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Government of India
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
10-February-2020 16:29 IST
Vendor Development Programme

The Vendor Development Programs (VDPs) are aimed at building the capacity of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) and enhancing their participation in public procurement process.

The procurement from Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) by Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) increased from 23.11% in 2017-18 to 26.31% in 2018-19.

The details of Vendor Development Programmes organized by Ministry of MSME and the details of vendors registered with Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) as on 5th February, 2020 are given below.

Year

Number of Vendor Development Programmes (VDPs) by M/o MSME

Vendor registered by CPSUs (as on 5th February, 2020)

2016-17

403

 

 

20,775

2017-18

442

2018-19

136

 

Details of Vendor Development Programmes / Buyer-Seller meets organized by CPSUs during the last two years are given below:

 

Year

General VDPs

SC/ST VDPs

2017-18

913

215

2018-19

1983

583

 

This information was given by Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

 

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