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Policy on PSUs purchasing from MSMEs to boost food processing: Experts
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Friday, 22 July, 2016, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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fiogf49gjkf0d Government’s policy of public procurement asking PSUs to make 20% of their purchases from MSME sector will prove a boost to the food processing sector. This observation was made by some experts at the first MSME Food Expo that started here on Thursday. Food sector which is one of the largest components of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises sector, however, needs more attention from the MSME department, according to them.
“Government is focussing on MSME sector in a big way and the policy for public procurement by means of which 20% purchases by Public Sector Units have to be made from MSME units has provided an opportunity to the food sector to further strengthen itself. As MSME department, we are also trying to give the sector as much focus as we can. There is a vendor development programme, we’re running in which we facilitate meetings of MSME sector people and the PSUs,” said S R Samual, joint development commissioner, MSME, while speaking at the launch of the expo. The Expo has been organised in association with AIFPA (All India Food Processors’ Association).
Speaking on the occasion, Sagar Kurade, president, AIFPA, said that the MSME department needed to focus on the food sector, as priority sector. “It’s good that the government has decided to procure 20% from MSME sector but they need to further spread awareness among the industry about this programme."
Earlier, J P Meena, additional secretary, ministry of food processing industries (MOFPI), stated that government in recent times had initiated many schemes for the food processing sector and together with the MSME department the industry could get a fillip. “MSME department needs to treat the food processing sector as priority sector and should organise many such programmes in different parts of the country, given the opportunity lying in the sector.”
R K Panigrahi, director, MSME Development Institute, Delhi, was also present on the occasion.
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