The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises , a branch of the Government of India

Government of India

The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...

, is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. As of November 2009, head of the ministry is the Cabinet Minister Virbhadra Singh

Virbhadra Singh

Virbhadra Singh is the current Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of the Republic of India. He became the Union Minister of MSME of the United Progressive Alliance government, led by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on June 21, 2010 .His portfolio was changed from Ministry of Steeel...

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History

The President of India

President of India

The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...

 under Notification dated 9 May 2007 amended the Government of India

Government of India

The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...

 (Allocation of Business)Rules, 1961. Pursuant to this amendment, Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries (India) and Ministry of Small Scale Industries (India) have been merged into a single Ministry, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

Organisations

• Coir Board
• Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
• National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector
  NCEUS
  The National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector is a national body commissioned by the Indian government to address the issues faced by enterprises in relation to the informal employment sector-Background:...
  
  
• National Small Industries Corporation Ltd.
• National Institute of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
• National Institute for Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development
• Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship