Indian Govt. making long-term Agreements/Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Foreign Countries

MoU with Foreign Countries

The Government enters into long-term Agreements/Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with various countries for promoting cooperation in the field of MSMEs in the broad areas of capacity building, industrial surveys and feasibility studies, enterprise to enterprise collaboration, participation in exhibitions and trade fairs, exchanging business missions, technology transfer etc.

The Ministry of MSME has entered into long term agreements, Memorandum of Understanding/Joint Action Plan with 18 countries viz., Tunisia, Romania, Rwanda, Mexico, Uzbekistan, Lesotho, Sri Lanka, Algeria, Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Republic of South Korea, Mozambique, Botswana, Indonesia, Vietnam, Mauritius and Sweden.  Ministry of MSME has not signed any MoU with Netherland.  Details of the signed MoUs are as follows:

Sl. No.	Year of signing	Name of the Country	Name of Agreement	Counterpart Ministry/ Organisation	Date of signing and place
1	2000	Republic of Sudan	Agreement	Government of the Republic of Sudan.	09.04.2000 Khartoum
2	2003	Peoples Democratic Republic of Algeria	Memorandum of Understanding	Ministry of Small and Medium Size Enterprises and Handicrafts	10.10.2003 New Delhi
3	2004	Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka	Memorandum of Understanding	Ministry of Industry	27.01.2004 New Delhi
4	2004	Kingdom of Lesotho	Memorandum of Understanding	Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho.	10.09.2004, Maseru
5	2005	Republic of Uzbekistan	Agreement	Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan.	05.04.2005 New Delhi
6	2006	United Mexican States	Memorandum of Understanding	Secretariat of Economy of the United Mexican States.	27.03.2006, Mexico
7	2006	Republic of Rwanda	Memorandum of Understanding	Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Investment Promotion, Tourism and Cooperatives	30.08.2006 Kigali
8	2006	Romania	Memorandum of Understanding	National Agency for Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises and Cooperatives	23.10.2006 New Delhi
9	2007	Cote D’Ivoire	Memorandum of Understanding	Ministry of Industry and Promotion of Private Sector	14.02.2007 New Delhi
10	2007	Republic of Tunisia	Cooperation Agreement	Government of the Republic of Tunisia.	08.02.2007 Tunis
11	2009	Arab Republic of Egypt	Joint Action Plan	Ministry of Trade and Industry	29.10.2009 Cairo
12	2010	Republic of Botswana	Memorandum of Understanding	Government of the Republic of Botswana.	17.06.2010 New Delhi
13	2010	Republic of Korea	Memorandum of Understanding	Small and Medium Business Administration	18.06.2010 Korea
14	2010	Republic of Mozambique	Memorandum of Understanding	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	30.09.2010 New Delhi
15	2011	Republic of Indonesia	Memorandum of Understanding	Ministry for Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises	25.01.2011 New Delhi
16	2013	Socialist Republic of Vietnam	Memorandum of Understanding	Ministry of Planning and Investment	15.01.2013 Hanoi
17	2013	Republic of Mauritius	Memorandum of Understanding	Ministry of Business, Enterprise and Cooperatives	02.12.2013 Port-Louis
18	2015	Kingdom of Sweden	Memorandum of Understanding	Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation	01.06.2015 Stockholm

The above MoUs, Agreements, etc. provide for a structured framework and enabling environment to discuss issues of mutual interest concerning the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and to explore possibilities of cooperation for the development of MSME sector in both the countries. Further, international cooperation in MSME sector, apart from generating goodwill for the country and strengthening of friendly relations with the partner countries, also benefits Indian MSMEs and opens up new opportunities for them by way of new markets, joint ventures, sharing of best practices, technology collaborations, etc.

At present the Ministry of MSME has no proposal to establish MSME cell in the Indian Missions abroad.

The Government in Ministry of MSME facilitates participation of Indian MSMEs in foreign exhibitions/fairs under its schemes which aim at exploring new areas of technology infusion/upgradation, facilitating joint ventures, improving market of MSMEs’ products, foreign collaborations, etc.

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Training for Cottage Industry

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) through its 39 Multi-Disciplinary Training Centres (MDTC) is imparting skill based training to the entrepreneurs of the micro Village Industries units in the country.  There are 132 training modules including 13 for Khadi, 116 for Village Industries and 03 for Marketing/ Entrepreneur Development Programme (EDP)/ External Aided Project (EAP).  The duration of training under the various modules ranges from 1 week to 15 months which comprises of 97 artisans level, 15 supervisory level and 20 managerial level.  The State-wise list of training centres is given:

State-wise list of Training Centres

Sr.No.	Training Centre	Name of the State
1.	Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute of Rural Technology and Mgt., Nasik	Maharashtra
2.	C. B. Kora Institute of V. I., Borivali (W), Mumbai	Maharashtra
3.	Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Thane	Maharashtra
4.	Central Bee-Research & Training Institute, Pune	Maharashtra
5.	Handmade Paper Institute, Maharashtra KVI Board, Pune	Maharashtra
6.	Kastruba Mahila Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya, Pune	Maharashtra
7.	Regional Pottery Training Centre, Gramodaya Sangh, Chandrapur	Maharashtra
8.	Bapurao Deshmukh Institute for Leather Technology & General Engineering, BD Engineering College Campus ,Wardha	Maharashtra
9.	Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Trichur	Kerala
10.	Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya, Patnanamthitta	Kerala
11.	Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya, Gandhi Smarak Gram Seva Kendram,  Ernakulam	Kerala
12.	Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Bangalore	Karnataka
13.	Central Village Pottery Institute, Belgaum	Karnataka
14.	Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya (Textile Chemistry) Karnataka Khadi Gramodyog Samayukta Sangh, Hubli	Karnataka
15.	Central Palmgur and Palm Products Institute, Chennai	Tamil Nadu
16.	Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya, Tirupur	Tamil Nadu
17.	Khadi Gramodyog Mahavidyalaya, A. P. Khadi and V. I. Board, Hyderabad	Andhra Pradesh
18.	Dr. Rajendra Prasad M.D.T.C., Patna	Bihar
19.	Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Bhubaneswar	Odisha
20.	Sambalpur Silk & Gramodyog Samiti, National Rural Resource Education & Training Centre, Deogarh	Odisha
21.	Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Nadia	West Bengal
22.	Intensive Khadi and Rural Development Centre, Bhirbhum	West Bengal
23.	Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Rajghat	Delhi
24.	Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Mandi	Himachal Pradesh
25.	Production cum Marketing Training Centre (PMTC), Srinagar	Jammu & Kashmir
26.	Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya, Jaipur	Rajasthan
27.	Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Dehradun	Uttarakhand
28.	Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Nainital	Uttarakhand
29.	Ch. Charan Singh IRE & Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Muzzafarnagar	Uttar Pradesh
30.	Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya, Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh
31.	Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya, Barabanki	Uttar Pradesh
32.	Jai Prakash Narayan Centre for Rural Technology, Ballia	Uttar Pradesh
33.	Shri T. S. Gokahle Khadi and V. I., Training & Research Institute, Indore	Madhya Pradesh
34.	Deendayal Research Institute, Satna	Madhya Pradesh
35.	Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Doimukh	Arunachal Pradesh
36.	Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Assam Khadi and V. I. Board , Roha	Assam
37.	Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya, Baksa	Assam
38.	Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Mizoram Khadi and V. I. Board, Aizwal	Mizoram
39.	Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Nagaland Khadi and V. I. Board,Dimapur	Nagaland

In addition, Skill Development Programme (SDP) are conducted with National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) as training partners.

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises aims to modernize the cottage industries by providing the best training to the entrepreneurs through the training institutes of KVIC.

Large number of items are produced under the KVI activities of KVIC.  The major items produced in States/UTs are given:

Major items produced in states/UT wise

Sl.No.	State/UT	Name of items
	Jammu & Kashmir	Village leather products, Essential oils, purse and hand bags, Honey, Sarbat, Paper Mache, Woollen Textile, rice and bakery.
	Himachal Pradesh	Honey, Jam, Sarbat, ketchup, Village leather products, Essential oils, Medicinal Herbs, Woollen Textile, Fur coat
	Punjab	Cottage Pottery Products, Artificial jewellery products, Handicraft, Honey, Jam, Jelly, ketchup, Bakery, Masala, Phulkari, Leather Toys.
	Haryana	Cottage Pottery Products, Artificial jewellery products, Handicraft, Pickles, Jam, Jelly, ketchup, Wooden beads.
	Delhi	Cottage Pottery Products,  Handicraft.
	Rajasthan	Embroidery items, ceramic, pottery, Jems and Jewelleries, Stone carving, Village leather products, Handmade paper, decorative items, Detergent powder, Soaps.
	Uttarakhand	Honey, Jam, Jelly, ketchup, Face wash, Face Cream, Herbal Shampoo, Ayurvedic Medicine, Herbal Soap, Woolen items
	Uttar Pradesh	Honey, Pickles, Jam, Jelly, Dal Mill, Flour Mill, Rice Mill, Food processing and stone crusher, Mustard oil mill, Leather goods, Amla products, Embroidery products, White metal works, Wooden furniture, Wooden toys, Herbal medicines
	Chhattisgarh	Kosa silk Sari dress material, Rice, Poha, Still furniture, Agriculture equipment, Cane  Bamboo items, Metal crafts (docra), Herbal and Ayurvedic Health items.
	Madhya Pradesh	Honey, Pickles, Jam, Jelly, Dal Mill, Flour Mill, Rice Mill, Food processing and stone crusher, Mustard oil mill, Wooden furniture, Wooden toys, Herbal medicines, dehydrated vegetable etc.
	Sikkim	Organic Jam and quash, Servat,
	Arunachal Pradesh	Bamboo and Wood craft, Traditional dress.
	Nagaland	Wood craft, Beekeeping, Traditional dress
	Manipur	Wooden Furniture, Decorative item made out of Cane & Bamboo, Furniture and items, Rice Mill, spices grinding, Supari processing.
	Mizoram	Bamboo craft, Broom.
	Tripura	Wooden Furniture, Decorative made out of Cane & Bamboo, Furniture and items, Rice Mill, spices grinding, Beekeeping, Supari processing.
	Meghalaya	Supari processing, Broom.
	Assam	Wooden Furniture, Decorative made out of Cane & Bamboo, Furniture and items, Rice Mill, spices grinding, Beekeeping, Supari processing,
	Bihar	Honey, Palm Gur, palm Candy, Pickles, Jam, Jelly, Wooden Furniture, Litchi Products, Makhana, Sattoo, Poha, Rice.
	West Bengal	Terracota, Honey, Palm Gur, Palm candy Pickles, Jam, Jelly, Cane & Bamboo, Furnitures and decorative items, Metal Handicrafts,.
	Jharkhand	Honey, Palm Sugar, palm Candy, Pickles, Jam, Jelly, Wood carving, Rice, Satoo, Poha.
	Odisha	Paddy processing, Pulses , Spices, Cashew nut processing,  Stone carving, Wood carving, Brass & Bell metal product, Beekeeping.
	A. & N. Islands	Sea shell, Minor forest produce, Coconut shell items.
	Gujarat	Embroidery, Artificial jewellery, Traditional dress making, Ayurvedic product, Transparent soaps, Pottery, Agarbatti, Honey, Papad, Pickles.
	Maharashtra	Pickles, Jam, Jelly, Cottage Pottery Products, Handmade Paper, Papad, beekeeping, Leather Product (Athani), Wheat grass Powder, Wooden toys.
	Goa	Cashew Processing, Minor forest product.
	Andhra Pradesh	Pickles, Jam and Jelly, Wood carving, Handmade Paper, Palm Products, Tribal jewellery.
	Telangana	Pickles, Jam and Jelly, Wood carving, Handmade Paper, Palm Products, Tribal jewellery.
	Karnataka	Coorg Honey, Cashew products, Wooden toys, Sandal Wood, Coffee Processing, Pickles, Rani Silk, Agarbatti, Mushroom,
	Lakshadweep	Sea shell, Minor forest produce.
	Kerala	Honey, Spices, Ayurvedic medicine, Can and Bamboo.
	Tamilnadu	Honey, Palm Sugar, palm Candy Pickles, Jam, Jelly, Papad, Leather Products, Soap, Shampoo, Ayurvedic medicine, Pottery, Cane and Bamboo products.
	Puducherry	Handmade Paper, Agarbatti.

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Chinese Imports

The Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are facing tough competition from cheap Chinese products as is evident in high growth of India’s imports from China. As per information compiled from Director General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics in respect of 12 major product groups, largely manufactured by MSMEs in India whose imports from China grew at a higher rate than their respective imports from All Countries combined during 2011-12 to 2014-15. As these 12 product groups accounted for 74% of India’s total imports from China in 2014-15, a significant proportion of Indian MSMEs are seem to be adversely affecting from Chinese imports.

These product groups pertain to Electrical and Electronics, Mechanical and Metallurgical products on the one hand and Chemical, Glass & Ceramics based products on the other.

The Government has been imposing anti-dumping duties, permitted under the WTO, for restricting imports when such imports have been established as unfairly affecting the market for goods and services produced by Indian industries. This mechanism is operated by Directorate General of Anti Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD).

As per Foreign Trade Policy-2015-20, domestic laws /rules/orders/regulations/technical specifications/environmental/ safety and health norms are applicable to domestically produced goods, mutatis mutandis, to imports unless specifically exempted. Government also imposes Safeguard duties to protect domestic industries against a surge of imports from other countries. This mechanism is operated by Directorate General of Safeguards (DGSG).

The Government has been implementing various schemes/programmes to deal with this problem and help the micro, small and medium enterprises for effectively competing with imports from China and other countries. Some of these schemes/programmes include National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme (NMCP); Credit Guarantee Scheme; Credit Linked Capital subsidy Scheme; Cluster Development Programme; Market Development Assistance Scheme and Vendor Development Programme for Ancillarisation. These schemes/programmes help MSMEs growth, increase their competitiveness to challenge cheap Chinese imports in the country. 

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Business / Job Fair for MSME Sector

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises is conducting Business fairs (Vendor Development Programmes) in different parts of the country including Karnataka. MSME Development Institutes (DIs) as well as Tool Rooms/Technology Development Centres located in different parts of the country guide and train the industries for product development and technical skilling.

S. No.	State/UT		No. of VDPs conducted
			State Level	National Level
1.	Andhra Pradesh & Telangana		25	4
2.	Andaman & Nicobar		0	0
3.	Bihar		10	2
4.	Chhattisgarh		6	1
5.	Delhi		20	4
6.	Goa		4	0
7.	Gujarat & Daman, Diu, Dadra & NH		10	3
8.	Haryana		8	1
9.	Himachal Pradesh		6	1
10.	Jammu & Kashmir		6	0
11.	Jharkhand		10	2
12.	Karnataka		30	6
13.	Kerala		4	1
14.	Madhya Pradesh		12	1
15.	Maharashtra		29	6
16.	Odisha		16	2
17.	Punjab & Chandigarh		12	2
18.	Rajasthan		10	2
19.	Tamilnadu & Pudducherry		25	5
20.	Uttrakhand		7	1
21.	Uttar Pradesh		43	4
22.	W. Bengal &  Andaman and  Nicobar		20	4
Total ONER			313	52
NER& Sikkim
23.		Arunachal Pradesh	1	0
24.		Assam,	2	1
25.		Manipur	1	0
26.		Meghalaya	2	0
27.		Mizoram	0	0
28.		Nagaland	1	0
29.		Sikkim	1	0
30.		Tripura	1	0
Total NER & Sikkim			9	1
Grand Total			322	53

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Modernisation of MSME Sector

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has been taking up projects for developing affordable technologies to upgrade technology base of Khadi and Village Industries sector in collaboration with premier academic and technical institutes. Through such collaborative projects, 124 technologies have been developed for Khadi as well as Village Industries. 

KVIC, has established a number of sector specific research institutions viz  i) Central Bee Research & Training Institute, Pune for honey, ii)   Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute, Jaipur for handmade paper, iii)  Dr. B.R Ambedkar Institute of Rural Technology & Management and Institute of Renewable Energy, Nashik for training, iv)  C.B. Kora Institute of Village Industries for training, v)  Central Village Pottery Institute, Khanapur (Belgaum) for pottery, vi)  Central Palmgur and Palm Products Institute, Chennai for palm related products, vii)  Fibre Design cum Development Centre, Trivandrum for coir products.

KVIC has also supported 42 Khadi Institutions and 64 Village Industries institutions and units to set up in house testing laboratories so that the products quality could be tested at an affordable cost.

The Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialisation (MGIRI) undertakes research, design and extension activities for the rural industrial sector.

Details of new technologies finalised and transferred to rural sector by MGIRI during the Eleventh Five Year Plan period is placed at:

Details of new technologies finalised and transferred to rural sector by MGIRI during the Eleventh Five Year Plan period are as follows:

1.             A range of Solar based Industrial machineries such as Solar Charka, Solar Potter wheel, Solar food dryer, solar chakki (dat grinding machine)

2.             Low cost Packaging machine

3.             Biogas power plant (10 kW & 15 kW)

4.             Biomass charcoal briquetting system

5.             LED lighting for indoor and outdoor lighting

6.             Dhoop batti  making machine

7.             Low cost latrine with septic tank

8.             Solar biomass drier of one ton per hour capacity has been designed and developed as an attachment to MGIRI’s innovative biomass mixture for briquetting.

9.             Design and development of Green Chili feeding & cutting machine so as to process Green Chili Powder.

10.         Food products such as flavoured soya milk, sugar free soya milk & calcium rich tofu, tamarind based valued added products, Amla based products, Bakery products, honey based products.

11.         Herbal products such as Chuhara based neutraceuticals, herbal tea, herbal gulal, herbal cosmetics such as face pack, anti-crack cream and Henna paste cones.

12.         Panchagavya (cow urine, cow dung, cow milk and cow ghee) based products like floor cleaner, mosquito repellent coil and dhoop sticks, medicinal products like cow urine distillate, Asav and Aristas, Dant manjans.

13.         Neem based disinfectant products

14.         Bio-Manure testing Kit, Microbial diagnostic kit, soil testing kit

15.         Novel Argo nutrients from waste human hair, bio-fertilizers, Bio-pesticides

16.         Process improvements in Muslin Khadi

17.         Soft and stiff finish technology for Khadi fabric which retains the crease for around 20 washes

18.         Dyeing of Khadi with natural dye

19.         Small Mercerizing machine for Khadi yarn

20.         Hank dyeing machine for Khadi yarn

21.         Technology for extraction and use of vegetable dye

22.         Double roller gin machine

23.         Course count spinning of Desi wool on NMC / solar charka and development of Melange yarn, Jaspe yarn, Grindle yarn, etc.

24.         Alternate tool for combing of Ponduru Khadi

25.         Development of hand knitted garments from solar yarn

26.         Concept of Double Dobby has been developed in Khadi field for weaving value added handloom fabrics such as Buti and Border intricate design, without loss of production

27.         Development of soap quality testing  kits

28.         Making of toilet soap, liquid hand wash, shampoo from soap stock of cotton seed oil

29.         Making of cold cream, cleansing cream, vanishing cream, moisturizing cream & hair dye

30.         Herbal based mosquito repellant

31.         Epoxidised soya bean oil as bio-plasticizer  for application in  plastic processing industries

32.         Using soap stock solution an industrial waste from edible oil industry has been processed into a marketable product as ‘liquid hand wash soap’ on a consultancy basis.

33.         The formulation and standardization of Vanishing cream, Moisturizing cream, cleansing cream and Cold cream products have been completed

34.         Mosquito liquid repellent standardization has been done which is effective against the targeted insects and is also non-hazardous for domestic use.

35.         Low cost variable speed potter’s wheel (tyre type)

36.         Low cost variable speed potter’s wheel (iron rim type)

37.              Natural colours for terracotta jewellery.

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Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme

There Tool Rooms and Technology Development Centres provide common facility services and conduct skill development training programmes in their respective areas. The details of 18 Tool Rooms and Technology Development Centres (State-wise )  are given in the Annexure-A. 

Details of Tool Rooms and Technology Development Centres (State-wise) in the country:

S.no.	Name of State	Name of Tool Room / Technology Development Centre
Tool Rooms (10 Nos.)
1.	Odisha	Central Tool Room & Training Centre (CTTC), Bhubaneswar
2.	Jharkhand	Indo Danish Tool Room (IDTR), Jamshedpur
3.	West Bengal	Central Tool Room & Training Centre (CTTC), Kolkata
4.	Assam	Tool Room & Training Centre (TRTC), Guwahati
5.	Maharashtra	Indo German Tool Room (IGTR), Aurangabad
6.	Madhya Pradesh	Indo German Tool Room (IGTR), Indore
7.	Gujarat	Indo German Tool Room (IGTR), Ahmedabad
8.	Punjab	Central Tool Room (CTR), Ludhiana
9		Central Institute of Hand Tools (CIHT), Jalandhar
10.	Telangana	Central Institute of Tool Design (CITD), Hyderabad
Technology Development Centres (08 Nos.)
11.	Maharashtra	Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments (IDEMI), Mumbai
12.	Uttarakhand	Electronics Service & Training Centre (ESTC), Ramnagar
13.	Tamilnadu	Central Footwear Training Institute(CFTI) , Chennai
14.	Uttar Pradesh	Process and  Product Development Centre (PPDC), Agra
15.		Process cum Product Development Centre (PPDC), Meerut
16.		Central Footwear Training Institute(CFTI), Agra
17.		Fragrance & Flavour Development Centre(FFDC), Kannauj
18.		Centre for Development of Glass Industries (CDGI), Firozabad

The Government have approved the Technology Centre Systems Programme (TCSP) under which 15 new Technology Centres are to be established with World Bank assistance, over a period of 6 years.  Pudi, Distt. Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) has been identified by the State Government as one of the locations for setting up a new Technology Centre under TCSP.