The full form of NSIC is National Small Industries Corporation.
National Small Industries Corporation was established by the Government of India in 1955. Today, NSIC is a reputed Mini Ratna PSU that also possesses ISO 9001:2015 certification.
In order to promote small & growing entrepreneurs in post-independent India, the Government of India has set up NSIC, which acts as an intermediary to provide assistance to small scale industries (SSI). The MSEs having NSIC Registration can get access to numerous developmental schemes of the government and achieve tremendous growth in their business.
Some functions of NSIC are mentioned below:
NSIC runs various developmental schemes for MSMEs as to enhance their competitiveness.
NSIC provides integrated support services to MSMEs in relation to Marketing, Technology, Finance.
NSIC provides training and skill development to the MSMEs in India.
Every business enterprises fulfilling below condition are eligible for NSIC registration under Single Point Registration Scheme (SPRS).
All Micro Enterprises whose investment in plant & machinery is up to INR 25 lakhs (In-service sector up to INR 10 Lakhs)
or
All Small Enterprises whose investment is plant & machinery is up to INR 5 Crore (In-service sector up to INR 2 crores)
Holding MSME Certificate.
Completed one year of business commencement.
Exemption(s): The Provisional Registration Certificate shall be issued to the Micro & Small Enterprises under the Single Point Registration scheme, which has not completed one year of business commencement. However, this will subject to a monetary limit of INR 5 Lacs.
Validity of NSIC Registration
NSIC registration under Single Point Registration Scheme shall be valid for 2 Years. This shall be renewed every 2 years after verification of Commercial and Technical Competence (CTC) of the registered MSEs.
Note: Provisional NSIC Registration shall be valid for 1 year from the date of the issue of NSIC application, i.e. after levying the NSIC registration fee and obtaining the required documents.
There is no doubt that getting an NSIC registration along with MSME registration for your firm can help you avail additional benefits business of growth.
In order to increase government purchases from the small-scale units, the government has launched the Single Point Registration scheme (SPRS). MSMEs can get NSIC registration under this scheme and get exempt from Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) in Government Purchases. EMD is taken from the bidder to assure his sincerity in a bid.
Benefits:
NSIC has initiated the B2B portal called MSME Global Mart. This is a one-stop for assistance to MSMEs on the business, technology, and finance. The aim of MSME Global Mart is to boost the core competence of Indian MSMEs. The services of this portal are available through Annual Membership.
Membership Benefits:-
Raw Material Assistance (RMA) Scheme provides financial support to MSMEs for the purchase of Raw Material (both indigenous & imported). This gives an opportunity to MSMEs to focus better on manufacturing quality products.
Benefits of this Scheme
Note: Security in the form of Bank Guarantee from Approved Banks.
NSIC provides technical support and skill development training to MSMEs at the 'NSIC Technical Services Centres' (NTSC). Besides, it has a number of Training Incubation Centres (TICs) and Livelihood Business Incubation Centres (LBIs) spread across India.
The technical services provided at these centers include:
One of the key benefits of NSIC registration is that it enables the allotment of tenders totally free of cost to eligible MSMEs.
MSMEs with NSIC registration need not pay Earnest Money Deposit (EMD). This is taken from the bidder, to assure his sincerity in a deal.
Notably, NSIC has reserved 358 items for purchase particularly only from (Small Scale Industries) SSIs as to uplift this sector.
All MSMEs bidding for tender within the price cap of L1+15% are allowed to supply up to 20% of the demand by reducing the price to L1.
Out of the total annual requirement of 20% supplies from MSMEs, 4% is reserved for the units owned by SC/STs.
NSIC executes various interconnected aid services concerning Marketing, Technology, Finance and other kinds of support to MSMEs