MSME Scheme “LEAN” offers for Small Manufacturers

Current context: The scheme is only available for manufacturing units only during the launch. This scheme was launched to reduce the wastage for wastages in manufacturing processes.

• Subsidy limit increased to 90%. Earlier it was 80%.
• Additional subsidy of 5% to MSME’s under the government’s SFURTI clusters. These are only run by women or SC-ST entrepreneurs in the northeast region.
• Organizations under Overall Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) will get extra 5% subsidy on the implementation cost.
• It aims at using lean manufacturing techniques by Udyam-registered MSME’s to reduce production cost.
• The scheme’s implementation agencies include National Productivity council and Quality Council of India.

Question:

Q.1 The MSME scheme “LEAN” scheme’s implementation agencies include
a. RBI
b. SIDBI
c. National Productivity council and Quality Council of India
d. CCI