In a Facebook post, the Ministry said an amount of Rs. 60 cr has been allocated under National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub in BE 2017-18.
The Hub has been set up to provide professional support to SC/ST entrepreneurs to fulfill the obligations under the Central Government Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order 2012, adopt applicable business practices and leverage the Stand-up India initiatives.
The functions of Hub include collection, collation and dissemination of information regarding SC/ST enterprises and entrepreneurs, capacity building among existing and prospective SC/ST entrepreneurs through skill training and EDPs, vendor development, promoting participation of SC/ST entrepreneurs in exhibitions and organizing special exhibitions for this purpose, facilitating SC/ST entrepreneurs participating in public procurement and monitoring the progress, etc.
In FY 2017-18, it is proposed to organize 60 special Vendor Development Programme for SC/ST entrepreneurs. It is also proposed to facilitate capacity building for around 10k SC/ST beneficiaries during the year, said the Ministry.
Source: MENAFN