Recently, Magnabhai Patel, head of All India MSME Federation, said that the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector with more than 6.30 crore enterprises in the country has emerged as a very dynamic sector of the Indian economy which promotes entrepreneurship and creates employment opportunities on low capital costs. Today, the MSME region of India is the second largest employment generation area after agriculture in the country.
During his interview, Maghbhai Patel said that the problem of micro, small, Khadi village industry, marketing in front of the country’s micro, small, khadi industries, finance problems and raw material problems and for this, Gujarat State Small Industries Corporation was formed, due to which small and medium industries got good and real goods, but time this organization was closed, due to which this organization was closed, due to which the raw industries like raw industries such as raw industries and plastic were closed, due to time. There was a lot of difficulty in wholesale purchases of machinery. There is no industry in the villages of the country today because there is no infrastructure, small industries have to come to the city for raw materials and there is also a problem of marketing. In the year 1994, there was a meeting with our respected Prime Minister Narasimha Rao Saheb at his residence 7, Race Course, New Delhi, in which a meeting was held for two hours with the then Finance Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Secretary Montek Singh Ahujalia, various NGOs and officials including 10 people, in which there was a lot of discussion on small scale industries and I was given a memorial as the President of Gujarat State Small Industries (GSSIF). According to which laws and suggestions related to small scale industries were implemented. During the same period, the meeting of SSI Board was inaugurated by Honorable former Prime Minister Narasimha Rao Saheb in which the then Finance Minister Manmohan Singhji was present, GSSIF chief Maghai Patel was given a memorandum two-four days before this meeting, in which Finance, Textile Center, Export, Silent Winds Act mentioned for MSMESIF, Maghbhai Patel, a memorandum for MSME area. It was done, which is still being noted today. Apart from this, a pre-budget meeting was also held in 1994 in the same year in which about 14 officers and NGOs were present. The meeting lasted for three hours in which important decisions were taken in favor of SSI and agro -based industries. Apart from this, a review meeting was also held in which officers including Finance Secretary Montek Singh Ahujalia and MSME Secretary were present. Thus, after 4 meetings were held on SSI in only 3 months, a lot of result was done and the Government of India is still working on the suggestions made during these meetings.
Today, small and medium industries in the country, whose turnover is around Rs 100-200 crore, who can buy a car worth Rs 1 crore and a house worth Rs 5 crore, should not take any such incentives but should give to small industries which are a donation. For example, when the tree grows up, it does not need water, but small plants need irrigation, ie cottage industry, Khadi village industry and micro industry need to irrigate. There are about 6 crore MSMEs in the country, of which 4.5 are micro and small, while 1.5 units are of medium levels. Today there is a need to encourage small scale industries like cottage industry, khadi and village industry. The country’s GDP has a large part of micro and small scale industries. Today micro-industries are facing problems like delay payments, there have been many cases in the country in which some traders have committed suicide due to the sub-payment or they have left their home and left their homes and have started doing small jobs. Therefore, there is a special need to pay attention to this matter today. Today, up to 25% of the material imported from China in the country comes through billing and 75% black transaction occurs, so the government also needs to pay attention to this. Apart from this, the material is sent on wrong tariffs in a free trade area like Singapore and re-packs and brought back to the country. In which many types of machinery like machine tools, textiles, plastic machinery, pipe fittings, valves, pumps are dumped by China at such cheap prices, causing the entire MSME sector to face major problems in production. Competition from Chinese materials causes the most exploitation of workers and as a result workers are unable to get food, textiles and housing.
Apart from this, if we talk about ESI hospitals of the country, then despite the very good schemes of the government, the working class of the country does not get proper medical facilities. Despite the ESI scheme of 1% working class and 5% unit, ESI hospitals still lack facilities. And according to this, our famous Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi Sahab has also been apprised through a letter regarding the problems of ESI, PF and workers, whose copy has been sent to the concerned state ministers and chief ministers of the country and in which the workers have stressed that “If workers are healthy and if the product is healthy, then the country is healthy, if the country is healthy, the country is healthy, the country is healthy, in 1999. Many suggestions were sent and said that the working people, who are in the hands of the country, will work if these hands will be paralyzed? Along with this, it was also suggested to start practices as required in all the industrial training center of the country (ITI) and provide modern machines for training for training. The Medical Administration of ESI should be entrusted to the Ministry of Health of the country instead of the Ministry of Labor and Employment, only then the result will be possible.
Talking about women entrepreneurs, if 50 percent of the women of the country stay at home, then how will there be development? To make them employment oriented, clusters should be made for micro industry, cottage industry, Khadi village industry and their marketing offices should be started in big cities. Women are responsible for taking care of homes and children, so such production centers should be opened where they can work for four to five hours a day, where they can earn 250 to 300 rupees per day at about 50 to 60 rupees per hour so that they can spend their home expenses, children’s education expenses and other expenses and live healthy lives. The government and corporate sector companies should organize Bayer-Sealer Meat and the State Industries Commissioner, SIDBI, nationalized banks should organize workshops on finance, marketing, production with a group of such units and provide guidance.
Today, the country’s cool GDP contributes about 40% of MSME, more than 45% of exports, as well as about 11 to 25 crore people in the employment sector, of which more than 51% MSMMs are employed in rural areas. Micro, small and medium -sized enterprises are the main sources of employment, income and local development. Today many businesses in the country are facing serious challenges. They often struggle to receive loans, deal with poor infrastructure and work in difficult situations. Many work informally, which limits them to funding, legal rights and government assistance.
On the International MSME Day, our respected President Mati Draupadi Murmuji said in his statement that today’s global challenges such as political stress, climate change and digital changes are making MSME more difficult to survive. Complaint series related problems, high costs and uncertain markets have put many people at risk. Despite the clear opportunities for development, there is a big difference in global financing. Better policies and more accessible financing are important to make these businesses successful. Support for skill training, innovation and fair regulation can also bring a big difference.
The Ministry of MSME of the Government of India has initiated initiatives to promote the growth and development of MSME region including Khadi Village Industries and Kathi Industries in collaboration with various organizations and institutions. These initiatives and programs provide wide support and focus on major areas such as loans, technical assistance, infrastructure development, growth and market support.
Maganbhai Patel further said that the main focus of the Government of India is on the formalization of industries. MSME is an important factor in ease of accrediting enterprises and making trading. By 26.12.2024, 5.70 crore MSME industries have provided employment to 24.14 crore people, who are registered on the Industry Registration Portal and Industry Assistance Platform (UAP). The MSMM Ministry has encouraged a special registration campaign across the country by coordinating with the state governments and other stakeholders through its development and convenience offices (DFO). This effort has brought significant results which shows rapid growth in the number of registered businesses. These figures are not just data, they also represent millions of dreams, novelty and livelihoods in our diverse nation.
At the end of his speech, Maghbhai Patel said that our famous Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi Sahab and his team have been successful in solving challenging issues by contemplating the MSME of the country and achieving good results, for which he deserves very thanks. Today, in some parts of the world, there is dissatisfaction between the two countries, tariff war and business industry and the whole world is in grip, whose consequences are felt by people from around 200 countries around the world. “International MSME Day” is a global initiative that is dedicated to empowering small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which are the backbone of economies. The World Small and Medium Enterprises Association (WA MSME) needs to focus on taking advantage of digital changes, stability and flexibility to increase the competitiveness of MSME in the emerging global scenario.