Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Facilitation Helpdesk Strengthening MSME Ecosystem in U.T.

CHANDIGARH: With a clear and focused vision to strengthen the MSME ecosystem and promote sustainable industrial growth in U.T. Chandigarh, Nishant Kumar Yadav, IAS, Secretary Industries-cum-Deputy Commissioner, U.T. Chandigarh, reviewed the functioning and impact of the Chandigarh MSME Facilitation Helpdesk during a meeting held under the Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance Programme (RAMP).

The meeting was attended by Paviter Singh, PCS, Director of Industries, U.T. Chandigarh, along with representatives from the RAMP State Project Implementation Unit (SPIU) and other key stakeholder departments.

During the meeting, it was apprised that since becoming operational in May 2025, the Helpdesk has undertaken extensive outreach to nearly 2,000 MSMEs across the city and has provided focused handholding support to over 1,200 enterprises.

This assistance has been delivered through field visits, cluster-level meetings, workshops, awareness programmes, and digital facilitation initiatives. The outreach has covered enterprises engaged in manufacturing, services, and trading sectors, significantly enhancing awareness, encouraging formalisation, and improving access to institutional finance and government support mechanisms.

While reviewing the progress, the Secretary Industries-cum-Deputy Commissioner emphasised that the foremost objective of the Helpdesk is to facilitate MSMEs in availing benefits under various Central and State Government schemes and digital platforms, including Udyam Registration, Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE), Procurement and Marketing Support Scheme (PMS), Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS), Government e-Marketplace (GeM), Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS), and Online Dispute Resolution (ODR).