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ÀQLVKHG JRRGV VWRRG DW 86 ELOOLRQ ,QGLDQ SODVWLFV Ms. Alka Nangia Arora, Joint Secretary, Ministry of MSME
industry has the immediate additional export potential informed the industry representatives on various schemes.
of more than US $ 14 Billion to USA due to China- North She further highlighted the need for sensitizing the
American Trade war said Mr. Desai. Mr. Desai requested the industry of various existing schemes of Govt of India that
Government to setup Global Export Market Intelligence could be useful for the industry. She also asked the industry
Network in order to help Indian exporters by providing to increase use of MSME Tools rooms for technical trainings.
information on products/services in high demand. Country Environment policy should be uniform across India as One
specific export strategies should be developed and National- One Policy said Mr. Hiten Bheda, Chairman-
implemented. Government should support MSME exporters Environment committee. Such schemes practiced in
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Government should adopt cluster model to enhance the aimed towards popular brands with major contribution to
export competitiveness of MSME’s in the plastic sector Plastic waste. In Indian context, as India is already known
said Mr. Desai.
to recycle around 60% of plastic waste, such scheme should
Mr. Shyamal Mishra, Joint Secretary, Department of focus on littered but uncollected plastic waste at least
Commerce mentioned that the focus of the industry in the initial stages. Bulk of the Indian producers are in
should be on Value added products rather than export of MSME segments. Small producers processing less than
raw material. He further stated that the department is 1000 metric tons of material or having turnover up to 25
working on detailed analysis of export market based on crore be excluded from the scheme except for a lump sum
HS code. This would help the Indian plastics industry in annual fee based on total turnover and towards EPR gap
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requested the industry to update and regularly inform the should be uniform across India said Mr. Bheda.
department about barrier in exports or negative measures Mr. Manoj Gangeya, Director, Ministry of Environment &
by any country.
Forest informed that the Ministry is soon going to notify
Mr. Manish Dedhia requested government to rationalize EPR guidelines. The industry needs infusion of latest
Factory Act by making it applicable only for over 100 technologies in order to produce high quality products.
Plastic industry should be given adequate support
and assistance through capital investment subsidy on
purchase of high technology machines under Technology
Upgradation Fund, said Mr. L K Singh. TUF for Plastics
sector will boost exports by 5-6 times in next 5 years.
Industry demanded allocation for Rs. 500 crore per annum
for capital investment subsidy under TUF. The industry
representatives also called for removal of anti-dumping
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employees in a single location. He also requested goods should be kept in the exclusion list of Regional Trade
government to allow 12 hours’ labor in light weight agreements such as RCEP.
industry like plastics. Since plastic industry is capital The industry demanded that the Import of cheap and unsafe
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lowered compared to others. The industry demanded should immediately be restricted. Government should
minimum 3 % subsidy for New plant or Upgradation (similar
to Textile industry). There is an urgent need to provide PDNH %,6 VWDQGDUGV IRU SODVWLF ÀQLVKHG JRRGV PDQGDWRU\
said Mr. Deepak Ballani. This will ensure consumption
easy capital to MSME’s by rationalizing interest rate and of safe material by Indian consumers. However, the
margin requirements said Mr. Manish Dedhia.
government should avoid making BIS standards mandatory
Mr. Jayesh Rambhia said that MSME manufacturers are on import of raw material if the exporting company
forced to pay higher electrical cost to cross subsidize poor adheres to ASTM or EU standard, felt the industry. The
consumes and farmers. He further requested government LQGXVWU\ GHPDQGHG VWULQJHQW DVVHVVPHQW FHUWLÀFDWLRQ
to allow MSMEs in cluster to buy power at reasonable cost and mandatory standards for plastics machinery to ensure
from grid on vidyutpravah.in by the Ministry of Power. manufacturing of high quality products said Mr. Ballani.

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