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29 Apr 2023

National SC-ST-HUB

Description

The National SC/ST Hub (herein after referred to as the Hub) is set up to provide professional support to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Entrepreneurs to fulfill the obligations under the Central Government Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order 2012, adopt applicable business practices and leverage the Stand Up India initiatives The objective of the announcement clearly is to promote "enterprise culture" amongst the SC / ST population. This would also enable Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) us to fulfill the target, which the Government has kept for procurement by them. It has been laid down in the Public Procurement Policy 2012 that 20% of 20% i.e. 4% of procurement shall be done by Ministries, Departments and CPSEs from the enterprises owned by SC / ST. In addition, the Hub would also enable the Government to develop entrepreneurship among SC/ST population, which at present, is at very low level.


Objective

The scheme is aimed at providing professional support to entrepreneurs belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The scheme would enable these entrepreneurs to fulfill their obligations under the Central Government Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order 2012. Further, the scheme would enable them to adopt applicable business practices and leverage the Stand-Up India initiatives

Key Benefits

  • To achieve 4% Public Procurement target from SC-ST entrepreneurs
  • Facilitating SC/ST Entrepreneurs to be part of vendor development programs and mentoring support
  • Collection, collation and dissemination of information regarding SC/ST enterprises and entrepreneurs
  • Distribution of trade specific tool kits to trained candidates

Scheme applicable for

  • Existing and Aspiring SC/ST Entrepreneurs

Detailed Information

  • The National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) has been set up to provide professional support to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Entrepreneurs to fulfil the obligations under the Central Government Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order 2012, adopt applicable business practices and leverage the Stand-Up India initiative. The key action areas of NSSH include vendor development, participation in public procurement, building reliable database, mentoring and handholding support, policy advocacy with states, credit facilitation, capacity building, private affirmative action, technology upgradation, marketing support, and special subsidies under various schemes. The NSSH works on the mentioned priority areas through various sub-schemes which are as follows:
  • Special Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme
  • Special Marketing Assistance Scheme
  • Single Point Registration Scheme
  • Bank Loan Processing Reimbursement Scheme
  • Bank Guarantee Charges Reimbursement Scheme
  • Testing Fee Reimbursement Scheme
  • Export Promotion Council Membership Reimbursement Scheme
  • Top 50 NIRF Rated Management Institution's Short-Term Training Program Fee Reimbursement Scheme