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sustain and grow in an increasingly competitive market.
Design Clinic Scheme for Design Expertise to MSMEs, a unique
Design Clinic Scheme for MSME and ambitious design intervention scheme for the country’s micro,
Scheme information small and medium scale enterprises, is an initiative of Ministry of
MSME, Government of India has been launched under National
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector has Manufacturing Competitiveness programme. The main objective of the
been recognised as the engine of growth all over the world. Many Design Clinic Scheme is to bring MSME sector and design expertise to a
countries of the world have established a SME Development Agency as common platform and to provide expert advice and solutions on real
the nodal agency to coordinate and oversee all government time design problems, resulting in continuous improvement and value
interventions with respect to the development of this sector. addition for existing products. This model brings design exposure to the
door step of industry clusters for design awareness, improvement,
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are a vital evaluation, analysis and design related intervention. Design clinic
part of the Indian economy. They contribute to over 45% of industrial scheme will assist industrial clusters to open a channel for design
production and around 40% of the total exports. There are about 13 information inflow for creative, innovative and futuristic approach
million MSMEs in India, which employ about 31 million people. So, it is towards the product, process, operations, manufacturing and business
easily the single largest contributor in terms of employment design. The scheme will help generate insight for opportunity
generation, along with production and export revenues in the identification and design intervention for competitive and
manufacturing sector. MSMEs are present as part of the value chain in breakthrough solutions for MSMEs.
almost all distinguished industry sectors like automotive industry, The objective of Design Clinic scheme is to enhance industry
garments and textile industry, leather industry and drug and competitiveness and productivity with the help of design intervention
pharmaceutical industry etc. at various functional levels. Design Clinic Scheme is structured to
Role of Design in Improving Competitiveness: provide design related help through design awareness seminar, design
Design is an approach, process and methodology. Design is awareness programme and design projects to help MSMEs in various
intended, purposeful, contextual, which is aimed to create advantage, stages to develop competitiveness. The scheme provides help through
distinction and futuristic outcome as a result in existing scenario. financial assistance at different stages for better implementation of
Design is systemic and holistic in nature, there fore helps in generating scheme and design awareness.
more creative, impactful and sustainable solutions. National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad will assist the Ministry
The role of design in business is to create value. A company of MSME, Government of India, as a nodal agency for implementing
can use the design process to add value to products, services, and the the scheme.
organisation. For easy percolation of design thinking and philosophy and maximum
Design, innovation and growth are closely linked. Innovation benefit for MSME units the Design Clinic Scheme is divided at 3 broader
and design are not simply about new products or technology. They are levels. These activities are helpful in smooth transition into several
also about how to improve products for everyday use, leading to levels of design intervention in industrial and business activities of
reduced costs, increased usability and new business opportunities. MSMEs.
1. Design Awareness Seminar • The Design Clinic program shall support initial design work by
2. Design Awareness programme reimbursing 60% of the designer fee up to a maximum limit of Rs.
15,00,000/‐ in case of a group of four or more MSME applicants.
a. Need Assessment Survey
• Funding assistance up to Rs. 2,00,000/‐ (Rs 1.50,000/‐ as GoI) shall be
b. Design Clinic Workshop
available for final year student projects done for the MSME’s.
3. Design Projects
Registration Procedure for MSME Association/Groups:
Budget for the scheme
Registration for Design clinic scheme is open for MSMEs
The total scheme budget is Rs. 73.58 crores, out of which Rs. spread across the country as beneficiary of the scheme and design
49.08 crores will be assistance from Government of India at various firms and independent consultants, design institutions and design
stages and the balance amount will be contributed by the beneficiary students as service provider for design inputs at various levels. The
MSMEs. The scheme provides great opportunity to the large sector of registration is through online submission or postal delivery of duly filled
MSME (Associations and Units) as well as Indian design fraternity – the forms along with required documents attached. The registration forms
design consulting firms, independent designers, various design are available online and can be downloaded for respective registration.
institutes of the country and also the design students to engage them The registration process is kept free of cost for all participants (MSME
to assist the country’s large MSME sector move up the value chain association / units and Design Consultants / Firms / Institutions /
through increasing the value and competitiveness of their products and Students).
services.
The scheme targets to reach out to about 200 MSME clusters over the
MSME association can register for design clinic Scheme by filling up the
next two and half years. This will be achieved through organization of
form attached with the information material.
about 200 design sensitization seminars, 200 Design Clinic Workshops
and 400 design projects including 100 student design projects (final The MSME association must represent to at least min 20 units in the
year thesis projects). cluster for design clinic scheme.
Design Awareness Seminar Association will be approved after getting dully filled registration and
will be allowed to conduct for design awareness Seminar in their
The fund allotted for design awareness seminar will be up to
respective areas with assistance and guidelines provided by Design
Rs 60,000/‐ for one seminar on reimbursement basic.
clinic regional centres.
Design Awareness programme
Contact Information for Registration and Information inquiry.
The fund allotted to each design awareness programme is up
Coordinator
to Rs. 4,00,000/‐ out of which 25% (up to Rs. 1,00,000) will be
contributed by organizing association through collection or member’s Zonal Centre (West Zone)
fund. Design Clinic Scheme
Design Project National Institute of Design
• The Design Clinic program shall support initial design work by Paldi, Ahmedabad (380007)
reimbursing 60% of the designer fee up to a maximum limit of Rs. Phone:+91‐079‐2662 3692‐7 Extn : 1069, 1068, 1199
9,00,000/‐ in case of a group upto three MSME applicants.
Fax: +91 79 26621167