HOW THE HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE MSME EVOLVED? - ITS FINE HISTORY

 

India is a land known for its varied rich culture and tradition.  It is a place where almost every day is a festival in some part or the other.  These festivals bring along with it a lot of opportunities for buying and selling.  Thus the trade flourished. 

In the early days barter system was the first form of trade.  It is the exchange of goods and services between two or more people.  This has been referred by Tamil poet Bharathiyar                          “Gangai Nadippuratthu Godhumai pandam

       Kaviri Vetrilaikku Marukolvom”

He suggested to exchange the wheat that is grown in the north of India with the betel leaves grown in the southern India.  This brings in unity and strong ties and trade within the country.

A new educational policy with craft centered education was implemented in the year 1937 with Wardha Scheme of Basic Education. The idea behind the scheme was to provide education through some form of craft or productive work like spinning, weaving, agriculture, woodcraft, metal work and other basic handicrafts. It aimed to provide such kind of education which can be self-supporting in later life. The basic idea of Mahatma Gandhi was that if the craft which is chosen is taught properly, it would enable the school to pay the salaries of teachers. It would also ensure the dignity of labour along with livelihood for the students after leaving school.  Gandhiji wanted to make education work centric and self-supporting. It was thought to provide a kind of insurance against unemployment.  Thus the stage is set for the micro & small industries. The same idea of Gandhiji was presented by a Tamil Poet and Patriot Namakkal. V. Ramalingam:

“Kaitthozhil Ondraik kattrukkol

 Kavalai Unakkillai Otrukkol,

 Etthozhil edhuvum seyyamal

 Irundhidal Unakke thagumamo”

          As the days moved and the trade too began to develop and support the economy of the nation. This made the trade and commerce gain a vital role in building the national economy.  Here steps in MSME – “Macro Small and Medium Enterprises”.  Initially it was the Small Industries Development Organization established in 1954. On 9^th May 2007, subsequent to an amendments of the Government of India Rules, 1961, erstwhile Ministry of Small Scale Industries and the Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries where merged to form the Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises.  For these enterprises, Tool Rooms, Training Institutions and Project-cum-Process Development Centres, under the ministry, provide the support by helping them in exporting the products, by providing training for entrepreneurship development, preparing product profiles, technical and managerial consultancy etc.,

MSME covers only manufacturing and service industries basically concerned with production or manufacturing, processing, or preservation of goods and commodities. It supports start-ups with subsidies and benefits. The following business come under the MSME:-

 

1.    Auto Parts Components. Which includes horn buttons, door channels, wiper blade components, battery cell tester.

2.    Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Ayurvedic Products.

3.    Auto repair services, and garages.

4.    Automotive Electronic Component products.

5.    Back Office Operation Relating to Computerised Data.

6.    Beauty Parlour and crèches.

7.    Bicycle parts.

8.    Call centre.

9.    Ceramics and glass products include roofing tiles, glass flooring tiles, granite, etc.

10.   Coir Industry.

11.   Electronic Surveillance and Security.

12.   Energy Efficient Pumps.

13.   Engineering and Fabrication.

14.   Equipment Rental & Leasing.

15.   Furniture and wood products.

16.   Handicraft activities like Spinning, Weaving, Artisans.

17.   IT Solution Provider. Services include creating a server bank, application service          provider, smart card customization, service provider, etc.

18.  Khadi Products and Hosiery Products.

19.  Laundry and Dry Cleaning.

20.       20.  Leather products.

21.  Mechanical Engineering Excluding Transport Equipment. This is inclusive of steel   almirahs, cocks, and valves, wire cutters, etc.

22.  Micronutrients for Plants.

23.       23.  Moulding – This includes products like combs, umbrella frames, plastic toys, etc

24.  Multi Channels Dish cable T.V. with Dish Antenna.

25.  Natural Fragrance and Flavours.

26.  Photographic lab.

27.  Placement and Management Consultancy Services.

28.  Poultry Farm.

29.  Printing and other products made of paper.

30.  Recorders, VCRs, Radios, Transformer, Motors, Watches.

31.  Retail and wholesale business.

32.  Retail Trade with low Capital.

33.  Rubber Products.

34.  Servicing of Agricultural Farm Equipment. This includes tractor, pump repairing, ring   boring machine.

35. Stationery Items.

36. STD/ISD booths.

37. Tailoring.

38. Testing Labs for industries.

39. Toughened Metallic Ware.

40. Training and Educational Institute.

41.  X-Ray Clinics.

42. Xeroxing.

·             MSMEs are an important sector for the Indian economy and have contributed immensely to the country’s socio-economic development. In order to continue this progress, Minister tries a lot to particularly elevate the companies that are financially set back.  It is generating the employment opportunities as well as aiding in the development of the nation’s backward and rural areas.  Medium enterprises are investing the money in large amount for manufacturing and service by which they heighten the turn over more than the Small enterprises.  Micro enterprises are holding their turn over based on their status lesser than the above two.

·       There are many portals like MSME Samadhan, MSME Sambandh, MSME Sampark, MSME Champions, e-participation, my MSME, Udyam Registration (Online Registration for MSME), MSME Databank, Khadi India - PMEGP e-portal, Grievance Monitoring System etc., which are available to provide valuable resource to the desired target user groups.

In an aim to strengthen the MSME sector, Ministry of MSME has issued revised guidelines with the inclusion of Retail and Wholesale Businesses in MSME by which the Retail and Wholesale Businesses are allowed to register on the Udyam Registration Portal and take the benefit of Priority Sectors lending as per RBI guidelines in regards to MSME loans and lending policies.

Thus MSMEs is evolving continuously and providing best service to the customers there by enriching the nation's economy.

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THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREAT INDIAN EPIC - RAMAYANA

 

Ramayana is said to be the first Kavya (poetry) and its author Valmiki is called as Adikavi. It is one of the most interesting and elevating Kavyas. Narada narrated the story of Rama on the request of Valmiki. After sometime Valmiki proceeded to the river Tamasa. On the way, he saw a hunter killing the mate of a Kraunca bird couple (Love-birds). This disturbed the feelings of Valmiki. Having merged into the universal compassion he pronounced a curse on the hunter and that came in the form the following verse:

“Maa nishaadha prathisthaam tvam, Agamas saasvatees samaah l

 Yat kraunca-mithunaad ekam, Avadheeh kaama-mohitam ll”

Valmiki could not believe himself as the author of this verse. Brahmaa the four-faced Lord (Creator) appeared before him and explained to him the process of composing poetry. He requested Valmiki to continue this art by recording the story of Rama. Brahmaa blessed him that he would know the secret happenings in the life of Sri Rama. Valmiki who was experiencing an immeasurable grief on seeing the death of the ‘Kraunca’ bird, decided to compose the long history of Sri Rama’s life in the same sentiment. This is evidenced in the statement of Kalidasa ‘Slokatvam aapadyata yasya Sokah’.

Ramayana as it is available today consists of seven chapters called Kaandas. They are Baala, Ayodhyaa, Aaranya, Kishkindha, Sundara, Yuddha and Uttara Kaanda.  It contains 24000 verses. It is called as 'Kaavyam, Puraanam, Aakhyaanam, Itihaasam and Samhitaa.  As it is recited with the accompaniment of instruments it is also called as Geetham.

A GREAT SCHOLAR OF SANSKRIT WITH A DISTINCT COMPOSING SKILL

                                                               

Every year in the Tamil month of Purattasi (September 15 - October 15) on the star of Sravanam, the Birth Anniversary of Vaishnavite Guru named Sri Vedanta Desikan is being celebrated.  He is said to be an incarnation of the Divine Bell of Lord of Tirumala. He was born in 13^th AD  to Ananta Suri and Thotharambal, in Thooppul near Kanchipuram.  His early education started under the tutelage of his father and further he acquired a vast knowledge in Sanskrit, Tamil and Vaishnavism from his maternal uncle Sri Atreya Ramanuja.  Being an ardent devotee of Sri Ramanuja, Sri Vedanta Desika has penned many treatises to promote and propagate the Visishtadvaita philosophy of Sri Ramanuja.  

A work titled Paduka Sahasram with thousand and odd slokas was completed by him over a night.  This work earned him the title “Kavi Taarkika Simha”.    He has written many different forms of literature in Sanskrit, Prakrutam as well as in Tamil.  His unique style is composing in Manipravala (combination of Sanskrit and Tamil language).

His statues are consecrated in many Vaishnavite temples throughout India.  He is considered next to Sri Ramanuja.  Thirumala, Tirupathi, Kanchi, Tiruvahindirapuram near Pondichery, Srirangam, Sathyakaala near Melkote, Badrinath are the famous temples where he is being worshipped.

                                                        

5 INTERESTING REASONS HIDDEN BEHIND THE CELEBRATION OF DEEPAVALI FESTIVAL

India is famous for its rich culture, tradition and different festivals. Generally people are interested in celebrations. Deepavali is one among them and it is being celebrated in grand manner all over India. The following are the different reasons for celebrating Deepavali:

According to Skanda Puranam, every year, in the month of Tula (October-November) in the fourteenth and fifteenth of Solar days (before Amavasya), Deepavali is being celebrated. In the early morning Yama deepam is lit to dispel evil things.

Padma Purana says that on the fourteenth of Solar days i.e on Deepavali, Goddess Mahalakshmi resides in Gingelly oil, Ganges resides in Water.  So one who takes oil bath on this occasion will be away from evil.

Narada Samhita insists the Oil bath on this occasion to remove the sins.

Valmiki the ever first poet pointed out in his work Ramayana that after killing the celebrated demonic Ravana, Lord Sri Rama along with Sita and Lakshmana, has returned to Ayodhya on this day.  It was celebrated as Deepavali because the people of Ayodhya decorated the entire city by lighting lamps and colourful designs on the roads.  This ritual is observed till to date.  On that day, the people of Ayodhya did Haarathi to Gods, brahmins, cows, elephants and horses and they worshipped all the eldest ladies of the household.

According to Bhagavata Purana, on this occasion, Lord Krishna by killing his own son Naraka Asura unknowingly, extricated many imprisoned damsels and pleased the bevy of ladies.  The demon Naraka solicited Lord Krishna that my death day is to be celebrated from today itself, with fullest rejoice by the people. 

 

So, we are celebrating this occasion, after having woke up in early hours, taking oil bath, wearing new clothes, praising the Lord of Death with his fourteen names,

“Yamaaya Dharmaraajaaya, Mrutyave chaantakaaya ca,    Vaivasvataaya Kaalaaya Sarvabhootakshayaaya cha,

Audumbaraaya Dadhnaaya Neelaaya Parameshtine,

Vrukodaraaya Chitraaya Chitraguptaaya vai namah,

Then eating sweets and seeking the blessing from elders.