Page 68 - Untitled-1

News speedy completion of EDP training, these are being coffee, rubber etc. and transport activities are now conducted through Departmental Training Centres eligible for funding under PMEGP. as well as RSETIs/RUDSETIs as per MOU executed This Press Release is based on information between KVIC & MCR. Industries such as Khadi, given by the Minister of State for MSME Shri Giriraj processing of Pashmina Wool, handloom and Singh in a written reply to a question in Rajya power loom units, value added products for tea, Sabha on 02.08.2017. n Mahila Coir Yojana he Coir Board is implementing Mahila Coir prevalent in coir producing coastal States such as Yojana (MCY) exclusively for empowering Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Twomen in the country by giving training and Telangana, Odisha, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, distribution of coir processing equipments. This is Gujarat, Goa, Pondicherry, A & N Islands, West a 100% women oriented programme intended to Bengal and NE Region. During the current year the provide self employment to the rural women artisans targets of 1000 women for training and 200 ratts/ in coir producing regions. The scheme envisages equipments for distribution to the trained women distribution of motorized ratts/motorized traditional have been fixed under MCY and an amount of ratts and other coir processing equipments, which Rs. 35.00 lakhs have been allocated for the current can be operated by women, at 75% subsidy after year. Coir Board has received 97 applications imparting training with a duration of 2 months under the Scheme and all the applications are from subject to a maximum amount of Rs. 7,500/-. The Kerala only. training under MCY are conducted through all This Press Release is based on information training centres of the Board. During the training given by the Minister of State for MSME Shri Giriraj period, the women artisans are given stipend Singh in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha amounting to Rs.1000 per month. The scheme is on 31.07.2017. n MSME Hubs he Ministry of MSME has not established include collection, collation and dissemination or proposed to establish Micro, Small of information regarding SC/ST enterprises and Tand Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) hubs/ entrepreneurs, capacity building among existing zones in the country. However, this Ministry has and prospective SC/ST entrepreneurs through skill approved a scheme for setting up of National training and EDPs, vendor development involving Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) CPSEs, NSIC, MSME-DIs and industry associations Hub on 25.07.2016. Hon’ble Prime Minister including Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce & launched the National SC/ST Hub on 18.10.2016 Industry (DICCI), promoting participation of SC/ST at Ludhiana, Punjab. The National SC/ST Hub is entrepreneurs in exhibitions and organizing special being implemented through the National Small exhibitions for this purpose, facilitating SC/ST Industries Corporation Ltd. (NSIC). The Hub is entrepreneurs participating in public procurement set up to provide professional support to SC/ST and monitoring the progress, etc. entrepreneurs to fulfill the obligations under the Central Government Public Procurement Policy This Press Release is based on information for Micro and Small Enterprises Order 2012, adopt given by the then Minister of State for MSME Shri applicable business practices and leverage the Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary in a written reply Stand up India initiatives. The functions of Hub to a question in Lok Sabha on 17.07.2017. n 66 Laghu Udyog Samachar