(a) whether National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) facilitates Micro and Small
Industries in Government purchase;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the number of micro and small industries registered under NSIC’s Government stores
purchase programme during the last three years?
MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI VIRBHADRA SINGH)
(a)&(b): Yes, Madam. National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC) a PSU under
the administrative control of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises facilitates
Micro and Small Industries for participation in Government Stores Purchase Programme. The
micro and small enterprises registered with NSIC under its Single Point Registration Scheme
get the following facilities:-
(i) Issue of Tender sets free of cost;
(ii) Exemption from payment of Earnest money;
(iii) Waiver of Security Deposit to the Monetary Limit for which the unit is
registered; and
(iv) Price Preference upto 15% to MSEs over the quotation of large scale units.
(c) The number of micro and small industries registered under NSIC’s Single Point
Registration Scheme during the last three years are given below:
Year No. of new units registered 2009-10 3327 2010-11 3099 2011-12 3023