Ministry of MSME, Government of India & Deutsche Gessellschaft fur Internationale Zusammernarbeit (GIZ) implemented a bilateral cooperation project for Modernisation and Innovation Promotion in MSMEs in India, (MSME INNO).

MSME INNO worked with selected Business Membership Organisations (BMO) to act as an innovation enabler so that they develop systematic collaborations and linkages with technical research institutes, large industries, supply chain partners, public institutions and other relevant stakeholders to offer different innovation assistance services to their member MSMEs.

In Punjab, MSME INNO Project was implemented and project interventions were undertaken in selected clusters namely Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Phagwara and Mohali.

MSME INNO worked with MOHALI INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION to promote services on a regular basis to SMEs for enhancing their information, knowledge and linkages with relevant stakeholders and to develop a responsive and transformed services delivery approach against COVID 19 pandemic.

The MSME INNO Project Technical Expert for the State of Punjab & Himachal Pradesh Mr.Gaurav Sharma. GIZ implemented various capacity building workshops and training workshops for members through webinars and training to welders, session with SIDBI Chandigarh.

Shri Yogesh Sagar, President and Shri Anurag Aggarwal, Former President and Executive Member operationalized the Innovation Facilitation Cell within the BMO.