Ministry of Small Scale Industries & Agro and rural Industries

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Ministry of Small Scale Industries & Agro and Rural Industries is the Nodal Ministry for policy formulation, promotion, development and protection of small scale industries. It also monitors the implementation of these policies and ensure their effective implementation. Effective measures are being taken to augment the share of small scale industries in the total production, export and employment in the country.

Ministry of Small Scale Industries & Agro and Rural Industries designs and implements the policies through its field organisations for promotion and growth of small and tiny enterprises, village and coir industries. The Ministry also performs the functions of policy advocacy on behalf the Small Scale Industries (SSI) sector with other Ministries/Departments.

The implementation of policies and various programmes/schemes for providing infrastructure and support services to small enterprises is undertaken through its attached office, namely Small Industry Development Organisation (SIDO), statutory bodies/other organisations likely Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) & Coir Board, public Sector Undertaking - National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) and training institutes - National Institute of Small Industry Extension Training (NISIET), Hyderabad, National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), New Delhi and Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati.

URL : http://ssi.nic.in