Office-bearers elected for CODISSIA

Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (CODISSIA) has appealed to the Centre to implement the Small Factories Act at the earliest and effective single window clearance for all approvals for MSMEs.

A resolution to this effect was passed at the association's 49th annual general meeting here last night.

A new team of office-bearers was elected on the occasion.

R Ramamurthy and P S Devaraj were elected president and secretary respectively while R Sasidaran was chosen as treasurer, a release said.

The association sought steps for effective single window clearance for all approvals for MSMEs including clearance for land conversion and in a stipulated period of 30 days.

It said a committee should be formed by the Centre to regulate the 20 per cent compulsory purchase obligation of PSUs, Defence and Railways from MSME units and sought subsidies for expansion and modernisation of the sector.

Skill development centres all over India should be set up to help MSMEs to absorb sufficient manpower with required skills, the association said.

It also wanted the government to support units in marketing assistance to participate in national and international trade fairs, both as participants and visitors.

The association also sought setting up of a well-defined facilitation council with judicial powers to solve the issue of non-payment of dues to MSME units.