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Financial Assistance Scheme
Offered by Ministry of
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Govt. of India
Barcoding is widely used for automated data capture worldwide. When
used with GS1 standards, it facilitates unique and universal
identification of individual items, cartons, containers, etc. Most
modern Retailers/buyers in India and overseas demand GS1 barcodes on
products supplied to them.
To
encourage micro and small enterprises to adopt global standards in
barcoding and comply with best practices, the O/o Development
Commissioner (MSME), Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises, Govt. of India, has notified an attractive financial
assistance scheme for registered micro and small manufacturing
enterprises vide notification No. 10(6)/2000-EP & M, dated
November 27, 2001. The scheme is in effect from January 1, 2002.
The
revised scheme applicable w.e.f. June 1, 2007 allows eligible units
to claim reimbursements of 75% of the one-time registration fee and
75% of the annual fee paid to GS1 India for the first three years,
against proof of payment. The reimbursements are made directly by
MSME.
All
eligible micro and small manufacturing enterprises that have
been allocated GS1 Company prefix numbers on or after
January 1, 2001 are advised to avail of this financial assistance by
applying to:
The
Deputy Director (MA),
Office of the Development Commissioner (MSME),
Room No – 734, 7th Floor,
Nirman Bhavan,
New Delhi – 110107.
To
download the MSME application form for claiming fee reimbursements,
please
click
here.
Download MSME scheme brochure. |
