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11/03/23 09:02 AM IST

MSME Competitive (LEAN) Scheme under MSME Champions Scheme

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  • Union Minister for MSME Shri Narayan Rane launched the MSME Competitive (LEAN) Scheme recently.
About LEAN Scheme
  • Under the scheme, MSMEs will implement LEAN manufacturing tools like 5S, Kaizen, KANBAN, Visual workplace, Poka Yoka etc under the able guidance of trained and competent LEAN Consultants to attain LEAN levels like Basic, Intermediate and Advanced.
  • Through the LEAN journey, MSMEs can reduce wastages substantially, increase productivity, improve quality, work safely, expanding their markets, and finally becoming competitive and profitable.
  • This Scheme is an extensive drive to create awareness amongst MSMEs about LEAN Manufacturing practices and motivate and incentivize them to attain LEAN levels while also encouraging them to become MSME Champions.
MSME Champions Scheme
  • Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises’ (MSME’s) CHAMPIONS stand for - Creation and Harmonious Application of Modern Processes for Increasing the Output and National Strength portal.
  • As the name suggests it will aim at Creation and Harmonious Application of Modern Processes for Increasing the Output and National Strength.
  • It is a Technology driven Control Room-Cum-Management Information System.
  • The system utilising modern ICT tools is aimed at assisting Indian MSMEs march into big league as National and Global CHAMPIONS.
  • This is basically for making the smaller units big by helping and handholding, in particular, by solving their problems and grievances.

Significance
  • LEAN has the potential to become a national movement and that it aims to provide a roadmap to global competitiveness for the MSMEs of India.
  • LEAN will not only attempt to improve quality, productivity & performance, but also the capability to change the mind-sets of manufacturers and transform them into a world class manufacturers.
Source- PIB

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