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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

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{{Short description|Government of India Ministry}}{{more citations needed|date=March 2018}}
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| chief1_name = [[Deepak Khandekar]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
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}}The '''Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions''' is a [[Ministry (government department)|ministry]] of the [[Government of India]] in [[personnel]] matters specially issues concerning recruitment, training, career development, staff welfare as well as the post-retirement dispensation.

The ministry is also concerned with the process of responsive people-oriented modern administration. Allocation of Business Rules defines the work allotted for the ministry.

Usually, though not always, the ministry is headed by the [[Prime Minister of India|prime minister]], with a minister of state reporting to him.

== History ==
In 1954, on the recommendation of [[Paul H. Appleby]] report, an Organisation and Methods (O&M) Division was set up in the [[Cabinet Secretariat (India)|Cabinet Secretariat]]. In 1964, the O&M Division was transferred to the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]], under the newly created Department of Administrative Reforms. In 1970, on the basis of the recommendations of the [[Administrative Reforms Commission]], the Department of Personnel was set up in the Cabinet Secretariat. In 1973, the two departments were merged to form a Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms in the Cabinet Secretariat. In 1977, the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms was transferred to the Ministry of Home Affairs. And, in 1985,<ref name="Governance in India">{{Cite book|title=Governance in India|last=Laxmikanth|first=M.|publisher=[[McGraw-Hill Education]]|year=2014|isbn=978-9339204785|edition=2nd|location=[[Noida]]|publication-date=25 August 2014|pages=7.36–7.37}}</ref> a full-fledged ministry was created with the name Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions with three separate departments under it:
* Department of Personnel and Training (this also includes recruitment of officers through UPSC and SPSC) <ref name="Governance in India" />
* Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances<ref name="Governance in India" />
* Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare<ref name="Governance in India" />

==Departments==
The ministry comprises three departments viz:-
*Department of Personnel and Training
*Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare
*Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances

===Department of Personnel and Training===
DOPT is concerned with the formulation of policy and the watchdog of the Government ensuring that certain accepted standards and norms, as laid down by it, are followed by all ministries/departments in the recruitment, regulation of service conditions and posting transfers and deputation of personnel as well as other related issues.

It solely controls the cadres of the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) and the [[Central Secretariat Service]] (CSS).<ref name="Governance in India" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://dopt.gov.in/about-us/functions/organisation-under-mop-list|title=Organisation Under DOPT|website=Department of Personnel and Training, [[Government of India]]|access-date=March 7, 2018}}</ref>

====Organisations====
DOPT supervises and controls the following organisations, namely —<ref name=":0" />
* [[Union Public Service Commission]]
* [[Staff Selection Commission]]
* Public Enterprises Selection Board
* [[Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration]]
* [[Institute of Secretariat Training and Management]]
* [[Central Vigilance Commission]]
* [[Central Bureau of Investigation]]
* [[Indian Institute of Public Administration]]
* [[Central Information Commission]]

===Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare===
The department is mainly concerned with the formulation of policies regarding the post retirement benefits of Central Govt. employees covered under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972. It also administers various welfare scheme for central government pensioners i.e redressal for Pensioners' grievances through CPENGRAM , an online pension sanction module for civil pensioners"Bhavishya", Sankalp etc under the umbrella of Pensioners' Portal . However the pensioners of Ministries of Railways and Defence are governed by their respective pension rules.

===Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances===
The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances is to facilitate the pursuit of excellence in governance through the promotion of:
*Improvements in Government structures and processes
*Citizen-friendly initiatives including redressal of public grievances
*Documentation, incubation and dissemination of best practices
*Codification and simplification of procedures and
*Networking with various agencies

The department acts as a facilitator, in consultation with central ministries/departments, states/UT administrations, organisations and individuals, to improve government functioning through administrative reforms in the spheres of restructuring the government, process improvement, organisation and methods and grievance handling, and by promoting modernization, Citizen’s Charters, award schemes, e-governance, and best practices.

It provides online grievance redress services through [[Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System]].

== Ministers ==
{{Main|Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions}}
The [[Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] is the [[Union Council of Ministers|cabinet minister]] in charge of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. The position is generally held by the prime minister, but sometimes it has been held by other senior members of the cabinet, such as [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]]. The minister is generally assisted by a [[minister of state]]. The position is considered to be a powerful one as of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is the cadre controlling authority of the [[Indian Administrative Service]],<ref name="Governance in India3">{{Cite book|title=Governance in India|last=Laxmikanth|first=M.|publisher=[[McGraw-Hill Education]]|year=2014|isbn=978-9339204785|edition=2nd|location=[[Noida]]|publication-date=25 August 2014|pages=7.6}}</ref> [[Central Secretariat Service]] and is the administering agency of the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) and the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB).<ref name="Governance in India" /><ref name=":0" />

==References==
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==External links ==
* [http://persmin.gov.in Official Website] of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160426141101/http://persmin.gov.in/DOPT_AboutUs_OrganisationUnderMOP.asp Organisations Under MOP]
* [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/union-budget-allocates-nearly-rs-212-crore-for-training-babus/articleshow/12293771.cms Federal Budget of 2012 allocates nearly Rs 212 crore for training civil servants]

{{Union ministries of India}}

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[[Category:Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions| ]]
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[[Category:Social affairs ministries|India]]
[[Category:Civil service ministries]]

Ministry of Textiles

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{{Short description|Government of India Ministry}}{{About|the ministry of India|the Bangladesh ministry|Ministry of Textiles and Jute|the Pakistan ministry|Ministry of Commerce and Textile Industry}}
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| jurisdiction = [[Government of India]] [[Textile industry in India|Textile industry]], clothing and Handicrafts
| headquarters = Udyog Bhawan, [[New Delhi]]
| budget = {{INRConvert|7147.73|c}} (2018-19 est.)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf |title=Budget data |date=2019 |website=www.indiabudget.gov.in |format=PDF |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304170727/http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| minister1_name = [[Piyush Goyal]]
| minister1_pfo = [[Minister of Textiles (India)|Minister of Textiles]]
| minister2_name = [[Darshana Jardosh]]
| minister2_pfo = Minister of State
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The '''Ministry of Textiles''' is an Indian government national agency responsible for the formulation of policy, planning, development, export promotion and regulation of the [[textile industry in India]]. This includes all natural, artificial, and cellulosic fibers that go into the making of textiles, clothing and Handicrafts.

The current [[Minister of Textiles (India)|Minister of Textiles]] is [[Piyush Goyal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Javdekar-gets-HRD-Irani-shifted-to-Textiles/article14472676.ece|title=Javdekar gets HRD, Irani shifted to Textiles|first=Internet|last=Desk|date=5 July 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

== Main functions of the Ministry ==
*Textile Policy & Coordination
*Man-made Fibre/ Filament Yarn Industry
*Cotton Textile Industry
*Jute Industry
*Silk and Silk Textile Industry
*Wool & Woollen Industry
*Decentralised Powerloom Sector
*Export Promotion
*Planning & Economic Analysis

== Organizations ==

=== Attached Offices ===
* Office of the Development Commissioner for Hand-looms
* Office of the [[Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)|Development Commissioner for Handicrafts]]

=== Subordinate Offices ===
* Office of the Textile Commissioner
* Office of the Jute Commissioner

=== Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)<ref>{{cite web
|title=Public Sector Undertakings
|publisher=Ministry of Textiles
|url=http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_08.htm
|access-date=2013-09-16
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222045128/http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_08.htm
|archive-date=22 February 2014
}}</ref>===
*[[National Textile Corporation|National Textile Corporation Ltd.]]. (NTC)
*[[British India Corporation|British India Corporation Ltd.]] (BIC)
*[[Cotton Corporation of India|Cotton Corporation Of India Ltd.]] (CCI)
*[[Jute Corporation of India]] (JCI)
* [[Birds Jute and Export|Birds Jute Exports Ltd.]] (BJEL)
* [[National Jute Manufactures Corporation Limited]] (NJMC)
*[[Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation of India|Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation]] (HHEC)
*Central Cottage Industries Corporation (CCIC)
*National Handloom Development Corporation Ltd. (NHDC)

=== Statutory Bodies<ref>{{cite web| title = STATUTORY BODIES| publisher = Ministry of Textiles| url = http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_06.htm| access-date = 2013-09-16| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140222045131/http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_06.htm| archive-date = 22 February 2014| url-status = dead}}</ref>===
*Jute Manufacturers Development Council
*[[Central Silk Board]]
*Textile Committee
* Commissioner of Payments
this is most of this

=== Export Promotion Councils ===
* Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC)
* Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC)
* Cotton Textile Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL)
* The Synthetic and Rayon Textile Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC)
* Indian Silk Export Promotion Council (ISEPC)
* Wool & Woollens Export Promotion Council
* Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC)
* Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH)
* Powerloom Development & Export Promotion Council (PDEXCIL)
* Wool Industry Export Promotion Council

=== Advisory Bodies ===
* Cotton Advisory Board:
* Jute Advisory Board
* Development Council for Textile Industry
* Co-ordination Council for Textile Research Associations
* All India Handlooms Board
* All India Handicrafts Board
* All India Powerlooms Board
* Co-ordination Committee of Textiles Export Promotion Council

=== Autonomous Bodies ===
*Central Wool Development Board
*[[National Institute of Fashion Technology]] (NIFT)
*[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management]], [[Coimbatore]]

=== Public Institutes ===
* [[Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology]]

=== Textiles Research Associations ===
* [[Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association]] ATIRA
* Bombay Textile Research Association BTRA https://www.btraindia.com/
* [[The South India Textile Research Association]] SITRA
* Northern India Textile Research Association NITRA
* Man-made Textile Research Association MANTRA
* Synthetic & Art Silk Mills Research Association SASMIRA
* Indian Jute Industry's Research Association IJIRA
* Wool Research Association WRA

== List of Ministers of Textiles==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:74%;"
|-
!No
! width="60" |Portrait
! Name
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="2"|Political party
! Prime Minister
|-
|1
|
! [[Chandrashekhar Singh]] (Independent Charge)
| 30 March 1985
| 15 November 1985
|{{Ayd|30 march 1985|15 november 1985}}
| rowspan=3|[[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=3|
| rowspan=3|[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|2
|
! [[Khurshid Alam Khan]] (Independent Charge)
| 15 November 1985
| 22 October 1986
|{{Ayd|15 november 1985|22 october 1986}}
|-
|3
| [[File:Ram Niwas Mirdha (cropped).jpg|100x100px]]
! [[Ram Niwas Mirdha]] (Independent Charge till 15 February 1988)
| 22 October 1986
| 2 December 1989
|{{Ayd|22 october 1986|2 december 1989}}
|-
|4
| [[File:Sharadyadavjdu.jpg|75px]]
! [[Sharad Yadav]]
| 6 December 1989
| 10 November 1990
|{{Ayd|6 december 1989|10 november 1990}}
| [[Janata Dal]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
| [[V. P. Singh]]
|-
|5
| [[File:The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 2014 to Shri Hukmdev Narayan Yadav, at a function, at Parliament House, in New Delhi.JPG|75x75px]]
! [[Hukmdev Narayan Yadav]]
| 21 November 1990
| 21 June 1991
|{{Ayd|21 november 1990|21 june 1991}}
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color}}" |
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
|-
|6
| [[File:Ashok Gehlot 2012.jpg|75px]]
! [[Ashok Gehlot]] (Independent Charge)
| 21 June 1991
| 18 January 1993
|{{Ayd|21 june 1991|18 january 1993}}
| rowspan=4|[[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=4|
| rowspan=4|[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|-
|7
|
! [[G. Venkat Swamy]] (Independent Charge till 10 February 1995)
| 18 January 1993
| 15 September 1995
|{{Ayd|18 january 1993|15 september 1995}}
|-
|8
| [[File:KamalNath.jpg|75px]]
! [[Kamal Nath]] (Independent Charge)
| 15 September 1995
| 20 February 1996
|{{Ayd|15 september 1995|20 february 1996}}
|-
|(7)
|
! [[G. Venkat Swamy]] 
| 20 February 1996
| 16 May 1996
|{{Ayd|20 february 1996|16 may 1996}}
|-
|9
|[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (cropped).jpg|109x109px]]
! [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| 16 May 1996
|01 June 1996
|{{Ayd|16 may 1996|1 june 1996}}
| rowspan=1|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| rowspan=1|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|10
|[[File:Deve Gowda BNC.jpg|113x113px]]
![[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|01 June 1996
|29 June 1996
|{{Ayd|1 june 1996|29 june 1996}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[H. D. Deve Gowda]] [[I. K. Gujral]]
|-
|11
| [[File:Jalappa.jpg|94x94px]]
! [[R. L. Jalappa]] (Independent Charge till 6 July 1996)
| 29 June 1996
| 20 January 1998
|{{Ayd|29 june 1996|20 january 1998}}
|-
|12
|
! [[Bolla Bulli Ramaiah]] (Independent Charge)
| 20 January 1998
| 19 March 1998
|{{Ayd|20 january 1998|19 march 1998}}
| [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}" |
| [[I. K. Gujral]]
|-
|13
| [[File:Kashiram_Rana.jpg|75px]]
! [[Kashiram Rana]]
| 19 March 1998
| 24 May 2003
|{{Ayd|19 march 1998|24 may 2003}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|14
| [[File:The Union Minister for Textiles Shri Syed Shahnawaz Hussain addressing the Press on the forthcoming mega event for showcasing the expertise and capabilities of Indian Fashion Industry, Textiles and Apparel manufacturing.jpg|75px]]
! [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]
| 24 May 2003
| 22 May 2004
|{{Ayd|24 may 2003|22 may 2004}}
|-
|15
| [[File:Shankersinh vaghela profile.jpg|87x87px]]
! [[Shankersinh Vaghela]]
| 23 May 2004
| 22 May 2009
|{{Ayd|23 may 2004|22 may 2009}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="5" |[[Dr. Manmohan Singh]]
|-
|16
| [[File:Dayanidhi Maran.jpg|75px]]
! [[Dayanidhi Maran]]
| 28 May 2009
| 12 July 2011
|{{Ayd|28 may 2009|12 july 2011}}
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color}}" |
|-
|17
| [[File:Anand_Sharma_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_2012.jpg|75px]]
! [[Anand Sharma]]
| 19 July 2011
| 17 June 2013
|{{Ayd|19 july 2011|17 june 2013}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|-
|18
| [[File:The Union Minister for Textiles, Dr. Kavuru Sambasiva Rao addressing at the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) Annual Award Function, in Gurgaon, Haryana on December 10, 2013.jpg|86x86px]]
! [[Kavuri Samba Siva Rao]]
| 17 June 2013
| 3 April 2014
|{{Ayd|17 june 2013|3 april 2014}}
|-
|(17)
| [[File:Anand_Sharma_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_2012.jpg|75px]]
! [[Anand Sharma]]
| 3 April 2014
| 26 May 2014
|{{Ayd|3 april 2014|26 may 2014}}
|-
|19
| [[File:Santosh Kumar Gangwar oath as Minister.jpg|75px]]
! [[Santosh Gangwar]] (Independent Charge)
| 26 May 2014
| 5 July 2016
|{{Ayd|26 may 2014|5 july 2016}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="3" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="3" |[[Narendra Modi]]
|-
|20
| [[File:Smriti Z Irani.jpg|103x103px]]
! [[Smriti Irani]]
| 5 July 2016
| 7 July 2021
|{{Ayd|5 july 2016|7 july 2021}}
|-
|21
|[[File:Piyush Goyal.jpg|100x100px]]
! [[Piyush Goyal]]
| 7 July 2021
|''Incumbent''
|{{Ayd|7 july 2021|}}
|}

== List of Ministers of State ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=" ;"sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Ministers of State in the Ministry of Textiles
! [[Minister of state]]
! Portrait
! colspan=2| Political party
! colspan="2" | Term
! Days
|-align=center
|[[Ajay Tamta]]
|[[File:The Minister of State for Textiles, Shri Ajay Tamta addressing at the inauguration of the 60th India International Garment Fair, in New Delhi on January 17, 2018.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="FF9933" |
|5 July 2016
|30 May 2019
|{{Age in days|2016|7|5|2019|5|30}} days
|-align=center
|[[Darshana Jardosh]]
|
|7 July 2021
|Incubment
|{{Age in days|2021|7|07}} days
|}

== National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum ==
{{main|National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi}}
[[National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texmin.nic.in/tex_10.htm|title=National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum|access-date=12 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619065723/http://texmin.nic.in/tex_10.htm|archive-date=19 June 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> was set up at [[Pragati Maidan]], [[New Delhi]] under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles.<ref>{{cite web| title = National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum (NHHM)| publisher = Ministry of Textiles| url = http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_10.htm| access-date = 2013-09-16}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Museum is a structured village complex consisting of 15 structures representing village dwellings, courtyards and shrines from different states spread over an area of 5 hectares. The museum collection contains about 20,000 most rare and distinctive pieces reflecting the continuing tradition of Indian craftsmen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Artisans Community stories in India. |url=https://uthhan.gergstore.com/ArtisanStories.html|publisher=Golden Era Royal Group }}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in Ministry of Textiles - Official website]

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Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

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| minister1_name = [[Narayan Rane]]
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| minister2_name = [[Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma]]
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The '''Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises''', a branch of the [[Government of India]], is the apex executive body for the formulation and administration of rules, regulations and laws relating to micro, small and medium enterprises in [[India]]. The [[Minister (government)|Minister]] of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises is [[Narayan Rane]].

The statistics provided by the annual reports of Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) shows a rise in the plan amount spent on the [[khadi]] sector from ₹1942.7 million to ₹14540 million, and non-plan amounts from ₹437 million to ₹2291 million, in the period from 1994–95 to 2014–2015. The interest subsidies to khadi institutions increased from ₹96.3 million to ₹314.5 million in this period.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

==History==
The Ministry of Small Scale Industries and Agro and Rural Industries was created in October 1999. In September 2001, the ministry was split into the Ministry of Small Scale Industries and the Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries. The [[President of India]] amended the [[Government of India]] (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, under the notification dated 9 May 2007. Pursuant to this amendment, they were merged into a single ministry.

The ministry was tasked with the promotion of [[Microbusiness|micro]] and [[Small business|small enterprises]]. The Small Industries Development Organisation was under the control of the ministry, as was the [[National Small Industries Corporation|National Small Industries Corporation Limited]] [[public sector undertaking]]).

The Small Industries Development Organisation was established in 1954 on the basis of the recommendations of the [[Ford Foundation]]. It has over 60 offices and 21 autonomous bodies under its management. These autonomous bodies include Tool Rooms, Training Institutions and Project-cum-Process Development Centres.

Services provided include:
*Facilities for testing, toolmenting, training for entrepreneurship development
*Preparation of project and product profiles
*Technical and managerial consultancy
*Assistance for exports
*Pollution and energy audits

It also provides economic information services and advises Government in policy formulation for the promotion and development of SSIs. The field offices also work as effective links between the Central and State Governments.

===Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries===
The now-defunct Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries had the objectives of facilitating coordinated and focused policy formulation and effective implementation of programmes, projects, schemes, etc., for improving supply chain management, enhancing skills, upgrading technology, expanding markets and capacity building of entrepreneurs/artisans and their groups/collectives.

The Ministry deals with the khadi, village and [[coir]] industries through the [[Khadi and Village Industries Commission]] (KVIC) and the [[Coir Board]]. It coordinates implementation of two countrywide employment generation programmes, namely, the Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) and the Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) with the cooperation of State Governments, the [[Reserve Bank of India]] (RBI) and other banks. The KVIC, established by an [[Act of Parliament#India|Act of Parliament]], is a statutory organisation engaged in promotion and development of khadi and village industries for providing employment opportunities in the rural areas, thereby strengthening the rural economy. The coir industry is a labour-intensive and export-oriented industry. It uses a by-product of coconut, namely, coir husk. The Coir Board, a statutory body established under the Coir Industry Act 1953, looks after the promotion, growth and development of the coir industry, including export promotion and expansion of the domestic market.<ref>[http://ari.nic.in/abt_us.htm "MINISTRY OF AGRO AND RURAL INDUSTRIES"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117063441/http://ari.nic.in/abt_us.htm |date=17 January 2015 }}. Retrieved on May 1, 2015</ref>

It was headed by the Minister of Agro & Rural Industries and was based at Udyog Bhavan, Rafi Marg, [[New Delhi]]. Shri Mahabir Prasad was the last incumbent.

====Related organisations====
* [[MSME-Technology Centre Baddi Solan]]
* Central Tool Room, Ludhiana<ref name="CTRLudhiana">{{cite web |title=Central Tool Room, Ludhiana, Ministry of MSME, Government of India. |url=http://www.ctrludhiana.com/ |website=www.ctrludhiana.com |access-date=2018-08-14 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Central Tool Room Extension Centre, Nilokheri]] earlier functional as [[Integrated Training Centre, Nilokheri]]
* [[Indo Danish Tool Room, Jamshedpur]]

==Integrated Training Centre, Nilokheri ==
'''Integrated Training Centre, Nilokheri''' was an employment and training agency in [[Nilokheri]] in [[Karnal district]] in the state of [[Haryana]] owned and managed by the [[Government of India]] and responsible for upgrading technical skills of technicians.

It was built around the vocational training centre that was transferred from Kurukshetra, in July, 1948 to the 1100 acres of swampy land on the Delhi-Ambala highway as one of several enterprises intended to provide employment and training for [[displaced person]]s following the [[partition of India]]
This training centre was under Small Industries belonged to subhash mukherjee
Development Organisation and used to provided training to extension officers (industries of State Governments as well as managers and technician entrepreneurs both in modern small scale and traditional village industries. During the Year 1986-87 the centre trained 200 technician, 85 women under core women training programme and 57 SIDO officers.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cMYD7Zth8qEC&q=women+under+core+women+training+programme+and+57+SIDO&pg=PA4|title=Entrepreneurial Development in India|date=1 January 1990|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788170991908|access-date=10 April 2018|via=Google Books}}</ref>

===Functions===
It provides technical training to artisans and workers sponsored by the state government. It also organises training of Extension Officers engaged in various developmental organisation. It provides summer training programs for Degree/Diploma Engineers.

===ITC as [[Central Tool Room Extension Center, Nilokheri|Central Tool Room Extension Centre, Nilokheri]]===
Due to some conflict between the Principal and Vice-Principal of Integrated Training Centre was relinquished.{{Clarify|reason=What was relinquished?|date=August 2018}}
Later in the year 2014 the center was taken over by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises which led to its development as Extension center for Central Tool Room, Ludhiana i.e. [[Central Tool Room Extension Center, Nilokheri]]. Currently running various technical short term courses.

==Centre structure and functions==
The centre comes under the [[Government of India]] and has a Principal and a Vice Principal. The Ministry regulates:

* [[Khadi and Village Industries Commission]]
* [[National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector]]
* [[National Small Industries Corporation Ltd.]]
* [[National School of Leadership]]
* [[National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises]]<ref>http://www.nimsme.org/</ref>
* National Institute for Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development
* Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship <ref>[http://msme.gov.in/msme_admin.htm Admin] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305203141/http://msme.gov.in/msme_admin.htm |date=5 March 2010 }} Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises website.</ref>

==Initiatives==
===Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme===
It was launched as a central sector scheme in 2008–09 to promote self employment in the country through setting up micro enterprises. It is a credit linked subsidy scheme in which loans up to 25 lakh for manufacturing sector and up to 10 Lakh for service sector is forwarded to the eligible beneficiaries for which subsidy of up to 35% is provided to them.<ref name=society/>

The [[Khadi and Village Industries Commission]] is the implementing agency at the National level. The individuals who are above the age of 18 years and are at least 8th pass, self help groups, Societies registered under [[Societies Registration Act, 1860]], Charitable trusts are all eligible to be beneficiary. Also, only new projects are considered for sanction under the scheme.<ref name=society >{{cite web|url=https://msme.gov.in/11-prime-ministers-employment-generation-programme-pmegp|title=Prime Minister Employment Generation Program|website=Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises|access-date=2020-09-01}}</ref>

== Ministers of Small Scale Industries ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!
!Name
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan=2|Political Party
!Prime Minister
|-
|1
|[[File:VasundharaRaje.jpg|98x98px]]
![[Vasundhara Raje]] (Independent Charge)
|13 October 1999
|29 January 2003
|{{Ayd|13 october 1999|29 january 2003}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|2
|[[File:The Union Minister for Small Scale Industries and Development of North-East Dr. C.P. Thakur briefing the press after the meeting on Cluster Development Initiatives and role of Public Private Partnership in development of.jpg|75x75px]]
![[C. P. Thakur]]
|29 January 2003
|22 May 2004
|{{Ayd|29 january 2003|22 may 2004}}
|-
|3
|[[File:Secretary Shri Anupum Dasgupta and the Minister of Small Scale, Agro & Rural Industries, Shri Mahavir Prasad received the cheque of Rs 10 lakh from MD NSIC in New Delhi on January 18, 2005.jpg|76x76px]]
![[Mahavir Prasad]]
|23 May 2004
|9 May 2007
|{{Ayd|22 may 2004|9 may 2007}}
| rowspan="1" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|rowspan=1|[[Manmohan Singh]]
|}

== Ministers of Agro and Rural Industries ==
{| class="wikitable"
!No.
!Portrait
!Name
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="2" |Political Party
!Prime Minister
|-
|1
|[[File:VasundharaRaje.jpg|98x98px]]
![[Vasundhara Raje]] (Independent Charge)
|13 October 1999
|1 September 2001
|{{Ayd|13 october 1999|1 september 2001}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="3" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="3" |[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|2
|
![[Kariya Munda]]
|1 September 2001
|29 January 2003
|{{Ayd|1 september 2001|29 january 2003}}
|-
|3
|
![[Sangh Priya Gautam]]
|29 January 2003
|22 May 2004
|{{Ayd|29 january 2003|22 may 2004}}
|-
|3
|[[File:Secretary Shri Anupum Dasgupta and the Minister of Small Scale, Agro & Rural Industries, Shri Mahavir Prasad received the cheque of Rs 10 lakh from MD NSIC in New Delhi on January 18, 2005.jpg|76x76px]]
![[Mahavir Prasad]]
|23 May 2004
|9 May 2007
|{{Ayd|22 may 2004|9 may 2007}}
| rowspan="1" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="1" |[[Manmohan Singh]]
|}

== Ministers of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Portrait
!Name
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="2" |Political Party
!Prime Minister
|-
|1
|[[File:Secretary Shri Anupum Dasgupta and the Minister of Small Scale, Agro & Rural Industries, Shri Mahavir Prasad received the cheque of Rs 10 lakh from MD NSIC in New Delhi on January 18, 2005.jpg|76x76px]]
![[Mahavir Prasad]]
|9 May 2007
|22 May 2009
|{{Ayd|9 may 2007|22 may 2009}}
| rowspan="6" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="6" width="6px"bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="6" |[[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
|2
|[[File:Dinsha Patel.jpg|91x91px]]
![[Dinsha Patel]] (Independent Charge)
|28 May 2009
|19 January 2011
|{{Ayd|28 may 2009|19 january 2011}}
|-
|3
|[[File:Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh.jpg|89x89px]]
![[Virbhadra Singh]]
|19 January 2011
|26 June 2012
|{{Ayd|19 january 2011|26 june 2012}}
|-
|4
|[[File:Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg|94x94px]]
![[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
|26 June 2012
|14 August 2012
|{{Ayd|26 june 2012|14 august 2012}}
|-
|5
|[[File:Vayalar Ravi-crop.jpg|105x105px]]
![[Vayalar Ravi]]
|14 August 2012
|28 October 2012
|{{Ayd|14 august 2012|28 october 2012}}
|-
|6
|[[File:The portrait of the Minister of State for Railways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa.jpg|87x87px]]
![[K. H. Muniyappa]] (Independent Charge)
|28 October 2012
|26 May 2014
|{{Ayd|28 october 2012|26 may 2014}}
|-
|7
|[[File:Kalraj Mishra Minister.jpg|92x92px]]
![[Kalraj Mishra]]
|26 May 2014
|3 September 2017
|{{Ayd|26 may 2014|3 september 2017}}
| rowspan="4" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="4" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="4" |[[Narendra Modi]]
|-
|8
|[[File:The Minister of State for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (IC), Shri Giriraj Singh addressing at the launch of the New Dress Code for Postman and Multi-Tasking Personnel of Department of Posts, in New Delhi.jpg|75x75px]]
![[Giriraj Singh]] (Independent Charge)
|3 September 2017
|30 May 2019
|{{Ayd|3 september 2017|30 may 2019}}
|-
|9
|
![[Nitin Gadkari]]
|30 May 2019
|7 July 2021
|{{Ayd|30 may 2019|7 july 2021}}
|-
|10
|[[File:Narayan Rane (cropped).jpg|75x75px]]
![[Narayan Rane]]
|7 July 2021
|''Incumbent''
|{{Ayd|7 july 2021|}}
|}

== List of Ministers of State ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=" ;"sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Ministers of State For Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

! [[Minister of state]]
! Portrait
! colspan=2| Political party
! colspan="2" | Term
! Days
|-align=center
|[[Giriraj Singh]]
|[[File:Giriraj Singh addressing a press conference on the achievements of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, during the last four years, in New Delhi.JPG|100px]]
|Rowspan=4|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Rowspan=4 bgcolor=FF9933|
|9 November 2014
|3 September 2017
|{{Age in days|2014|11|9|2017|9|3}} days
|-align=center
|[[Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary]]
|[[File:Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary taking charge as the Minister of State for Coal, in New Delhi on September 05, 2017.jpg|100px]]
|5 July 2016
|3 September 2017
|{{Age in days|2016|07|5|2017|9|3}} days
|-align=center
|[[Pratap Chandra Sarangi]]
|[[File:Pratap Chandra Sarangi.jpg|50px]]
|30 May 2019
|7 July 2021
|{{Age in days|2019|05|30|2021|07|07}} days
|-align=center
|[[Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma]]
|
|7 July 2021
|Incumbent
|{{Age in days|2021|07|07}} days
|}

==See also==
* [[Ministry of Small Scale Industries]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100312035006/http://msme.gov.in/welcome.html Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070416075640/http://ssi.nic.in/index.html]
*[http://www.nsic.co.in NSIC]
*[http://msme.gov.in Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170217144857/http://ari.nic.in/ari_org.htm Organizational Setup of ARI]
*[https://udyogaadhaar.gov.in/ Udyog Aadhaar(Official Website for MSME Registration)]

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