with the cell on the candidates who underwent
training earlier. |
COURSE CONTENTS :-
The course content in the programme schedule covering 22 working days of Business Skill Development Programmes will be designed so as to provide useful information on the following:s
| (a) |
Product/Process
Design |
| (b) |
Manufacturing
Process involved. |
| (c) |
Testing |
| (d) |
Selection
& usage of appropriate machinery and equipment |
| (e) |
Marketing
avenues/ techniques |
| (f) |
Product
/ service pricing |
| (g) |
Export
opportunities |
| (h) |
Cash
flow |
| (i) |
Field
visits to small scale units |
| (j) |
Market
Study |
| (k) |
Preparation
of project profiles |
| (l) |
Quality
management Standard:
| (i) |
ISO |
9001 |
| (ii) |
ISO |
14001 |
| (iii) |
ISO |
1800 |
| (iv) |
ISO |
22000
etc. |
|
| (m) |
Quality
Management Tools
| (i) |
Six
Sigma |
| (ii) |
Total
Quality maintenance/Management |
| (iii) |
Seven
Quality Control Tools |
| (iv) |
Five
“S” |
| (v) |
Kaizen
etc |
|
| (n) |
Creativity |
| (o) |
Value
Engineering and Value analysis |
| (p) |
Industrial
Design |
| (q) |
Patenting |
| (r) |
scheme
for TIFAC for energy new design |
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MoU) :-
The
Director, MSME-DIs will select Institute in his
jurisdiction and for Br. MSME-DIs under his MSME-DI
preferably in the interior area to organize such
programme. He should record that the selected
Institution fulfilling the criteria and willing
to do the BSDP. Director, MSME-DIs will enter
into a MoU with the concerned Institution ensuring
protection of the interest of MSME-DIs and the
Programme. The format of MoU will be decided by
the Director in consultation with headquarter.
PROGRAMME PARTICULARS (AT A GLANCE) :-
| (i) |
Agency |
MSME-DIs
collaboration with select Business/ Technical
Institute will conduct the programme. |
| (ii) |
Duration |
22
working days |
| (iii) |
Training
Cost |
Rs.
1.0 lakh. |
| (iv) |
Participants |
Final
and pre-final year student of Business or
Technical Institute or Polytechnics in the
areas Where Engineering college are not
there. |
| (v) |
Intake
Capacity |
25
to 30 Nos. participants in a batch |
| (vi) |
Honorarium
to Guest Speaker |
Rs.
500/-for a session of 1 hour and 30 minutes. |
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