The small industries service
institutes (SISI’s) are set-up one in each state to provide consultancy and
training to small and prospective entrepreneurs. The activities of SISs are
co-ordinate by the industrial management training division of the DC, SSI office
(New Delhi). In all there are 28 SISI’s and 30 Branch SISI’s set up in state
capitals and other places all over the country.
SISI has wide spectrum of
technological, management and administrative tasks to perform.
Functions
of SISI
1. To assist existing and
prospective entrepreneurs through technical and managerial counseling such as
help in selecting the appropriate machinery and equipment, adoption of
recognized standards of testing, quality performance etc;
2. Conducting EDPs all over the country;
3. To advise the Central and State
governments on policy matters relating to small industry development;
4. To assist in testing of raw
materials and products of SSIs, their inspection and quality control;
5. To provide market information to
the SISI’s;
6. To recommend SSI’s for financial
assistance from financial institutions;
7. To enlist entrepreneurs for
partition in Government stores purchase programme;
8. Conduct economic and technical
surveys and prepare techno-economic feasible reports for selected areas and
industries.
9. Identify the potential for
ancillary development through sub-contract exchanges;
10. Organize seminars, Workshops and
Industries Clinics for the benefit of entrepreneurs.
The Small Industries Service
Institutes have been generally organizing the following types of EDPs on
specialized courses for different target groups like energy conservation,
pollution control, Technology up-gradation, Quality improvement, Material
handling, Management technique etc. as mentioned earlier.
General EDP for educated unemployed
youth, ex-service personnel etc. for a duration of four weeks. In these
programmes, classroom lectures and discussions are held on issues such as
facilities and assistance available from State and Central government agencies,
banks, financial institutions and National Small Industries Corporation.
Apart from this, exposure is given
information regarding market survey, product identification and selection,
technologies involved, management of small enterprises, particularly in matters
relating to financial management, marketing, packaging and exports.
The participants also interact with
successful small scale entrepreneurs as a part of their experience sharing
Information of quality; possibilities of diversification and expansion are also
given.
The entrepreneurs are helped to
prepare Project Reports based on their own observations and studies for
obtaining financial assistance as may be required. Such courses have benefitted
many entrepreneurs to set up units of their own choice.