Small, Medium Enterprises: Govt incentivises SME certification
He said only five per cent of the SMEs were certified in any level by the authorities
The minister said the government was also paying special attention to increase defence production.
LAHORE:
Government is working to ensure quality and standard of all products manufactured at medium and small level enterprises, Federal Minister for Science, Technology and Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain said. Talking to the media at a launching ceremony of Certification Incentive Programme for SMEs Under PQI (Productivity, Quality and Innovation) initiatives organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology at a local hotel on Saturday, he said initially an amount of Rs750 million had been allocated for the project of certification of the SMEs, however, more amount would be approved for the project later. He said only five per cent of the SMEs were certified in any level by the authorities and rest of the SMEs were working without any certification of quality and standard.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 4th, 2016.
Government is working to ensure quality and standard of all products manufactured at medium and small level enterprises, Federal Minister for Science, Technology and Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain said. Talking to the media at a launching ceremony of Certification Incentive Programme for SMEs Under PQI (Productivity, Quality and Innovation) initiatives organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology at a local hotel on Saturday, he said initially an amount of Rs750 million had been allocated for the project of certification of the SMEs, however, more amount would be approved for the project later. He said only five per cent of the SMEs were certified in any level by the authorities and rest of the SMEs were working without any certification of quality and standard.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 4th, 2016.