Lok Sabha Question No. 1960 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Collaboration between Industries and Academia
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1960 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2023

## COLLABORATION BETWEEN INDUSTRIES AND ACADEMIA

1960.   SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

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

- (a) whether there is a need of collaboration between industries and academia in the country as has been in United State of America and various advanced developed economies;
- (b) if so, whether there is a general perception/complaint in the industry that the freshers from the engineering colleges lack industrial skills and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the vendor development programme and exhibition have been able to create a platform for MSME units to find customers;
- (d) if so, the details in this regard, State-wise including in Odisha;
- (e) whether  there  is  a  need  of  experts  to  conduct  a  vendor  development  programme  for  greater collaboration between industry and academia to help academia produce good engineers in the country; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken to conduct vendor development programme, Statewise including in Odisha?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDMUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

(a) & (b): In view of the importance of collaboration between industries and academia for capacity building  and  enhancing  industrial  skills  of  the  students/MSMEs  in  the  country,  Ministry  of  Micro, Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  is  implementing  MSME  Innovative  Scheme  under  MSME Champions Scheme to ensure industry-academia linkages for MSMEs. The scheme has provision of associating  with  Academic  Institutions  as  Host  Institutes  (HIs)  and  Implementing  Agencies  (IAs)  to nurture  ideas,  Design  Development  and  Patents  supports  to  MSMEs.  As  on  date,  639  Academic Institutions are recognized as Host Institutes (HIs) under Incubation component.

(c) to (f): Ministry of MSME is implementing the Procurement and Marketing Scheme for Vendor Development  Programme  (VDP)  and  exhibitions  of  MSMEs  in  the  country.  This  scheme  has  been introduced to enhance the marketability of products and services in the  MSME Sector. The Scheme provides market access initiatives like organizing/participation in National/International Trade Fairs/Exhibitions/MSME Expo, etc., held across the country. Further, Vendor Development Programs are conducted to facilitate market linkages for effective implementation of Public Procurement Policy for  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  (MSEs).  The  details  of  beneficiaries  in  VDPs  and  Domestic  Trade Fairs/Exhibitions conducted in year 2023-24, State-wise, including Odisha are placed at Annexure-I . Vendor development programmes are organized with the collaboration between industry associations, MSMEs and Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) to provide a marketing platform for MSMEs.

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## Details of No. of Vendor Development Programs conducted during 2023-24 (State Wise)

| S. No   | NAMEOFDFO   |   VDPs Conducted (Till 30.11.2023) |   No. of Beneficiaries (Approx.) |
|---------|-------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1       | Karnataka   |                                  1 |                              100 |
| 2       | Delhi       |                                  1 |                              204 |
| 3       | Odisha      |                                  1 |                              100 |
| 4       | Haryana     |                                  2 |                              200 |
| 5       | Uttarakhand |                                  1 |                              100 |
| 6       | Maharashtra |                                  1 |                              100 |
| 7       | Punjab      |                                  1 |                              100 |
| 8       | Kerala      |                                  1 |                              100 |
| 9       | Assam       |                                  1 |                              100 |
| Total   | Total       |                                 10 |                             1104 |

## Details of beneficiaries in Domestic Trade Fair/Exhibition in year 2023-24 (State Wise)

| S. No.   | State/UT                                             | No. of MSEs Benefitted till 08.12.2023 under component 5(I)(A) of the Scheme   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Tripura including Mizoram                            | 3                                                                              |
| 2        | Uttar Pradesh                                        | 140                                                                            |
| 3        | Gujarat including Daman &Diu and Dadar& Nagar Haveli | 440                                                                            |
| 4        | Karnataka                                            | 312                                                                            |
| 5        | Tamilnadu including Puducherry                       | 416                                                                            |
| 6        | Odisha                                               | 305                                                                            |
| 7        | Nagaland                                             | 3                                                                              |
| 8        | Sikkim                                               | 5                                                                              |
| 9        | Assam including Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya      | 33                                                                             |
| 10       | Uttarakhand                                          | 19                                                                             |
| 11       | Talangana                                            | 196                                                                            |
| 12       | Manipur                                              | 5                                                                              |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh                                       | 167                                                                            |
| 14       | Jammu &Kashmir including Ladakh                      | 41                                                                             |
| 15       | Rajasthan                                            | 386                                                                            |
| 16       | Haryana                                              | 154                                                                            |
| 17       | West Bengal                                          | 81                                                                             |
| 18       | Punjab including Chandigarh                          | 216                                                                            |
| 19       | Maharashtra                                          | 1,565                                                                          |
| 20       | Bihar                                                | 67                                                                             |
| 21       | Delhi&NCR                                            | 549                                                                            |
| 22       | Chhattisgarh                                         | 23                                                                             |
| 23       | Jharkhand                                            | 25                                                                             |
| 24       | Himachal Pradesh                                     | 18                                                                             |
| 25       | Kerala                                               | 139                                                                            |
| 26       | Andhra Pradesh                                       | 72                                                                             |
| 27       | Goa                                                  | 3                                                                              |
| Total    | Total                                                | 5,383                                                                          |