Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Assam government to develop the MSME ecosystem in the State.

SIDBI is the countryโ€™s apex financial institution for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)

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The MoU was signed by the commissioner and secretary of industries and commerce department, K K Dwivedi and SIDBI general manager RK Singh in the presence of minister Chandra Mohan Patowary.

Under the pact, a project management unit (PMU) will be deployed by SIDBI with the state government, said a statement.

The PMU will support the Assam government in making necessary interventions for enhancing efficacy of MSMEs in the state.

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The PMU will design scheme(s) in the areas of equity support and interest subvention.

It will carry out a study of the existing framework of schemes/interventions/initiatives / projects, etc. available for benefit of / targeted towards MSMEs in the state and suggesting modifications with the objective of enhancing efficacy and removal of bottlenecks.

The PMU will begin a process for handholding MSME in the state for their on boarding into digital platforms such as PSB Loans In 59Minutes, Stock Exchange listing, e-commerce platforms such as GEMs, etc.

โ€œWe are working towards uplift of MSMEs in the State and have started collaborating with State Governments. We have appointed an expert agency for setting up PMUs in 11 states,โ€ said SIDBI general manager R K Singh

This is the ninth collaboration after Haryana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka, he said.