The Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME) is an Indian NGO that is the progressive face of Indian MSMEs and is regarded as such by the Government of India. It is a member of the National MSME Board formed under the MSME Act 2006. FISME is consulted by SME policy making set-up of the country and also works in close coordination with the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises as well as major multilateral and bilateral bodies in India such as UNIDO, ILO, UNCTAD, DFID, GTZ etc. Supported by UNCTAD, DFID and Ministry of Commerce & Industry, as a Tier-I partner, FISME is leading 22 provincial SME bodies in 18 states.[1]
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| Founded | 1995 |
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| Headquarters | , India |
Number of locations | 5 |
Key people | Animesh Saxena, President |
| Website | www |
History
editCoinciding with the launch of major policy and support initiatives of the Indian government to promote the growth and development of small scale industries in India, FISME was initially born as the National Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (NAYE) in 1967 to provide an outreach and advocacy forum for small industries in particular and entrepreneurship in general. In the post-liberalisation era, NAYE along with eight state level associations formed FISME in 1995.[2]
Events
editFISME conducts regular events across India catering to the different needs of SMEs. They recently conducted India SME forum recently in participation with other organisations.[3]
References
edit- ^ (6 June 2012.) "FTP Needs Strategic Thrust For Success: FISME." Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Businessworld Magazine.
- ^ Kapur, Bhawna (8 August 2012). "FISME jointly organised India SME Forum in Gurgaon." Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Businessworld Magazine.
- ^ "FISME jointly organised India SME Forum in Gurgaon." Archived 16 January 2013 at archive.today Aajki Khabar online news portal
External links
edit- Official website
- "Weak rupee historic opportunity for MSMEs: FISME". Indiainfoline.com. India Infoline News Service. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2015.