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Happiness is a state of mind, say the wise people, and quality is an aspect of mind-set. In the final run, quality usually ensures trouble-free condition, which makes for all-round happiness. This is even more so in the case of construction industry. In construction, quality standard is, in fact,

essential and indispensable for ensuring safety to the user and longevity of the structure.

Total Quality to Happy - land

ni-msme family welcomes

Shri Kalraj Mishra Hon’ble Union Minister for MSME Ministry of MSME , Govt. of India

We wish him all the best

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Dr. N. Srilakshmi, Registrar, ni-msme with Mr. Tenzin, Jt. Secretary, Ministry of Works &

Human Settlement, Bhutan; Dr. Cheki Dorji, CST, Bhutan; and the participants.

Bhutan, a wee country yet a staunch neighbour to India, is said to be the happiest country in Asia. To this land of happiness, ni-msme, on behalf of India, had carried total quality management. The School of Enterprise Management (SEM) of ni-msme had organised a week-long training programme on Total Quality Management (TQM) and ISO standards during 27 – 31 May 2014 at the College of Science and Technology of the Royal University of Bhutan in Rinchending, Bhutan. Sponsored by the Quality Assurance Department of the Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (MoWHS), Bhutan, the programme was conducted by Dr. N. Srilakshmi, Head (C-LAIMS & IPFC), ni-msme.

Mr. Tenzin, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Works and Human Settlement, Bhutan was the Chief Guest at the inaugural event, Dr. Cheki Dorji, Director & Head of College of Science and Technology was the Guest of Honour. In all, 29 top and middle level officials of the Government Construction Board, Bhutan had participated in the training programme.

The Chief Guest, addressing the assemblage, had emphasised the importance of adopting TQM & ISO in process management with special reference to construction industry, as construction is a chain of process methodology. He had further expressed the hope that the training would be of immense benefit specifically to the participants.

Guest of honour Dr. Dorji had, in his address, thanked the MoWHS, Bhutan for sponsoring the event, and ni-msme too

especially for organising the training on site in Bhutan, which has added convenience.

The training inputs included: Concept of quality in the emerging scenario of TQM; “Q” in totality; Evolution: three pillars of TQM; Total employee involvement; Role of small group activities (SGAs), work improvement teams (WITs), cross-functional teams (CFTs) and quality circles; Role of HRD in continuous improvement: kaizen, just-in-time (JIT) and kanban; Benchmarking and business process re-engineering (BPR); Quality function deployment (QFD); SMED; Quality costs; Value engineering; Six Sigma Black Belt; Poka yoke technique for waste reduction and defect prevention; ISO 9001: 2008/14001/SA8000/ TS16949/HACCP// ISO 2000/27000; Role of I-party, II- party and III-party auditing in ISO certification; Awards; Assessments. The main focus was on implementation of TQM in employee involvement, continuous improvement and standardisation.

As part of training, the participants were given assignments on different aspects of TQM, such as Quality costs, ISO documentation, Process flow mapping, Guidelines and processes, specifically concerned with construction sector. All the assignments were successfully completed and presented by them. An end-of-training evaluation test was also conducted, in which all the participants have scored between 70% and 80%.

The programme received high appreciation from all concerned, for its design and content as well as methodology.

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Observance of Anti-Terrorism Day

In pursuance of the communication received from the Ministry, ni-msme observed 21 May 14 as ‘Anti-Terrorism Day’. All the employees of the Institute participated in the pledge administered by the Director General, Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy both in Hindi and English.

Earlier, Dr. C. Rani, Chief Administrative Officer of the Institute addressed the gathering highlighting the sufferings of common people and showing how it is prejudicial to the national interest. She also explained the objectives of observance of Anti Terrorism Day to wean away the youth from terrorism and the cult of violence adopted by the youth. In this context. she also referred some of the recent violences occurred throughout in India and their impact on innocent people.

Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy, Director General is administering the pledge. Dr. C. Rani, CAO is also seen.

The ni-msme family participating in taking pledge.

Skills are important to livelihood earning. Every individual is endowed with a natural proclivity for excelling in one or two skills. Perfecting them through systematic instruction and planned training will enable them to make a profitable living out of them. In a developing economy, skill acquisition and updating have special significance because of their employability value.

In recent years, more particularly since 2010, skill development has been receiving a high degree of attention from our Union government, which culminated in the formation of National Skill Development Mission with Prime Minister as Chairman.

The Skill Development Mission functions through three institutions: National Council on Skill Development, which is responsible for policy direction and review of programmes (headed by the Prime Minister); National Skill Development Coordination Board under the chairmanship of Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission to enumerate strategies for implementing the decisions of the council; and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) which is a non-profit organisation being funded by the National Skill Development Fund and oversees the implementation.

Under the aegis of the Mission’s National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), programmes in hundreds of trades are being organised throughout the country through various national and state level institutions, NGOs, etc. The big boost to skill development promotion is guided by a bright, broad vision envisaging either start-up of self-owned enterprises by the trainees, or speedy and satisfactory placement of the trainees in reputed industries/enterprises at attractive salaries. Either way, skill development interventions aim at significantly reducing the unemployment and under-employment problem. As a matter of fact, these skill development interventions are much more practically oriented than formal technical programmes in that the inputs here include short modules on personality development, confidence building, image projection, presentation and communication, and practical insights.

The new Union government has gone a step further and created a new ministry to take care of skill development as well as entrepreneurship. This is the first time in the history of independent India that a separate ministry has been created for skill development, which speaks of its paramountcy to the country’s growth and development. A separate ministry will certainly siphon new energy into the concept and implementation of skill development.

The new Ministry has set for itself the target of skilling and up-skilling 5,000 lakh people across the country by 2022. It also is expected to create an enterprise climate that would encourage entrepreneurship and make business easier by eliminating the impeding factors.

ni-msme, under the Ministry of MSME, has been involved in skill development training for the past several years. We have been organising skill development programmes under the ATI scheme of the Ministry of MSME, and for other ministries and departments such as the Ministry of Food Processing, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Directorate General of Employment and Training. Cumulatively, over the past five years we have skilled approximately 1,37,710 people in about 60 trades through nearly 3,555 programmes. In 2013-14 alone, we have trained around 54,510 people in over 50 trades through some 1,835 programmes. The programmes include follow-up, and the success rate of around 40% includes both self-employment and wage employment.

In the ensuing months, we envisage to organise the skill development interventions at an enhanced pace.

M. Chandrasekhar Reddy

Skill Development Gets A Big Boost

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From the Director General’s Desk

The Directorate General of Employment & Training (DGE&T) has introduced a scheme to upgrade the ITIs for imparting skills in various vocational trades to meet the manpower requirements for technology and industrial growth of the country in the year 2005-06. So far it has upgraded 500 ITIs out of 1896 ITIs into Centres of Excellence and extending the upgradation process to the remaining 1396 ITIs through Public Private Partnership (PPP). In this connection, DGE&T has assigned the task to ni-msme to train the IMC members of ITIs consisting of industry members, principals and Sr. faculty members under this scheme.

SED of ni-msme has taken up this assignment and has already organised seven orientation workshops for Industry Members of IMCs under the Scheme Upgradation of 1396 ITIs through PPP at different places in the states of Kerala during 11 -15 Feb 2014 and in Tamilnadu during 18 – 21 Feb 2014 respectively. A total of 295 participants attended the seven workshops at different places as an average of 42 participants in each workshop. Another six Workshops were conducted in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh also during the month of May 2014. The main objective of these workshops was to orient the Members of the IMCs, i.e. Principals of the ITIs, Sr. Faculty Members and Industry members on key policies, financial guidelines and other important facets of the scheme. All these workshops were sponsored by the DGE&T, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India.

The topics covered in the workshop at each place in all the four districts were Infrastructure Development through Public Private Partnership, Interventions of DGE&T for Up-gradation of the ITIs, Provisions of memorandum of agreement (defining the roles of Central Govt., State Government, industry members of IMC, rules and regulations of the IMC societies including financial and procurement procedures to be followed by them.

All the workshops organised in these four states were coordinated by Prof Vivek Kumar and Prof Shreekant V Maha, consultants from SED. The details of the workshops at different places in the two states are as follows:

A) Karnataka

i. At Bangalore

In Karnataka all together six workshops were conducted during 06 – 15 May 2014 at different places and 236 participants attended these workshops.

The first workshop was organised on 06 May 14 and was attended by 39 members. Mr. Eswara Naik, V.P. Additional Director, (Trg-SPIU), DET, Bengaluru, Government of Karnataka was the Chief Guest of the inaugural event. In his inaugural address, he informed that many IMC members are taking initiatives in the upgradation of ITIs and focused on what more can be done.

The participants introduced themselves and what action they have initiated so far

towards upgradation of ITIs of their jurisdiction. The regular sessions started with the topic “Innovation” by Dr Thyagaraj, Executive Director, KVT & SDC, Bengaluru. The sessions followed were – MOA, Rules and regulations, Financial procurement, Revenue generation models, etc,. On the overall theme an interactive session was arranged for the participants with the officials of Department of Employment and Training, Karnataka. The Workshop was concluded with vote of thanks proposed by Mrs. Saroja M, Deputy Director, SPIU, and Government of Karnataka.

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School of Enterprise Development (SED)

Workshops for IMC Members of ITIs of Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh

Dr. Thyagaraj, Executive Director lighting the lamp.Prof. Vivek Kumar, Prof. Sreekanth V. Maha and Mr. Eswara Naik, V. P. Additional Director (Trg.) are also seen.

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The group photograph of the participants at Mysore. Prof. Sreekanth V. Maha is also seen.

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ii. At Mysore

iii. At Hubli

iv. At Gulbarga

The second and third workshops were organised on 07 & 08 May 14 at Mysore. A total of 84 members attended these workshops. Mr. Vijay Shankar B.M, Director, DET, Government of Karnataka was the Chief Gust of the inaugural function. In his inaugural address, he presented the status of ITIs of the region after implementation of the scheme. The participants presented success stories highlighting their achievement in the overall area after the implementation of the scheme. Part of the regular sessions, Prof. Vivek Kumar appraised the house with the status of success stories of the ITIs belong to other states so that they can replicate the ideas seeing the ground realities in their region. The workshop was concluded with the valedictory address and then closing remarks by the Joint Director of Training, Mysore region.

The fourth and fifth workshops were organised on 12 & 13 May 14 at Hubli. The total number of members attended these two workshops were 74. The Joint Director, Belgaum Region inaugurated the workshops. Prof. Shreekant V Maha took sessions related with all the facets of the scheme elements. The Workshops were concluded with vote of thanks proposed by the Regional Director.

The workshop, sixth and last in series in Karnataka State was organised on 15 May 14 at Gulbarga and was attended by 39 members. The workshop was inaugurated by Mr. Eswara Naik VP, Additional Director(Trg-SPIU), DET, Bengaluru. Mr. Ravindranath S. Balli, the Joint Director, Gulbarga region was also present in the inaugural event. The regular sessions, presentations on success stories by members were held after the inaugural event. Mrs. Rubeena Parveen, AD, Department of Employment and Training, Gulbaraga Region chaired the valedictory event. In her valedictory address, she thanked ni-msme for conducting all the workshops at Karnataka. She also thanked Dr Thyagaraj, ED, DET, government of Karnataka, for being present in all the workshops organised and also taking innovative sessions. The workshop was concluded with vote thanks.

Prof. Vivek Kumar taking session to the participants.

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Inaugural of Two National Executive Development Programmes

The combined inauguration of two programmes organised by the School of Enterprise Development (SED) namely (1) “Cluster Development (26 – 31 May 2014)”, sponsored by Directorate of Industries, Govt. of Bihar and directed by Prof. K.S.P. Goud, AFM (SED); and (2) Programme on “Solar

Energy - Solar Photovoltaic’s for Field Engineers (26 – 28 May 2014)”, directed by Prof. J. Koteswara Rao, AFM (SED)

Dr. G.U.K. Rao, Director (SED) chaired the inaugural function. In his inaugural address, he highlighted the importance of energy in general and solar energy in specific. Further, he focused on the contribution of power sector in the economic growth of the country and also the contribution of Solar energy in specific. He referred Chhattisgarh as an example, and said that the initiative of the state government in generation and utilisation of solar energy has succeeded in electrifying many remote villages with solar energy using solar panels and other devices. He also quoted another state Jharkhand and the developments in the area of solar energy generation and utilization in rural areas. Referring to the second programme, Cluster development, he said there is no systematic approach still in this area and we are following the UNIDO cluster development methodology. There is a lot of scope for income generation, if the cluster development scheme is implemented properly. Mr. Amir Subhani, Home Secretary has given lot of thought in the development of clusters. Further, he said that Bihar has lot of resources but under utilised. If those resources are explored and

Dr. G. U. K. Rao, Director (SED) lighting the lamp. Prof. K. S. P. Goud, Prof. J. Koteswara Rao and participants are also seen.

The valediction of the programme on “Solar Energy - Solar Photovoltaic’s for Field Engineers” was organised on 28 May 14. Dr. G.U.K. Rao chaired the event. In his valedictory address, he explained the status of photovoltaic power generation and possible impacts of large penetration of these intermittent energy sources on power system operation in Europe and Japan, particularly the development even against the non-supportive environmental conditions in Japan for the production of PV energy. Further he informed that Germany is generating 25 per cent of energy from solar power and other countries are also started investing in renewable energy. He said that the Solar Energy is coming up with a revolution in saving energies where in the solar products/roof tops solar devices are playing a significant role in removable energy solutions. Hence, we also should develop our own indigenous cost effective technologies in the areas of PV energy generation and implementation similar to that of Europe, Japan and Germany.

Prof. J. Kotewara Rao, Programme Director (SED) presented the proceedings of the programme. The certificates were distributed to the participants by Dr. G.U.K. Rao. The event was concluded with vote of thanks proposed by Prof. J. Koteswara Rao.

The valediction of the programme on Cluster Development was organised on 28 May 14 and was chaired by Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy, Director General, ni-msme. Prof. K. Surya Prakash Goud, Programme Director (SED) presented

the proceedings of the programme covering all the topics which include cluster concepts and methodology, cluster diagnosis, preparation of strategic action plan, implementation and monitoring of the project, IPR, project report and cluster governance. He said that apart from the above, case studies were also dealt. Further, he informed that they visited Hi-tech Institute of Advanced Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pochampally Handloom Park as part of the curriculum.

During valedictory, Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy, Director General, ni-msme shared some of his experiences with regard to Munger Gun Cluster and Pareo Brass Utensils cluster and mentioned role of State Government on development of clusters. He has suggested to involve seriously to support cluster stakeholders and also make best results in the clusters. Further, he has suggested to approach ni-msme for their requirements. Later, the certificates were awarded to the participants by the Director General. Prof. K. Surya Prakash Goud proposed a vote of thanks.

Dr. G. U. K. Rao, Director (SED) giving away the certificate. Prof. J. Koteswara Rao is also seen.

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Later, the regular sessions commenced beginning with Mr. S. Raghavendra, Sr. Environmental Scientist, Cyber Systems, Madhapur, Hyderabad on “Regulatory framework and compliance requirements for installation Solar Photovoltaic “; the second session was handled by Mr. K.S Rao, General Manager, Augni Solar Energy Pvt. Ltd., Secunderabad; and the last session was on “I - V- Curve and Temperature Effects, Emerging Trends in Solar Photovoltaics, Radiation Effects and Solar Energy Efficiency, Storage Capacity in Batteries, and Solar Energy utilisation” by Prof. J. Koteswara Rao.

Solar Energy - Solar Photovoltaic’s for Field Engineers

Programme on Cluster Development

implementing cluster development scheme, Bihar will also come on to the tracks of industrial development soon.

The Programme Directors briefed about their respective programmes content and objectives.

Earlier, Prof. K.S.P. Goud welcomed the gathering and in his welcome address, he explained about the activities and role of ni-msme in the promotion and development of MSMEs.

The event was concluded with vote of thanks proposed by Prof. J. KoteswaraRao.

Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy, Director General giving away the certificate. Prof. K.S.P. Goud and other participants are also seen.

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B. Andhra Pradesh

Eight Orientation workshops were organised at different districts of Andhra Pradesh which include the first three workshops at ni-msme, Hyderabad and the rest five workshops, one each at Ongole, Warangal, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, and Anantapur districts during 19 - 29 May 2014. All together around 160 participants attended these workshops.

Mr. P Dharmaraju, Director I/c, Commissionerate of Employment and Training, Hyderabad was the Chief Guest of the inaugural function organised at ni-msme. In his inaugural address, he appraised the house about the need of such workshops in smooth operation of the scheme “1396”. He also expressed his desire to conduct other programmes in collaboration with ni-msme. Mr. Satyanarayana S, Deputy Director from CET, Hyderabad who was the Guest of Honour. He highlighted how the plan has been chalked out to organise the workshops at various districts in very short span of time. Mr. Satyanarayana was the instrumental in conducting all the workshops in Andhra Pradesh including Hyderabad. The inaugural function was presided over by Dr. G.U.K. Rao, Director (SED). In his message he highlighted the basic idea behind launch of the scheme and how various ITIs are being upgraded through public private partnership. He also briefed the gathering about the objective of the scheme that enhances the employment generation with the graduates trained in the vocational training. He also appraised the house how ni-msme has already conducted the workshop for other three southern states. After having conducted the workshops at ni-msme, Prof. Srikant V Maha and Prof. Vivek Kumar visited other five districts and conducted the rest five workshops.

In each workshop, Prof. Maha had an interactive session and motivated the participants such that they themselves would come up with various suggestions on revenue generation activities for the repayment of loans. He also took another session on Success Stories that made the participants at all the places to think in the

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Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has selected ni-msme as Technical Agency for SFURTI clusters and assigned the task of preparing Diagnostic Study Report of Harihara Khadi Cluster. Prof. K. Surya Prakash Goud, Associate Faculty, ni-msme visited the cluster during 22 - 24 May 2014. Prof. Goud along with nodal officer of KVIC Mr. Chandra Balu, and Mr. L. S. Rokhade, ADO, KVIC visited office of implementing agency on 22 May 14 and interacted with cluster artisans, members of implementing agency and other important stakeholders regarding business operations and collected relevant information.

On 23 May 14, the team had a visit to Srilakshmi Khadi Institution and Sri Ranga Khadi Institution along with nodal officer Mr. Chandra Balu, secretary of implementing agency Mr. Ramesh and enquired about infrastructure required for their institutions. Prof. Goud, had discussed with Mr. Chandra Balu and Mr. Ramesh regarding cluster interventions required in the areas of

Prof. K. S. P. Goud examining the infrastructure while his visit to Harihara Khadi Cluster at Davangere.

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positive direction and get their mind focused on various innovative ideas as they saw live examples of upgradation of various ITIs after the launch of the scheme. Prof. Vivek kumar also handled a session on Innovation need of the hour for upgradation and sustainability in all the workshops. He suggested the participants that to replicate but not to copy the ideas they have seen. They were also suggested to take into consideration the ground realities of their respective places and can apply similar revenue generation models.

In each of the workshops, an open session on Framing up of Recommendations and suggestions were also organised. The participants were enthusiastically took part in their respective workshop. Some of the recommendations from the participants

Mr. P. Dharma Raju, Direcot i/c, Commissionerate of Employment and Training, Hydeabad addressing the gathering. Mr. S. Satyanarayana, Dr. G. U. K. Rao and Mr. Sreekanth V. Maha are also seen.

Diagnostic Study of Harihara Khadi Cluster

were, ITIs to have their own Driving school, short term programme on heavy machinery to be organised so that students can be made industry ready after their pass outs. This was specially dealt during the talks held by taking into consideration the Employability to be focused curriculum and should be taken care while designing syllabus in future. Many participants and officials appreciated the efforts of DGE&T and ni-msme for conducting the workshops.

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Resource Centre for Traditional Paintings (RCTP) of ni-msme took a new initiative to conduct an Innovative workshop on animation, drawing, painting for the benefit of the children and parents. The workshop was inaugurated on 26 May 14 in the presence of the Director (SED), Dr. G.U.K. Rao and Prof. K. Surya Prakash Goud, Project Coordinator. A total of 32 students registered their names for the workshop. Mr. Y. Prakash, Consultant, RCTP briefed about the workshop objectives and inputs to be provided for the participants including Animation Flipbook, Line Drawing, Coloring and Crafts. The parents of the students appreciated the efforts of ni-msme for organising such useful workshop for the children and gave their suggestions. The workshop was organised for two weeks during 26 May - 6 June 2014. The Children are busy in drawing. Dr. G. U. K. Rao, Director (SED) and

Mr. Y. Prakash, Consultant, RCTP are also seen.

Innovative Workshop on Animation, Drawing and Painting

In order to conduct exhibitions at different places in Hyderabad, and other states, Resource Centre for Traditional Paintings (RCTP) of ni-msme has organised an interactive meet with artisans, designers and entrepreneurs on 10 May 14 at ni-msme campus. Further, it has received the artisan views with respect to promotion of traditional arts, new strategies to be adopted for networking etc.

The Cherial scroll paintings artists Mr. D. Rakesh, Mr. Merugoju Madhu and Mr. D. Venkataramana; Nirmal painting artists Mr. B. Bhasker and B. Rajender; Madhubani paintings artists Mr. S.Gulveer Singh and Mr. Kannaiah; Gold leaf painting (Tanjavur) artist Mr. China Shripathy; Mr. Moody Chetananand V, Textile Designer and Marketing Professional; and art lover Mr. B. Vijay attended the meeting.

The artisans showed keen interest to form an association, have common brand to take-up group activity for improving their income. They requested to arrange artistic atmosphere and suggested to create open rooms for each craft. The artists were interested to associate with ni-msme to take part in training of students and also display their works at ni-msme as well as other art galleries. The Artists proposed to organise exhibitions at demand places and shown interest to participate in theme based exhibitions. The Artisans suggested establishing exclusive art gallery at ni-msme, organising traditional painting competition and arranging frequent meetings with Art buyers, marketing persons, art lovers which will help artisans.

Prof. K. S. P. Goud interacting with the Traditional Artists.

Workshop for Traditional Artists

Faculty Attends the International Workshop at NIRD

Programmes of Union Ministry of Minority Affairs

Prof. K. Surya Prakash Goud, Associate Faculty Member (SED), ni-msme has attended the International Workshop on Food and Nutritional Security Assurance through Efficient Resource and Technology Management organised by NIRD in collaboration with CIRDAP and TERI during 21-25 May 2014. He had deliberated a session on “Entrepreneurship development in food processing for sustainable livelihood” on 21 May 14.

ni-msme with its rich experience in the field of training, research and consultancy has chosen a new dimension in collaboration with M/s Rao’s IAS Study Circle, Hyderabad and entered the field of free coaching classes for 400 Minority Community candidates for entrance test in Law-CET, I-CET and Group A services. Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India sponsoring these programmes for the year 2014-15. Candidates were selected for the above three different programmes, and the regular classes were commenced from 19 May 14 and will be concluded on 18 Sept. 14. These programmes are being organised under School of Enterprise Development.

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Interaction with Bankers from RRB’s, Lead District Managers and NIRD Officials

A total of 30 Bankers from RRBs and Lead District Managers along with NIRD officials visited ni-msme on 23 May 14 to get acquaintance with the activities of ni-msme and possible collaboration with regard to rural development. In this connection, Dr. G. U. K. Rao, Director (SED) arranged an interactive meet with the academia of ni-msme and the above mentioned officials.

Prof. P. Udaya Shanker, Director (SEM); Dr. G.U.K. Rao, Director (SED); Prof. V. Vishwas Rao, Consultant (SEIC); and Prof. Glory Swarupa, AFM (SEE) explained the functions/activities of their respective schools. Prof. Dibyendu Chaudhury, Prof. Jayakar Rao Gutty, Prof. Upendra Kumar Maurya, Prof. J. Koteswara Rao and Prof. V. Swapna were also participated in the discussions.

Dr. P. Siva Ram, Project Director, RTP, Centre for Rural Infrastructure, NIRD explained the purpose of their visit to ni-msme as a team leader of the group.

The discussions were held on various aspects of rural development which include cluster concept, sustenance of micro and small enterprises in rural areas, role of Bankers in supporting micro and small enterprises, micro finance, functions of N-Cube of ni-msme, role of ni-msme in policy matters of MSME sector, Schemes of GoI and implementation by various State Governments, DICs (role of IPOs and IEOs), ISO certification sponsored by NABARD for Bank Officers, organising programmes on Six Sigma, IPR, Quality Management etc., Role of IPFC of ni-msme and possible collaboration with ni-msme.

The interactive meet was concluded with vote of thanks proposed by Dr. P. Siva Ram.

Dr. N. Srilakshmi, Registrar; Dr. G. U. K. Rao, Director (SED); Dr. P. Siva Ram, Project Director, RTP, Centre for Rural Infrastructure, NIRD; and

Prof. P. Udaya Shanker on the dias interacting with Bankers from RRBs and other officials.

Physical Verification of PMEGP Units

Specialised Skill Up-gradation Training Programmes

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Assam awarded to SED a project to study the 100% physical verification of PMEGP units financed by the KVIC in Assam State. In this connection, Dr. G. P. Vallabh Reddy Faculty Member (SED) and Prof .N. R. Prasad Reddy, Consultant (SED) visited Guwahati during 19 – 25 May 2014 for preliminary discussions with the officials of KVIC and also entered in to an agreement to complete the work within a period of six months. They also visited the SBI local Head Office and appraised about the project to the Asst. General Manager who also happens to be SLBC convener and requested him to write letters to the branches of member bank to provide the PMEGP loan information to the investigators as and when they approach the banks. Further the faculty interviewed a few candidates and selected them as supervisors who will coordinate the work in Assam State.

ni-msme is organised Specialised Skill Up-gradation Training Programmes for Building and Construction workers at Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram in two phases. The programmes in phase – I were organised during 28 April - 16 May 2014 and programmes in Phase - II during 05 - 20 May 2014, in collaboration with Oriental Skill and Safety Services. These training programmes were organised in six trades viz., Mason, Electrician, Bar Bending, Welder, Plumbing and Sanitary. A total of 1680 construction workers enrolled/attending the programmes. Andhra Pradesh Building & Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board sponsored these programmes.

Dr. G.U.K. Rao, Director (SED) and Dr. G.P. Vallabh Reddy, Faculty Member (SED) are supervising the programmes.

design development, capacity building, marketing and infrastructure development. Later, the team met Mr. G.K. Joes, Divisional Manager of Canara Bank, briefed about SFURTI project and requested to support for working capital requirement.

On 24 May 14, the team had visited Zilla Parishad Office and interacted with Mr. T.M. Shashidhar, Deputy Secretary, Zilla Panchayat, Davangere, Mr. Vishwanath Mudajee, Project officer, Zilla Panchayat, Davangere to understand various State Government schemes for rural development and scope for networking with rural institutions for development of Khadi cluster. Later, the team visited Bapuji Engineering College and requested Prof. K. B. Ravindra, Associate Professor; and Prof. Y. N. Dinesh, Associate Professor of Bapuji Engineering College to support in modernisation of pre-processing unit. Mr. Goud had interacted with staff members of implementing agency to understand problems of Khadi Institutions, scope for product development, enhancing production through new infrastructure etc.

The other important members involved during cluster diagnosis include Mr. K. Basappa, President, Harihara Charaka Mattu Gramodyoga Sahakara Sangha; Mr. N. Manjunatha, Secretary, Sri Lakshmi Khadi Gramodyoga Kaigarika Sangha. Burujinahatti, Chitradurga; Mr. Devirappa, Secretary, Sri Rangha Khadi Gramodyoga Sahakara Sangha, Hosadurga; and managing committee members of three Khadi Institutions.

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A programme on Training of Trainers in Entrepreneurship Development was conducted in association with CII Puducherry during 05 – 09 May 2014 at ni-msme. Thirty faculty members from Puducherry attended the programme and was directed by Dr. C. Rani, Director (SEE).

Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy, Director General, ni-msme inaugurated the programme on 05 May 14. In his inaugural address, he explained the role and contribution of ni-msme in train the trainers in the area of entrepreneurship development. Further he said, this is the first institute taken initiation in organising entrepreneurship development programmes in 1960 and continuing in organizing theprogramme.

Dr. C. Rani briefed about the programme and its objectives. She informed the participants that programme aims to help the faculty to gain insight into the process of entrepreneurship development, developing entrepreneurial competencies and understand the current initiatives taken by Government to address requirements of potential entrepreneurs to start their own enterprises. Further, it aims at developing their skills in designing training programme,

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Mr. Mahesh K. Desai addressing the gathering. Dr. N. Srilakshmi, Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy, and Mr. M. P. Nagender Rao are also seen.

and using an appropriate mix of training methods.

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Inauguration of Water Treatment Plant

Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy, Director General, ni-msme inaugurated the water treatment plant on 15 May 14 which is installed at the top floor of the canteen. In this context, he addressed the ni-msme family about the benefits of Water Treatment Plant which will suffice the requirement of the water in all the buildings located in the campus to supply pure drinking water. However, presently the connection is given to canteen and very soon the pipes will be laid to all the buildings to supply the water. Dr. C. Rani, Director (SEE) & CAO explained about the water treatment plant and its parts namely: dosing tank, membranes, micron filters, HP Pump, Aqua SS Water tank and fully automatic reverse osmosis chamber etc., which is purchased from M/s. Sterilight Enviro Tech, Hyderabad. Mr. K. S. Krishna Mohan, Supervisor (Guest Rooms) also spoke on this occasion. The event was concluded with exchanging pleasantries for commissioning the water treatment plant for the supply of pure drinking water to the national and international participants and the ni-msme staff.

From: NAGAYYA DAMA <dr.dnagayya@gmail.com>To: vvishwasrao@nimsme.org,Sent: Thu, May 29, 2014 at 11:31 AMSubject: To The Editor, ni-msme Bulletin

Dear Prof. Vishwas Rao Garu,

I have received one copy of ni-msme Bulletin, April 2014. I have gone through the write-up on Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) on Entrepreneurship Development. This section covers three FDPs organised recently by ni-msme. They have been conducted, one at KL University with which I have been associated, another at Andhra University, and the third at ni-msme. The write-up and placement of three of them at one place makes it very pleasant to read, and effective in terms of impact. Grouping related activities at one place for communicating through the news bulletin conveys the significant contribution of the Institute on the manner in which the programmes are conducted, with different foci to suit the needs of various groups. I would like to convey my regards and appreciation to you and Prof. B.S.S Rao for finalising the matter and the accompanying photographs in such an elegant manner. The photographs are quite impressive and complement the presentation.

Referring to other items given in the Bulletin, I would like to convey my high appreciation to everyone associated with the presentation of a wide range of activities, and the overall getup of the Monthly Bulletin which is quite appealing and elegant. I am happy to record that significant changes have taken place in the content, manner of presentation, and the overall design of the Bulletin in recent periods. The Bulletin is an effective medium to reach the wide readership across the country. My best wishes for enhancing the effectiveness of the communication media adopted by the Institute.

With regards,

D. Nagayya, GunturMobile: 8019781223

Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy, addressing the gathering.Some of the ni-msme family members are also seen.

Earlier, Dr. N. Srilakshmi, Registrar of the institute welcomed the participants and spoke about the contribution of ni-msme in the promotion and development of MSMEs through its various types of activities.

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Valediction

The valedictory function was organised on 09 May 14 and was chaired by Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy. In his valedictory address, he appreciated the participants for giving good suggestions in their feedback and assured to implement them in forth coming programmes for the benefit of the participants. He suggested to the participants to practice the newly acquired knowledge in back home situation and create more and more entrepreneurs. Dr. C. Rani presented the proceedings of the programme. Earlier, Dr. N. Srilakshmi welcomed the gathering.

The participants expressed their gratitude to DC-MSME, Ministry of MSME, CII and ni-msme for giving them opportunity to attend the programme.The certificate distribution was done by the Director General.

The programme concluded with vote of thanks proposed by Prof. Upendra Kumar Maurya.

Dr. C. Rani giving away the certificate. Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy, Dr. N. Srilakshmi and Prof. Upendra K. Maurya are also seen.

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ni-msme Bid Farewell members wished them good luck in their endeavors.

Prof. P. Udaya Shanker, Director (SEM); Dr. G.U.K. Rao, Director (SED); Prof. Dibyendu Chaudhury, FM (SEM); Prof. J. Koteswara Rao, AFM (SED); Prof. Upendra K Maurya, AFM (SEE); Mrs. Glory Swarupa, AFM (SEE) and Prof. B. Sai Sudhakar Rao, Sr. Consultant (SEE) said that all the four have commonalities in various aspects such as the commitment, humbleness, hardworking, and attentiveness, etc,. Further, they informed about the initiations in getting new projects, developing and organising new training programmes, research activities, and bringing out publications of Dr. C. Rani. They also said that she has lot of patience and capabilities to handle even critical challenges.

Mr. Krishna Mohan, General Secretary, ni-msme Employees’ Union remembered his association with all the four employees and their good gestures with others and ever cheerfulness.

Mr. Mohd. Ismail, Consultant (Admn), Mrs. Nagamani, Sr. A.A. & Vice President of the Union; Mr. J.J. Bikshapathi, A.A; Mr. V. Srinivas, Consultant are also spoke on this occasion.

Earlier, Mrs. V. Swapna, General Secretary, ni-msme Recreation Club welcomed the gathering and taken initiation in organising the event.

Prof. Jayakar Rao Gutty, FM (SEM) and Chairman of the recreation club appreciated the services of all the four employees and recollected his memories associated with them.

Later, they were felicitated with garland and Shawl by Director General; Chairman and Secretary of the Recreation Club and the outgoing four members were also by the General Secretary of the Union; Mr. N. Yadaiah, Executive Member and other union members.

The event was concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by Prof. V. Swapna

felicitated

ni-msme bid a farewell to Dr. C. Rani, Director (SEE) & CAO; Mrs. Geeta Prabhaker, Superintendant (Accounts); Mr. R. Laxmaiah, Asst. Binder; and Mrs. V. Rajamani, MTA on their superannuation in a function on 30 May 14. Dr. C. Rani joined in this institute as Research Associate and promoted as Associate Faculty Member, and then to Faculty Member and to Director (SEE) respectively. She also has taken up additional charge of Chief Administrative Officer. She has rendered a service of 33 ½ years. Mrs. Geeta Prabhaker joined in this institute as Jr. Administrative Assistant (Jr. A.A.) and promoted as Admn Asst and then to Sr. A.A and to Superintendant. She has rendered a

service of 31 year and 4 months. Mr. R. Laxmaiah joined in this institute as Assistant Binder and rendered a service of 33 years and 2 months. Mrs. V. Rajamani joined this institute as MTA and rendered a service of 22 years 1 month.

The Director General Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy in his address lauded the services and commitment of all the four employees and expressed that it is very difficult to fill up their services. All the

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In a communique M/o MSME informed about the Udyami Helpline(a call centre for MSMEs) set up since 21 Aug 2010 Accessible on a national

toll-free number 1800-180-6763 on all days from 6 AM to 10 PM.

Toll - Free Udyami Helpline

Mr. Krishnamachari Srikkanth, former India cricket captain and Managing Director of M/s Edustrokes visited ni-msme along with Mr. S. Sankar, General Manager on 15 May 14. A meeting was convened by Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy, Director General, ni-msme with these Officials and the Directors/faculty/consultants of ni-msme with regard to entering in to an MoU with M/s Edustrokes for organising skill development programmes jointly.

Dr. N. Srilakshmi, Registrar welcomed the visitors and academia of ni-msme. In her welcome address, she explained the activities of ni-msme.

Mr. Srikkanth explained about the activities of their organisation, careerstrokes.com – an innovative learning portal. The portal that uses the “language of sports” - to make learning interesting, easy to grasp, helps in career enhancement and skill/personality development through the medium of sports. He informed that they have brought out a digital book as well as in print form in several Indian languages for enhancing skills/personality by the user. All the academic staff of ni-msme were participated in the discussions held during the meeting.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the Heads of both the organisations, viz., ni-msme and Edustrokes.

The meeting was concluded with vote of thanks proposed by Dr. C. Rani, Director (SEE) & CAO.

Mr. K. Vijay Bhaskar, Managing Director, Rajshri Consultants along with Mr. Josepf Etim, President, Association of Nigerians (Andhra Pradesh Chapter) visited ni-msme on 14 May 14 and had discussions with Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy, Director General, ni-msme with regard to giving training to the ten thousand African students studying in Hyderabad and interested to undergo entrepreneurship programmes so as to start their own enterprises in their native places in Africa. Dr. C. Rani, Director (SEE) also seen in participating in the discussions.

Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy, Director General, ni-msme; Mr. Krishnamachari Srikkanth, M/s Edustrokes, and ni-msme academia including Mr. K.S. Krishna Mohan, Incharge (Caretaking) are seen.