Toll-free
Helpline for SMEs
A
toll-free helpline for SMEs is in the pipeline as disclosed by
Dinesh Rai, Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises. Dinesh was speaking at a conference on Information,
Communication and Technology for SMEs, organized by the Internet and
Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IndiaMART.com. The toll-free
helpline would offer assistance on various areas like taxation,
finance, laws, marketing and other relevant topics. As articulated
by Mr. Rai, the toll-free helpline is part of their resolve to
assist SMEs in day-to-day operations, finance, marketing,, legal,
banking and taxation domains. Rai also underlined a plan to run a
National Skills and Development Centre (NSDC) to create a robust
entrepreneurial ecosystem in India. Speaking at the conference,
Dinesh Agarwal, Founder and CEO of IndiaMART.com, appealed to the
government to minimize redtapism, encourage single-window clearance
mechanisms, rationalize tax regimes and adopt a proactive strategy
aimed at education and evangelism for SMEs. He also lamented the
issue of technology providers trying to push highly-priced products
and solutions to SMEs, which are beyond their budgets. |
