F.No.S(S)/2020-21IMSIEClPt-l( E-18000) Office of the Development Commissioner (Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises) (Market Service Division) ******* Subject: I" Minutes of meeting of the Empowered Committee of Procurement and Marketing Support (PMS) Scheme held on 16.09.2021 at 3.00 PM through Video Conference- reg. The VC Meeting of Empowered Committee of Procurement and Marketing Support Scheme was held under the Chairmanship of AS&DC (MSME), % DC (MSME) on 16.09.2021at 3.00 PM to discuss various proposals received from MSME-DIs/NSIC, etc. The meeting was attended by the following: 1. Shri Rajib Kumar Sen, Economic Adviser - Representative of IFW 2. Dr. Ishita Ganguli Tripathy, ADC - Member 3. Shri Deepak Narang, Director - Representative of SME Division 4. Ms. Adiba Bari, Manager - Representative ofNSIC The following decisions were taken by the Empowered Committee: 1.0 Proposals under scheme component (SA) (i.e. Participation of individual MSEs in domestic trade fair exhibition across the country): A total of 104 proposals received from MSME-DIs and NSIC were discussed and the Committee directed that a list of events covering a large number of places all over the country with a focus on diverse products be prepared. An effort may be made to avoid duplication of product or/and locations. The Committee directed NSIC to revise their list of proposals submitted earlier for preparation of an event calendar of trade fairs and re-submit to the Administrative Division. The Committee recommended for post facto concurrence of IFW for the financial approval regarding NSIC's proposal on Indian Agri Progress Expo, which was held from 3rd to 5th September, 2021 in Ludhiana where 73 MSEs participated with a total cost of proposal ofRs 59.5972Iakhs. 2.0 Proposals under scheme component S(B): Organizing Domestic Trade Fairs/Exhibition and participation in trade fairs/exhibitions by the Ministry/Office of DC (MSME)/Government organizations: (a) Proposal on Virtual trade fairs /exhibition: One proposal of a virtual trade fair (i.e. Odisha State MSMEs Virtual expo from 18/03/2022- 22/03/2022) received on MIS from MSME-DI, Cuttack, was discussed and approved by the Committee with total cost of Rs. 16.45 lakhs. The Empowered Committee directed that all exhibitors/ seller (MSEs) must have Udyam Registration certificate. All the buyers should have GSTN number. Report of the event should be submitted by the Implementation Agency to assess the performance and outcomes of virtual trade fair. Contd..