Shri P. Udayakumar, Director (P&M) and Shri Gaurang Dixit, Director (Finance) interacted with the World Bank delegation that visited NSIC on 5th Feb. 2020 .The delegation was briefed about the various offerings of NSIC for the growth of MSME sector in the country. Also present on this occasion were Head of Divisions of various NSIC services. The World Bank delegation comprised of Mr.Peter Mousely, Mr.Adarsh Kumar, Ms.Ruchita Mangnani, Mr.Dennis Medvedev, Mr.Ashutosh Tandon, Mr.Andrew McCartney, Mr.Kulranjani Kujoor, Mr.Justin Hill.

Shri.Gaurang Dixit, Director (Finance),NSIC alongwith all NSIC Officers and Staff observed Silence for two minutes on 30th January 2020 in the memory of those who gave their lives in the struggle for India's freedom.

NSIC celebrated the 71st Republic day with great zeal and enthusiasm.Shri. Vijayendra, (IAS),CMD, NSIC hoisted the National Flag in the presence of Shri. P. Udayakumar, Director (P&M) and other staff /officers. On this occasion NSIC Employees and children of the wards of employees also participated by singing patriotic songs and rhymes.

The NSIC Employees took Voters Pledge on the Occasion of National Voters Day. The pledge was administered by Shri Navin Chopra, Chief General Manager (SG),NSIC.On January 25, the eve of Republic Day, India celebrates its National Voters’ Day to commemorate the founding day of the Election Commission (EC) of India. The day holds significance in India as it is dedicated to raise awareness among the citizens of India on voter rights and duties.

NSIC (Orissa) in association with Orissa Small Scale Industries Association organized a “Seminar on implementation of Marketing Policy for Growth of MSMEs “ on 09th Jan 2020 at Bhubaneshwar . Giving the key note address ,Shri Gaurang Dixit, Director(Finance) ,NSIC highlighted the benefits of NSIC schemes and Various other services of Ministry of MSME such as National SC ST Hub ,etc for the Growth of MSME sector in India. The Seminar was presided by Hon’ble Minister, Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare and Cooperation, Govt. of Odisha ,Shri Hemant Sharma, Principal Secretary to Govt. of Odisha, MSME Dept., Dr. S K Kar, CTTC, Mr. Dipan Mitra, Manager, National Stock Exchange of India.

NSIC (Orissa ) in association with Department of MSME, Government of Orissa organized the MSME International Trade Fair 2020 ( 08th – 12th Jan 2020 )at Bhubaneshwar. NSIC set up a pavilion giving live demonstration of Indian Products and Technologies which also included 33 exhibitors from Iran and 13 exhibitors from Bangladesh. The Exhibition was inaugurated by Shri Navin Patnaik, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Orissa . On this occasion, Shri P.C.Nayak , DGM,(NTPC Tender project &IMDC (Bhubaneshwar),NSIC briefed the Hon’ble Chief Minister about Various initiatives of NSIC for the growth and development of MSMEs in the state of Orissa.

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NSIC has renewed its MOU agreement on 08.01.2020 with Bank of Baroda under Bank Tie up Scheme marking it as a beginning of its second innings under tie up arrangement to help MSMEs with credit facility . Bank of Baroda is the second largest public-sector bank to get merged with Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank. The MOU has been signed by Sh. A.K Mishra ,General Manager (Bank Tie Up) of NSIC and Sh.Devinder Pal Grover, General Manager, Delhi Zone from Bank of Baroda in the presence of Sh. Gaurang Dixit ,Director (Fin) .Also present on this occasion was Ms. Himani Shali, Product Manager (Bank Tie Up)and Sh.Raghunath ,Manager (Banking) from NSIC.

NSIC has renewed the MOU agreement with Bank of Maharashtra on 8thJanuary 2020 for serving the financial needs of MSME Sector under its Bank Credit Facilitation Scheme . The MOU has been signed by Sh. A.K Mishra ,General Manager (Bank Tie Up) seen along with Ms Himani Shali, Manager(Bank Tie Up) of NSIC and Sh. Pramod Datar, Zonal General Manager,Delhi Zone from Bank of Maharashtra.

NSIC and M/s Mitutoyo South Asia Pvt. Ltd have joined hands in the area of industrial metrology so as to provide skill manpower to MSME units and create employment by way of providing training on latest technological machines of coordinate measuring machine (CMM). The MoU was signed by Shri O.P.SIngh Centre Head, NTSC (Okhla) and Shri Harrish Bajaj, Director, Mitutoyo South Asia (Japan) in the presence of Shri Vijayendra,( IAS) and CMD, NSIC and Shri P.Udayakumar, Director (P&M)on 13th January, 2020 at the NSIC – Technical Services Centre, NSIC Campus, New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Vijayendra,CMD, NSIC stated that NSIC is in tune with the needs of the changing needs of the world market and is committed to bring the latest technology with world class service to the MSME sector. Under the Memorandum of Understanding M/s Mitutoyo South Asia Pvt. Ltdwill provide CMM machine CRYSTA –APEX with necessary probing kits and software’s and will create a Skill Development Centre in “Advanced Training Centre” of NSIC –Technical Services Centre ( Okhla )wherein state of art training will be imparted to trainees and services to MSME units. This Skill Development Centre will bridge the gap between institution and industry in the area of industrial metrology. Also present on the occasion were Shri Satvinder Singh, CGM , Shri Manoj Lal, General Manager (SG), NSIC , and Shri N. Bajaj, Managing Director, Mr. Neeraj Vohra from Mitutoyo South Asia.

NSIC, Guwahati in support from other branches and individuals across the country donated a sum of Rs. 1.19 Lakhs to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund Assam on 7th September, 2019. Shri. P. Udayakumar, Director (P&M) handed over the cheque to Shri. Sarbananda Sonowal, Chief Minister of Assam in presence of Dr. Avinash Choudhary, ZGM, (North East). Chief Minister of Assam vide its letter dated 06th December’2019 thanked for the generous contribution by the employees of NSIC.

Shri. P. Udayakumar, Director (P & M) as a Key Note Speaker at "MSME Sumit 2020" organised by Dhanam Publications Pvt Ltd at Kochi ion on 4th January'2020. During his key Note Address the Challenges faced by MSMEs in managing and scaling up Business and initiatives taken by the Government of India to overcome such challenges was highlighted. The presence of Director (P & M) was highly solicited by the dignitaries and the participants.