FICCI initiates an awareness program with Quality Council of India for manufacturing
The Dollar Business Bureau In association with the Quality Council of India, FICCI on June 26, 2015 initiated an awareness program about the ‘Zero Defect, Zero Effect’ Maturity Assessment Model. “This initiative is intended to give a major fillip to Prime Minister Modi’s vision to manufacture products with 'zero defect' in terms of quality and with 'zero effect' in terms of environmental impact under the ‘Make in India’ umbrella,” said the industry body in a statement. In his maiden Independence Day speech on August 15, 2014, Modi along with ‘Make in India’ pitched for ‘zero defect zero effect’ strategy giving out a clear message that India manufactured products should meet global standards with zero effect on the environment. FICCI added that the ...
MSME Sector to play a key role in Make in India campaign
The Dollar Business Bureau “The government will support MSME Clusters for global competitive manufacturing through setting up of 15 new Technology Centres with World Bank assistance, augmenting the 18 existing TCs with new technologies and testing facilities,” Minister of State, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Mr Giriraj Singh. As MSMEs are important part of several values chains, it is expected that they will play an important role in the Government’s ‘Make in India’ drive. The Minister said that his Ministry will rise to the challenge through action plans directed at enhancement of the provision of collateral free credit through creation of state verticals for extending guarantees to the entrepreneurs of particular state with financial support from state governments. Creation ...
