Ministry of MSME takes up new projects relating to establishments of New Technology Centres, Extension centres, Common Facility centres, Mini Tool Rooms, Mini Technology Centres and Industrial Estates under its various schemes and programmes.

Ministry of MSME is implementing Micro and Small Enterprises-Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP) for development of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Clusters in the country. The objective of the scheme is to enhance the productivity and competitiveness of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) by extending financial assistance for establishment of Common Facility Centers (CFCs) and establishment/up-gradation of Industrial Areas/Estates/Flatted Factory Complex.

The scheme is demand driven and State Governments may make a request for approval of a project as per the cluster development needs. Ministry of MSME has considered 38 projects for Infrastructure Development (ID); setting up of Common Facility Center (CFC) in Haryana State under MSE-CDP since inception of the scheme. The details are as under:

For establishment/up-gradation of Industrial Areas/Estates, 28 projects have been approved and all are completed.

For setting up of Common Facility Centers (CFCs), 10 projects have been approved out of which 3 projects are completed.

This information was given by Union Minister for MSME Shri Narayan Rane in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

Cluster development scheme expands infrastructure and common facility support for micro and small enterprises, with state-driven project approvals. The Micro and Small Enterprises-Cluster Development Programme supplies financial assistance for Common Facility Centers and for establishment or up gradation of Industrial Areas, Estates and Flatted Factory Complexes to boost MSE productivity. The scheme is demand driven, requiring State Government requests for project approval, and covers New Technology Centres, Extension Centres, Mini Tool Rooms and Mini Technology Centres. Reported project approvals include completed Industrial Area/ Estate upgrades and a mix of completed and ongoing Common Facility Center projects.