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National
Small Industries Corporation Ltd. (NSIC), an ISO 9001 certified
company, since its establishment in 1955, has been working to fulfill
its mission of promoting, aiding and fostering the growth of small
scale industries and industry related small scale services/business
enterprises in the country. Over a period of five decades of transition,
growth and development, NSIC has proved its strength within the
country and abroad by promoting modernization, upgradation of technology,
quality consciousness, strengthening linkages with large medium
enterprises and enhancing exports - projects and products from small
industries.
NSIC
operates through 9 Zonal Offices, 33 Branch Offices, 14 Sub Offices,
10 NSIC Business Development Extension Offices, 5 Technical services
Centres, 3 Extension Centres and 2 Software Technology Parks supported
by a team of over 500 professionals spread across the country. To
manage operations in African countries, NSIC operates from its office
in Johannesburg.
NSIC
carries forward its mission to assist small enterprises with a set
of specially tailored schemes designed to put them in a competitive
and advantageous position. The schemes comprise of facilitating
marketing support, credit support, technology support and other
support services.
NSIC
carries forward its mission to assist small enterprises with a set
of specially tailored schemes designed to put them in a competitive
and advantageous position. The schemes comprise of facilitating
marketing support, credit support, technology support and other
support services.
Marketing
Marketing,
a strategic tool for business development, is critical to the
growth and survival of small enterprises in today's intensely
competitive market. NSIC acts as a facilitator to promote small
industries products and has devised a number of schemes to support
small enterprises in their marketing efforts, both in an outside
the country. These schemes are briefly described as under:
Consortia
and Tender Marketing: Small Enterprises in their individual
capacity face problems to procure & execute large orders, which
inhibit and restrict their growth. NSIC, accordingly adopts Consortia
approach and forms consortia of units manufacturing the same products,
thereby easing out marketing problems of SSIs. The Corporation explores
the market and secures orders for bulk quantities. These orders
are then distributed to small units in tune with their production
capacity. Testing facilities are also provided to enable units to
improve and maintain the quality of their products conforming to
the standard specifications.
Single
point Registration for Government Purchase: NSIC operates a
single Point Registration Scheme under the Government Purchase Programme,
wherein the registered SSI units get purchase preference in Government
purchase programme, exemption from payment of Earnest Money Deposit
etc.
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Issue
of tender sets free of cost.
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Advance
intimation of tenders issued by DGS&D.
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Exemption
from payment of earnest money.
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Waiver
of security deposit up to the monetary limit for which the unit
is registered.
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Issue
of competency certificate in case the value of an order exceeds
the monetary limit, after due verification.
Exhibitions
and Technology Fairs: To showcase the competencies of Indian
SSIs and to capture market opportunities, NSIC participates in select
International and National Exhibitions and Trade Fairs every year.
NSIC facilitates the participation of the small enterprises by providing
concessions in rental etc. Participation in these events exposes SSI
units to international practices and enhances their business prowess.
Buyer-Seller
meets: Bulk and departmental buyers such as the Railways,
Defence, Communication departments and large companies are invited
to participate in buyer-seller meets to enrich SSI unit's knowledge
regarding terms and conditions, quality standards, etc required
by the buyer. These programmes are aimed at vendor development from
SSI units for the bulk manufacturers.
Export
of Products and Projects: NSIC is a recognized Export House
and exporting products and projects of small industries of India to
other countries. The major areas of operation are:
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Export
of products such as handicrafts, leather items, hand tools, pipes/fittings,
builders hardware etc.
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Supply
of Small Industry projects on turnkey basis.
Credit
Support:NSIC facilitates credit requirements of small
enterprises in the following areas
Financing for procurement of Raw
Material (Short term)
NSIC's Raw Material Assistance Scheme aims at helping Small Scale
Industries/ Enterprises by way of financing the purchase of Raw
Material (both indigenous & imported). The salient features
are
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Financial
Assistance for procurement of Raw Materials upto 90 days.
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Bulk
purchase of basic raw materials at competitive rates.
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NSIC
facilitates import of scares raw materials.
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NSIC
takes care of all the procedures, documentation & issue of
letter of credit in case of imports.
Financing
for Marketing Activities (Short term)
NSIC facilitates financing for marketing actives such as Internal
Marketing, Exports and Bill Discounting.
Finance through syndication with
Banks
In order to ensure smooth credit flow to small enterprises, NSIC is
entering into strategic alliances with commercial banks to facilitate
long term / working capital financing of the small enterprises across
the country. The arrangement envisages forwarding of loan applications
of the interested small enterprises by NSIC to the banks and sharing
the processing fee.
Performance and Credit Rating Scheme
for small industries
To enable small enterprises to ascertain the strengths and weaknesses
of their existing operations and take corrective measures to enhance
their organizational strength. NSIC is operating a Performance and
Credit Rating Scheme through empanelled agencies like ICRA, ONICRA,
Duns & Bradstreet(D&B), CRISIL, FITCH, CARE and SMERA. Small
enterprise has the liberty to choose among any of the rating agencies
empanelled with NSIC. Rating agencies will charge the credit rating
fee according to their policies. The benefits to small enterprises
are as follows:
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An
independent, trusted third party opinion on capabilities and credit
worthiness of SSI units.
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Good
rating to enhance the acceptability of the SSI units with Banks.
FIs, SSI's customers and buyers.
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Facilitate
prompter credit decisions from Banks on proposals of SSI units.
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75%
of the credit rating fee subject to a maximum of Rs. 25,000/-
will be reimbursed to the small enterprise having a turnover upto
Rs.50 lakh by way of grants.
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75%
of the credit rating fee subject to a maximum of Rs. 30,000/-
will be reimbursed to the small enterprise having a turnover above
Rs.50 lakh to Rs.200 lakh by way of grants.
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75%
of the credit rating fee subject to a maximum of Rs. 40,000/-
will be reimbursed to the small enterprise having a turnover above
Rs.200 lakh by way of grants.
Technology
Support
Technology is the key to enhancing a company's competitive advantage
in today's dynamic information age. Small enterprises need to develop
and implement a technology strategy in addition to financial, marketing
and operational strategies and adopt the one that helps integrate
their operations with their environment, customers and suppliers.
NSIC offers small units the following support services through its
Technical Services Centres and Extension Centres
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Advising
on application of new techniques
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Material
testing facilities through accredited laboratories
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Product
design including CAD
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Common
facility support in machining, EDM, CNC, etc.
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Energy
and environment services at selected centres
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Classroom
and practical training for skill upgadation
NSIC
Technical Services Centres are located at the following places
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Name
of the Centre |
Focus
area |
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Chennai |
Leather
& Footware |
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Howrah |
General
Engineering |
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Hyderabad |
Electronics
& Computer Application |
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New
Delhi |
Machine
Tools & related activities |
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Rajkot |
Energy
Audit & Energy Conservation activities |
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Rajpura
(Pb) |
Domestic
Electrical Appliances |
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Aligarh
(UP) |
Lock
Cluster & Die and Tool making |
Infomediary Services
Information today is becoming almost as vital as the air we breathe.
We need it every minute of our working lives. With increase in competition
and melting away of international boundaries, the demand for information
is reaching new heights. NSIC, realizing the needs of MSMEs, is offering
Infomediary Services which is a one-stop, one-window bouquet of aids
that will provide information on business, technology and finance,
and also exhibit the core competence of Indian SMEs.
Membership Benefits
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Tender
& Trade Information.
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Banner
display on NSIC Website
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Access
to a wide range of technologies from India and abroad.
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Access
to national and international business leads, JV opportunities
and trade information.
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Comprehensive
information on Government policies, rules and regulations, schemes
and incentives.
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Access
to industrial databases and member's directory.
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Various
value added, specialized services for members of Infomediary Service.
Software
Technology Parks
NSIC Software Technology Parks (STPs) facilitate small industries
in setting up 100% export-oriented units for software exports. They
also act as nodal point to activate software exports directly through
NSIC. These STPs extend support in terms of the requisite infrastructure
to the SSI units to start business operations with a minimum lead
time.The scheme is governed by STPI regulations of the Ministry of
Information Technology, Government of India. NSIC established the
first STP at Okhla, New Delhi in 1995 and second in Chennai in 2001.
Several small scale units have taken advantage of these parks and
contributed export earnings to the exchequer.
Technology Business Incubators
Enterprise development is one of the thrust areas for nurturing the
development and growth of micro and small enterprises in the country
that is being facilitated by providing handholding support to the
micro and small enterprises in every field of business. Incubation
is one of the appropriate tools to achieve this goal, as it provides
necessary facilities for the prospective entrepreneurs and start-up
companies to learn product manufacturing processes coupled with technology
development, business development under one roof. In these incubators
working projects depicting appropriate technology for small enterprises
are displayed in working conditions.
Small Enterprise Establishment Programme(SEEP)
This programme facilitates setting up of new enterprises all over
the country by creating self-employment opportunities for the unemployed
persons. The objective of this scheme is to facilitate establishment
of new small enterprises by way of providing integrated services in
the areas of training for entrepreneurial skill development, selection
of small projects, preparation of project profiles/reports, identification
and sourcing of plant, machinery and equipments, facilitating sanction
of credit facility and providing other support services in order to
boost the development of small enterprises in manufacturing and services
sectors.
International Cooperation
NSIC facilitates sustainable international partnerships. The emphasis
is on sustainable business relations rather than on one-way transactions.
Since its inception, NSIC has contributed to strengthening enterprise-to-enterprise
cooperation, south south cooperation and sharing best practices and
experiences with other developing countries, especially those in the
African, Asian and Pacific regions. The features of the scheme are:
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Exchange
of Business / Technology missions with various countries.
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Facilitating
Enterprise to Enterprise cooperation, JVs, Technology Transfer
& other form of sustainable collaboration.
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Explore
new markets & areas of cooperation:
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Identification
of new export markets by participating in sector- specific exhibitions
all over the world.
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Sharing
of Indian experience with other developing countries
International
Consultancy Services
For the last five decades, NSIC has acquired various skill sets in
the development process of small enterprises. The inherent skills
are being networked to offer consultancy services for other developing
countries. This activity has been started during 2004-05 and is expected
to occupy a place in the future service profile of the Corporation.
The areas of consultancy are as listed below:
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Capacity
Building
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Policy
& Institutional Framework
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Entrepreneurship
Development
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Business
Development Services
Insurance
of Export Credit for Micro and Small Enterprises
NSIC is facilitating micro and small enterprises to insure their
export credits by entering into strategic alliance with Export Credit
Guarantee Corporation of India Limited (ECGC). MSEs would be helped
in insuring their export credits through any office of the Corporation,
located all over the country. This arrangement is made to strengthen
promotion of exports from small enterprises.
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