An MoU was exchanged between the Ministry of MSME and NSIC for NSIC being the Implementing Agency for operating one component of Capacity Building of First Time MSE Exporters (CBFTE) scheme on 20th September 2022 at Ministry of MSME, Udyog Bhawan in the presence of Shri B.B. Swain, Secretary (MSME). The MoU was signed by Ms. Mercy Epao, JS-SME, Ministry of MSME and Shri Gaurang Dixit, CMD, NSIC. As per the MoU, NSIC shall implement the subcomponent-iii of CBFTE scheme i.e. reimbursement of Fee paid on Testing & Quality Certification acquired by MSEs to export products. Mr. Sunil Tyagi, GM-SG (IC, Exhb. & HR) was also present on the occasion.

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Shri Gurpal Singh, Zonal Head ,(North 2),NSIC along with AMNS Director and officials during inaugural ceremony of AMNS retail outlet at Ludhiana on 09/09/2022. The Zone (North 2 )Branches have already started lifting and distributed more than 250 MTs till date.

NSIC Zone North-East was graced by Sh. Bimal Borah, Honorable Minister, Department of Commerce and Industry and PE, Govt of Assam on 21/09/22. He visited NSIC TIC and interacted with Branch officials and the participating Trainees. Shri Vijay Prakash , Zonal Head , North East along with other staff and officers briefed him about the benefits of NSIC schemes .The Honorable Minister assured to extend full support of the Govt of Assam to NSIC Associates in the region.

NSIC has signed MOU agreement on 22nd September 2022 with Punjab National Bank under Bank Tie up Scheme to help MSMEs with credit facility. This MOU envisages mutual cooperation in growth and development of MSME Sector in the country. The agreement was signed by Sh. P Ravi Kumar, Chief General Manager of NSIC and Mr.R.K Vashishtha, General Manager from PNB in the presence of Sh. Gaurang.Dixit, CMD NSIC. Also present on the occasion was Ms Himani Shali, Chief Manager (Bank Tie Up) ,Sh.Ragunath Chief Manager and Sh. Mahesh Bhatia Chief Manager (PNB).

NTSC (Aligarh) signed MoU with All India Metal Forging Association on 20th September 2022 in presence of Shri Gaurang Dixit, CMD,NSIC . The aim and objective of this MoU is to make available the trained and skilled Manpower to industries on need basis as ready to use and bridge the gap of demand and availability of skilled Manpower and also retrain the existing Manpower on latest technology such as Robotics, CNC, Lazer cutting and other testing machines. The MoU was signed by Shri T.S.Rajput, General Manager, NTSC, Aligarh and Sri Brajesh Agrawal, President, All India Metal Forging Association, Ghaziabad.

Shri Narayan Tatu Rane, Hon’ble Minister of MSME, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India graced the occasion of MoU signing between the National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. (NSIC) and Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone Limited (AMTZ) on cooperation in the healthcare sector on 21st September 2022 at Ministry of MSME, Udyog Bhawan. Shri B.B. Swain, Secretary (MSME) was also present on the occasion. The MoU was signed by Shri Gaurang Dixit, CMD, NSIC and Dr. Jitendra Sharma, MD & CEO, AMTZ. Shri Narayan Tatu Rane, Hon’ble Minister of MSME stated that the signing of this MoU between NSIC and AMTZ will be a significant step for enhancing the competitiveness of MSMEs in healthcare sector. He stated that both organizations can leverage their expertise and create excellent opportunities for MSMEs in healthcare sector to form global alliances and get access to latest medical technologies alongwith creating skilled manpower for this sector. Mr. Sunil Tyagi, GM-SG (IC, Exhb. & HR), Ms. Adiba Bari, Manager (IC), Mr. Anupam Tiwari, Manager (IC) and Mr. Shashank Shekhar, Asst. Manager (IC) were also present on the occasion.

An Awareness program was conducted on “Child Labour Eradication” at NTSC, RAJPURA on 19/09/2022. Students gave brief speech on the topic and made posters to highlight the issue. Shri Rajesh Jain, GM(SG), NTSC(Rajpura) presided the program.

NTSC (Rajpura), in association with District Bureau of Employment and Entrepreneurship (DBEE) Patiala organized a placement camp on 9th September, 2022 at its center NTSC (Rajpura). It was inaugurated by Shri Gaurang Dixit, Chairman cum Managing Director, NSIC in the presence of Shri. Rajesh Jain, Centre Head, NTSC (Rajpura) and Shri Sanjeev Sharma, Sub-Divisional Officer, Rajpura. On this occasion, Shri Gaurang Dixit, CMD, NSIC stated that NTSC (Rajpura) has been providing constantly training to the youth of the area under various schemes of the State and Central Government for the last 28 years in traditional and advanced training courses as per the changing needs of the industry.

A Virtual Interactive session was chaired by Shri. Gaurang Dixit, CMD, NSIC with the MSMEs/Exporters on 14th September 2022 to discuss about the experiences of existing exporters and also the expectations of MSMEs who want to become exporters. 70 MSMEs/Exporters fraternity including the Exporter associations participated in the interactive session where they discussed about the difficulties/ limitations they are facing and shared their suggestions on how NSIC can help them in exports. They appreciated NSIC’s initiative in providing international linkages to MSMEs. Participants were also briefed about NSIC’s initiatives & International Cooperation Activities and recently launched Sub-Component II: Capacity Building of First Time Exporter (CBFTE) of International Cooperation Scheme of Ministry of MSME. Mr. Sunil Tyagi, GM-SG (IC, Exhb. & HR), Zonal Heads, Ms. Adiba Bari, Manager (IC), Mr. Anupam Tiwari, Manager (IC) and Mr. Shashank Shekhar, Asst. Manager (IC) were also present.

Shri Gaurang Dixit, Director (Finance) on assuming the additional charge of CMD, NSIC, met Dr. (Prof.) Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, Hon’ble Chairman, Parliament Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Shri Gaurang Dixit, CMD,NSIC during his visit to Hyderabad reviewed the performance of the Zone South 2 and motivated them to effectively implement all the NSIC schemes so that the MSME sector scales heights by availing the benefit of NSIC schemes.