Haryana Government has notified the scheme of State award for product or process innovation for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
Haryana Industries and Commerce Minister Capt. Abhimanyu on Thursday said that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Haryana have undergone a vast development in the last four decades.
The Minister said that the Government recognises entrepreneurs for their outstanding innovations in products and process and has decided to confer awards to motivate and encourage them.
He said that State awards of Rs3 lakh each shall be given away to the outstanding Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises separately for growth in production and profit, for innovation and development of new products, quality products and lean manufacturing techniques in different fields. The unit once selected for award shall not be considered again during next five years.
The state awards for innovation of Rs three lakh each shall be given away to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the category of Agro and Food processing, Automobiles and auto parts, Textiles, Engineering, Pharmaceuticals, IT and Electronics, Footwear, Defence and Miscellaneous.
The Minister said that the awards will be given for every calendar year to deserving entrepreneurs managing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises having permanent SSI registration or have filed Entrepreneurs Memorandum Part II/Udyog Aadhar Memorandum(UAM) with the respective District Industries Centre in accordance with the provisions contained in the MSMED Act 2006.
The MSMEs should have been in continuous production for last the three years. The evaluation for award is to be done on the basis of and on the criteria and performa for evaluation and awarding marks specifically designed for the purpose. The critical areas include nature of innovation, growth rate of annual sales and profit of innovative products or process, obtaining ISO-9000 Series/ 14000/ 22000/ HACCP/ GMP/ equivalent certification; patents or design obtained or applied for and technology involved.
It also includes waste management, whether innovation is eco-friendly, standardization-obtained BIS Mark or International standard/ equivalent (DGQA, RDSO, GMP /BEE), export growth and energy conservation; whether any reward scheme introduced for employees for suggesting innovation; future innovation plan and any other area that the Principal Secretary to Industries and Commerce Department may decide from time to time before applications are sought.
The District level Scrutiny Committee will be headed by Joint Director or Deputy Director, District Industries Centre of the respective district. It will scrutinise the applications received and would award the marks on various parameters. The State level Scrutiny Committee will be headed by state Director, Industries and Commerce, he said.
The State Award Selection Committee (SASC) will be headed by Administrative Secretary, Industries a Commerce Department. The State level Scrutiny Committee, after proper screening is to select eligible MSME in order of merit for the consideration of the State Award Selection Committee.
The Minister added that for the purposes of selecting MSME for consideration for awards, the eligible enterprises will apply in the prescribed performa on the web portal of the department to the Joint or Deputy Director, District Industries Centre of the concerned district.