RGUMY Application & Status Online : Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana

Name of the Organization : Ministry of Micro Small & Medium Enterprises
Type of Facility : Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana Application & Status Online
Location : Delhi

Website : http://rgumy.nic.in/

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Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana :
(A Scheme of “Promotion and Handholding of Micro and Small Enterprises”)

Background :
World over, micro and small enterprises (MSEs) are recognized as an important/constituent of the national economies, contributing significantly to employment expansion and poverty alleviation. Recognizing the importance of micro and small enterprises, which constitute an important segment of Indian economy in terms of their contribution to country’s industrial production, exports, employment and creation of entrepreneurial base, the Central and State Governments have been implementing several schemes and programmes for promotion and development of these enterprises.

Objective :
The objectives of Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana (RGUMY) are :
(i) To provide handholding support and assistance to the potential first generation entrepreneurs, who have already successfully completed or undergoing Entrepreneurship Development Training Programme (EDP) / Skill Development Training Programme (SDP)/ Entrepreneurship cum Skill Development Training Programme (ESDP) /Vocation Training Programmes (VT), through the selected lead agencies i.e. ‘Udyami Mitras’ , in the establishment and management of the new enterprise, in dealing with various procedural and legal hurdles and in completion of various formalities required for setting up and running of the enterprise.

(ii) To provide information, support, guidance and assistance to first generation entrepreneurs as well as other existing entrepreneurs through an ‘Udyami Helpline’ (a Call Centre for MSMEs), to guide them regarding various promotional schemes of the Government, procedural formalities required for setting up and running of the enterprise and help them in accessing Bank credit etc.

Eligibility :
Under RGUMY, financial assistance would be provided to the selected lead agencies i.e. Udyami Mitras for rendering assistance and handholding support to the potential first generation entrepreneurs. Following agencies/ organizations can be appointed as the lead agency

i.e. Udyami Mitra :
i. Existing national level Entrepreneurship Development Institutions (EDIs).
ii. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Institutes (MSMEDIs)/ Branch MSMEDIs.
iii. Central/ State Government public sector enterprises (PSEs) involved in promotion and development of MSEs e.g. National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) and State Industrial Development Corporations etc.
iv. Selected State level EDIs and Entrepreneurship Development Centers (EDCs) in public or private sectors;
v. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
vi. Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) set up for cluster development involved in entrepreneurship development;
vii. Capable associations of MSEs/SSIs;
viii. Other organizations/training institutions/NGOs etc. involved in entrepreneurship development/ skill development.

Role and Responsibilities of Udyami Mitras:
The selected lead agencies i.e. Udyami Mitras would be expected to render assistance and handholding support for following services :
(i) Networking, coordinating and follow up with various Government departments/ agencies/ organizations and regulatory agencies on the one hand and with support agencies like Banks/financial institutions, District Industries Centers (DICs), technology providers, infrastructure providers on the other hand, to help the first generation entrepreneurs in setting up their enterprise.

Udyami Mitras are expected to help the first generation entrepreneurs in :
a) Identification of suitable project/product/enterprise and preparation of bankable project report for the same;
b) Creation of the proprietorship firm/ partnership firm/ Company/ Society/ Self Help Group (SHG) etc;
c) Filing of Memorandum (as prescribed under MSMED Act 2006);
d) Accessing bank loans, admissible capital subsidy/ assistance under various schemes of the Central /State Government and other agencies/organizations/financial institutions/ Banks etc. by networking with respective agencies
e) Assistance and support in establishment of work shed/office;
f) Sanction of Power load/connection;
g) Selection of appropriate technology and installation of plant and machinery/office equipment etc;
h) obtaining various registrations/ licenses/ clearances / No Objection Certificates (NOCs) etc. from the concerned regulatory agencies/ Government departments/ local bodies/ Municipal authorities etc.;
i) Allotment of Income Tax Permanent Account Number (PAN) and Service Tax/ Sales Tax/ VAT registration etc;
j) Sanction of working capital loan from the banks;
k) Arranging tie up with raw material suppliers;
l) Preparation and implementation of marketing strategy for the product/ service and market development; and
m) Establishing linkage with a mentor for providing guidance in future
n) Creation of web page and email identity;
(ii) Once the enterprise has been successfully set up, the Udyami Mitras would also monitor and follow up on the functioning of the enterprise for a further period of minimum 6 months and provide help in overcoming various managerial, financial and operational problems.

4. Udyami Mitra Cell :
An Udyami Mitra Cell would be set up by the Ministry of MSME, with services support from NSIC. The administrative expenses/service charges for these services would be reimbursed to NSIC on actual basis.
This Udyami Mitra cell would act as Secretariat of the scheme and would process the proposals, claims etc., maintain records and accounts and also monitor the progress of the scheme.

5. Udyami Helpline :
** In order to provide information about the various promotional and developmental schemes of the Government/other agencies and helping the MSMEs in accessing bank credit and resolving their credit related problems, an Udyami Helpline would be set up. Udyami Helpline would provide the potential as well as existing Entrepreneurs the much needed information and guidance & about various aspects of entrepreneurship/ information on MSME schemes /procedures/Credit related issues
** The Udyami Helpline would function as a Call Centre for MSME entrepreneurs and have a Toll-free number (1800-xxx-xxxx) accessible from all landline and mobile phones etc. The Udyami Helpline would function, to begin with, from 6.00 am in the morning till 10.00 pm in the evening. During non-working hours, the callers would get an IVRS message.
** Call Centre agents at Udyami Helpline would be trained about the various schemes of the Government and other developmental organisations and Banks etc. They would answer basic queries from the public, related to schemes of the Government and banks etc., over the phone and wherever necessary escalate the call to the relevant authority by establishing a conference call or forwarding the call to the Call centre of the concerned Bank/organisation or by email.
** Every Call/Query received by the Udyami Helpline would be captured by the Call centre agent by recording its basic contents, assigned a unique Reference No. and tracked till its closure. The caller can also subsequently call back and track his grievance by mentioning this Reference No. Alternately the Call Centre may contact the calling party, if required, to close a query.
** In case the caller/entrepreneur wants to contact someone directly or meet in person, for obtaining guidance, assistance and Handholding support, the Call centre agent would put the caller in contact with one of the empanelled Udyami Mitras, who may then provide the caller the required Handholding support and assistance.
** Development Commissioner (MSME) would act as the implementing, managing and monitoring agency for the Udyami Helpline.

Registration of Beneficiaries with Udyami Mitras :
** The Udyami Mitras would enroll the potential entrepreneurs for providing them handholding support. Only those beneficiaries would be enrolled who have already successfully completed or undergoing Entrepreneurship Development Training Programme (EDP) / Skill Development Training Programme (SDP)/ Entrepreneurship cum Skill Development Training Programme (ESDP) /Vocation Training Programmes (VT) of at least two weeks.
** The applicants would be required to submit their application for enrolment under the scheme, along with their own contribution, as applicable (explained in Para 8.1), with the concerned Udyami Mitra.
** On receipt of application along with beneficiary contribution, as applicable, from the beneficiaries, the Udyami Mitra would upload the required details in respect of each beneficiary – like name, age, category, particulars of the EDP/SDP/ESDP undergone by the applicant, along with certificate number, duration and name of the institution; particulars regarding payment of beneficiary’s contribution etc. on the server maintained by Ministry of MSME with National Informatics Centre (NIC). The expenses on web hosting and creation of IT infrastructure required for the scheme (including development of software, training, hardware and maintenance etc.) shall be reimbursed to NIC from the plan funds allocated for the scheme.
** Once the application is successfully uploaded, an acknowledgement certificate with unique Registration number would be generated for the applicant. Udyami Mitra would issue the acknowledgement, so generated, and the receipt of the money received to the concerned applicant.
** The applicant entrepreneur will also enter into an agreement with the Udyami Mitra (Annexure – II) regarding assistance to be provided by the Udyami Mitra and the roles and responsibilities/obligations of both the parties.

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Financial Assistance to Udyami Mitras :
Rates of financial assistance :
** For setting up of service enterprises, the Udyami Mitras would be provided handholding charges at the rate of Rs. 4000/- (Rupees four thousand only) per trainee that would include a Central grant of Rs. 3000/- (Rupees three thousand only) under RGUMY and contribution of Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees one thousand only) by the beneficiary (to be deposited in advance).
** For setting up of micro manufacturing enterprises, having investment (in plant and machinery) up to Rs. 25,00,000/-, the handholding charges would be Rs. 6,000/- (Rupees six thousand only), including Rs. 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only) to be contributed by the beneficiary.
** For the beneficiaries from special category i.e. SC/ ST/ physically handicapped/ women / beneficiaries from North-Eastern Region, the beneficiary’s contribution of Rs. 1,000/- shall also be provided as a grant under RGUMY.

For small manufacturing enterprises having investment (in plant and machinery) of more than Rs.25,00,000/-, in addition to Government grant (Rs.5000/- or Rs. 6,000/-, as applicable), and entrepreneur’s contribution (Rs.1000/- or nil, as applicable), the entrepreneur will also have to make additional contribution towards handholding charges at the rate of 0.1 per cent of the project cost in excess of Rs.25,00,000/-, subject to a ceiling of Rs.10,000/-.

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