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Half Day Workshop on SIDBI Cluster Development Fund
An in-principle approval for Rs 250 Crore has been obtained under the SIDBI Cluster Development Fund for various industrial infrastructure development activities in Kerala , undertaken by the Directorate of Industries and Commerce. A half day workshop was conducted on 18th July 2022 at 11:30 AM at Mascot Hotel , Thiruvananthapuram for ensuring better convergence between SIDBI and the various agencies under the aegis of the Industries Department involved in infrastructure activities in the state. Mr. Suman Billa IAS , Principal Secretary for Industries , delivered the keynote address.
The workshop was led by Mr. K.V. Karthikeyan , Deputy General Manager, SIDBI and Ms Smriti Bajpai , Manager , SIDBI . They presented about various schemes and Cluster Development initiatives of SIDBI. The workshop was attended by officials from the Directorate of Industries and Commerce, KSIDC , KINFRA, KBIP , KIED, RIAB etc. Various agencies have concurred upon submitting proposals designing their infrastructure projects in compliance with the requirements of SIDBI to utilize the funds effectively.
Thus the attempts of our industries department became fructified. We are comfortably placed in the aspirer rank by the DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) under the Union Ministry for Industries and Commerce. It has scientifically categorized the total industrial scenario of Indian Union as top achievers, achievers, aspirer and emerging business eco systems. In 2019 our scoring was 28. Through strenuous efforts we have overtaken other states and reached 15th position now. Our total scoring in the opinion poll conducted among the emerging entrepreneurs in 75.49% undoubtedly says that it is a thrilling moment. From this inspiring evaluation let us try to sprint towards more heights.
Kochi, June 18: The Union government is in an “advanced stage” of activating e-commerce facilities at its Canteen Stores Department (CSD) for online purchase of the goods by its beneficiaries associated with the defense services, a top official revealed at Vyapar 2022.
A meeting of the CSD Board on July 1 will near-finalize the move to set up the digital platform even as the 34 brick-and-mortar depots will continue to function as usual, according to Major General Y.P. Khanduri, General Manager of CSD, which functions under the Ministry of Defense. Either way, it will boost MSMEs, as micro, small and medium industries form a chunk of CSD’s business partners (251 out of the total 555).
The move to let CSD outlets simultaneously go online comes in the wake of two years of Covid-19 that restricted physical movements and left a long backlog in supplies, the senior military officer told a seminar at the June 16-18 business-to-business meet organized here by the Kerala Department of Industries and Commerce.
“Social distancing protocols that came in since the spread of the pandemic in March 2020 inconvenienced our personnel and pensioners totalling 45 lakh across the country. They could not appear at the canteens,” Maj Gen Khanduri recalled in his power-point presentation at JLN International Stadium Ground on Friday night. “Liquor, though, can be accessed only physically from the CSD canteen as the product involves GST payments at the state level.”
The upcoming e-commerce facility will thus enable CSD cardholders to buy groceries and other general items from the defence canteens. “The platform will cater to the beneficiaries across India and the e-bookings will be 24/7,” the speaker said at his 30-minute lecture on ‘Purchase Protocols’ as part of the symposium at Vyapar 2022 which sought to invigorate Kerala’s pandemic-hit MSME units by hosting a products expo that mirrored their technological competence.
The canteens, which typically sell FMCG items, household requisites, watches and stationeries, food and medicines besides liquor and general items, are set for a timely streamlining so as to quicken up the disbursal of undelivered orders, Maj Gen Khanduri said, throwing light on CSDs with 2,000 people on its payrolls while giving indirect employment to 10,000 others.
To a question, the officer said CSD does not supply items that require freezer storage, as the goods have also reach the farthest parts of the country. “That’s also why we don’t sell commodities with a shelf-life of less than six months,” he added, citing reasonable price backed by strict financial control and efficient supply-chain management as the highlights of the canteens.
A subsequent presentation by the Directorate of Industries (DIC) informed that around 14,000 MSME units have registered in Kerala so far during 2022-23, which is being observed as the Year of Entrepreneurs. More than RS 100 crores will be disbursed as subsidy in the current financial year. Also, 2,195 MSMEs have obtained licences through K-SWIFT, while 22,206 others have been issued acknowledgement certificates, Shri P.A. Najeeb, General Manager (DIC), Ernakulam told the seminar.
The administration has envisaged MSME Clinics as a mechanism to address the doubts and concerns of entrepreneurs, he added.
Smt. Shweta Baravani, Program Manager of Amazon’s Karigar and Saheli, spoke about the procurement procedures of the India chapter of the US e-commerce giant Vyapar 2022.
