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AipmA At work

SME Manufacturers and Workshop on “Clean and

Exporters summit Modern Small Industries 2030”

he SME Chamber of India had organised UNIDO and IDEMI together had organised a Workshop
TSME Manufacturers and Exporters on “Clean and Modern Small Industries 2030 on
summit on 6th october, 2018 at hotel Thursday, 11th October, 2018. Mr. Kishore Sampat –
Sofitel,Mumbai Mr. Kishore Sampat – Vice President, West AIPMA had attended the workshop.
Vice President, west, AIPMA attended the A Report .
summit. A report.
MSME STATUS: • India has signed an Agreement in Paris that by
2030 all industries will adopt Clean and Smart
• MSME gives 45% employment, 40% export, but given manufacturing and be 100% green industry.
only around 16% share of lending by banks and OBJECTIVE OF MEETING:
institutions.
• To reflect upon current status of development of
• Credit rating agencies never give ratings in A category small industries as part of the economic and social
to MSME. Ratings given to MSME are B, B+, B-, or BB
fabric of today’s India.
as ratings. As rating in A category not given thus best
rates for interest on loan not available and MSME ends • To distil key challenges for small industries to
up subsidizing Corporates, who get A category ratings. transform economic and social development of
India until 2030 (towards Sustainable Development
• New Bill in Parliament defining SME is based on
turnover not on employment or job creations. Goals (SDGs))
• To help shape a transformative agenda for small
• In future, banks will have minimum viability criteria industries.
of project for given loans and entrepreneur will have
to match scale of project accordingly. • In a Survey by KPMG it was found reason for 16%
NPA for failure of environment compliance and
• GST compliance and portal not micro industry friendly.
parameters.
Recommendations of Associations and new
developments. • Indian Industry ranked 116 out of 157 in Clean
Manufacturing of index of UNIDO.
• MSME desk to be set up in all Indian Embassies and • Clean and Smart Manufacturing technology will
Consulates abroad to help export of MSME.
lead growth and employment.
• MSME should utilize new debt market platform and IPO
listing on MSME platform of national Stock Exchange ISSUES:
alongwith new funding avenues. • Smart cities means Industry outside city that is
major shift.
• MSME should use Indian trade fair authority events to
develop new markets. • Funds for adoption of new technology.

• Minister, Shri Suresh Prabhu has created Logistic dept. • To adopt new technology shall need new skills thus
in DGFT to assist exporter as Logistic is major factor tackle current manpower issues.
in exports. • Current infrastructure of waste handling &
• MSME should refer to Exim Mitra Portal created disposal and policy needs to be up-scaled to meet
by Exim bank for reference on all issues related requirements.
to export.

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