(i) Two meeting with stakeholders on issues concerning
(i) Paper products and (ii) Electrical machines, appliance
& apparatus including electronics
and electrical appliances and electronic equipments
and components in MSE Sector were held on 5.9.2007
and 6.9.2007 respectively under the Chairmanship of
Addl. Secretary & Development Commissioner (Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises).
(ii) Meeting on Mid-term Appraisal by the Department-related
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry in respect
of annual targets set
for 2007-08 and annual budgetary grants to the Ministry
of MSME was held on 21.09.2007.
(iii) An Inter-Ministerial Team under the Leadership
of AS&DC(MSME) participated in the symposium on "Investing
Private Capital
in Emerging and Frontier Markets in SMEs" held at
Geneva during 24-25 Sept. 2007. AS&DC(MSME) made a
presentation on
Indian Scenario of SMEs with particular reference
to the emerging success of finance. The leverage developed
at the Symposium will be followed up for further networking
at the international level.
(iv) Office of DC(MSME) participated in the Seven
Tehran International Industry Exhibition, 2007 held
during Sept. 8-12, 2007
at Tehran, Iran. Eight MSME put up their stalls in
the pavilion of the office. Export enquires worth
US $ 450,000 were
received by the participating units.
(v) Office of DC(MSME) participated in FIERA-DEL-LEVANTE-International
Trade Fair, Bari, Italy, jointly with NSIC, from
Sept. 8-16, 2007. The pavilion of the DC(MSME) was
visited by President of Puglia State of Italy and
other dignitaries of
India.