Lok Sabha Question No. 880 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-23
Subject: Job Portal for MSME Sector
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, Shrirang Appa Barne, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, DHARMENDRA YADAV, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 880 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2018

## JOB PORTAL FOR MSME SECTOR

880.     DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state :

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  create  awareness  about  the  Micro,  Small  and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector at the national level;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  creating knowledge, marketing, technical and financial handholding at the grass-root level and the success achieved in this regard so far;
- (c) whether  the  Government  had  organised  conclave  to  encourage  dialogue  and  partnerships among various stakeholders of the MSME sector and if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  launched  any  job  portal  to  bridge  the  skill  gap  and  resolve unemployment problem in the country; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  extent  to  which  it  has  been  helpful  in  resolving unemployment problem in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a) & (b): The schemes of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) have a component of awareness generation.  These schemes are implemented through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Coir Board, National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) and the Office of Development Commissioner (MSME) to cater to various requirements of MSMEs, such as  access  to  knowledge,  markets,  technologies  and  finance,  handholding  support  etc.  The  major schemes  of  the  Ministry  are  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP), Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of  Traditional  Industries  (SFURTI),  National  Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme (NMCP), Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLCSS), Marketing  Assistance,  Skill  &  Entrepreneurship  Development  Programmes  and  services  offered through Tool Rooms & Technical Institutions.
- (c): Yes  madam.    National  MSME  Conclave  (Udyam  Sangam  2018)  was  organized  on 27.06.2018 and stakeholders from various fields and parts of the country participated in it and had dialogue on various aspects of MSME Ecosystem.  In addition, under National SC/ST Hub (NSSH) scheme, conclaves are being organized at different locations of the country for coalescing efforts to build  better  ecosystem  for  SC/ST  owned  MSMEs.    These  conclaves  have  resulted  in  awareness about NSSH, Public Procurement Policy and various other schemes of the Ministry of MSME.
- (d) & (e): Yes madam. A job portal called 'MSME Sampark' has been launched. This portal is a  digital  platform  wherein  jobseekers  (i.e.  passed  out  trainees  /  students  of  MSME  Technology Centres) and recruiters can register themselves for mutually beneficial interaction.

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