Promotion & Development in Rural Clusters

Today Cluster approach has become one of the popular strategies for development of Micro and Small Enterprises including traditional rural enterprise clusters. Clusters are defined as geographical concentration of enterprises, specialized suppliers, service providers and associated institutions and organizations in a particular field that compete but also co-operate. The Cluster strategy helps the enterprises to enhance their productivity and develop new innovative products suitable for national and international markets. To make traditional enterprises more productive and competitive, the Government of India through its Ministries is implementing a good number of cluster based development programmes. In addition, many International agencies, Commercial Banks and NGOs are also taking part in cluster development. Micro and Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSECDP), Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS), and Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana (AHVY) are some of the important schemes being implementing by the Government of India. Also, the Government of India has proposed the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM), aimed at developing RURBAN rural cluster villages, Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) by provisioning of economic, social and physical infrastructure facilities. With this background the National Resource Centre for Cluster Development (NRCD) of ni-msme is organizing training programme on “Promotion & Development of Rural Clusters during 6-10 May 2024.