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A] Advising the Government in policy formulation for the promotion and development of small scale industries and small scale service and business entities (collectively referred to as small enterprises) and for their graduation to medium enterprises.
B] Providing techno-economic and managerial consultancy, common facilities and extension services to small enterprises.
C] Providing facilities for technology up gradation, modernization, quality improvement and infrastructure of/for small enterprises.
D] Developing human resources through training and skill up gradation of small entrepreneurs as well as its own man power.
E] Providing economic information services to the Government and small enterprises.
F] Maintaining liaison with other Central Ministries, Planning Commission, State Governments and other organizations concerned with development of small enterprises.

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National Board for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (NBMSME) :

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MSME-Development Institute (Formerly Small Industries Service Institute)s (MSME-DIs):

There are 30 MSME-DIs and 28 Branch MSME-DIs set up in State Capitals and other industrial cities all over the country. The main activities of these institutions are as follows:

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The powers and duties of MSMEDO (Formerly SIDO) officers and employees
(under section 4(1)(b)(ii) of Right to Information Act, 2005)

I The Transaction of Business Rules seek to define the authority, responsibility and obligations of each department in the matter of disposal of business allotted to it. While providing that the business allotted to a department will be disposed of by, or under the direction of, the Minister-in-charge, these also specify:

(a) cases or classes of cases to be submitted to the President, the Prime Minister, the Cabinet or its committees for prior approval; and
(b) the circumstances in which the department primarily concerned with the business under disposal will have to consult other departments concerned and secure their concurrence before taking final decisions

II Small Industries Development Organisation (SIDO)(Now MSMEDO after the enactment of MSMED Act, 2006) was set up in 1954 to serve as the apex and nodal agency for formulation and implementation of policies and programmes for the promotion and development of MSME sector and is an attached office under the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises. It is headed by the Development Commissioner (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) or DC(MSME). It carries out its functions through a network of field institutions such as MSME-Development Institute (Formerly Small Industries Service Institute)s (MSME-DIs), Regional Testing Centres (RTCs) etc. DC(MSME) is the Head of the Department. He is the Principal Adviser to the Ministry of MSME on all matters of policy pertaining to MSME sector. Some of his powers have been delegated to Additional Development Commissioner (ADC) and Joint Development Commissioner (JDC)/Director (Administration.) in Hqrs. Officer
Each MSME-DI/RTC is headed by an officer of the rank of Director (Deputy Secretary level in Government of India), declared as Head of Office for that particular office
The head of Department/Head of Office is responsible to carry out the main functions of office as per the directions of the Government..

III MSMEDO ( Formerly SIDO )carries out both technical and non-technical functions. Accordingly, it recruits both technical and non-technical officers. The structure of technical posts in MSMEDO (SIDO) is as under:

1. Director
2. Deputy Director
3. Assistant Director (Grade. I)
4. Assistant Director (Grade. II)
5. Investigator
6. Skilled Worker (Grade.I)
7. Skilled Worker (Grade. II)

IV The financial powers of Head of Department and Head of Office are outlined in Delegation of Financial Power Rules (DFPR), 1978. The General Financial Rules lay down the procedure to be followed for exercising the powers available in DFPR. The administrative powers are contained in Financial Rules/Service Rules, Leave Rules, etc. These rules are available at eh website of the Ministry of Finance and Department of Personnel and Training.
The administrative and financial powers in the day-to-day management of the office are vested with Head of Department/Head of Office. The technical officers in SIDO enjoy neither financial powers nor administrative powers unless otherwise they are declared as Head of Department/Head of Office. The duties of the technical officers are as under: 

(I) Director/Deputy Director:

1. To maintain close contact with the MSMEs and advise the industry in various areas of production, marketing, technology upgradation, credit facilities, energy conservation, pollution control, etc.
2. To conduct various entrepreneurship development programmes, skill development programmes, management development programmes, motivational campaigns, training programmes for the purpose of development of entrepreneurship.
3. To organize local meets towards promotion of MSMEs products and vender development.
4. To prepare input/output norms.
5. To prepare and evaluate quality standard.
6. To prepare Project Profiles.
7. To participate in expert committees.

(II) Assistant Director (Grade I)/(Grade II):

1. To advise the Industry on various promotional aspects i.e., providing project profiles for setting up of MSMEs.
2. To conduct industrial trainings for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development & advising the industry regarding modern industrial management techniques and quality standards, Intellectual Property Rights etc.
3.  Implementation of policies and schemes in regard to development of MSMEs.
4. To maintain close coordination with Industry i.e., MSMEs at large and State Governments, District Industry Centers etc. and to suggest improved techniques of production, quality and proper handling of material and improved method of working to MSMEs. 

(III) Investigator/Skilled Workers etc.

 To collect data from industries and operate various mechanical machines in he workshop/Labs attached to MSME-DIs/RTCs/FTSs.

(IV) Following are the non-technical posts in SIDO and the duties attached thereto:

(a) Additional Development Commissioner (ADC) is a charge of Economic Analysis/Statistics & Data Bank and Planning Wings of MSMEDO(SIDO). ADC is entrusted with the maximum measure of independent functioning and responsibility in respect of all business falling within his wings subject to the general responsibility of DC(MSME) for the administration of the wing as a whole.
(b) Joint Development Commissioner (JDC)/Director: He acts on behalf of DC(MSME). He holds charge of Divisions and is responsible for the disposal of the business being dealt within the Divisions under his charge. He should ordinarily be able to dispose of the majority of the cases of coming upto him on his own. He will use his discretion in taking orders of the DC (MSME) on more important cases either orally or by submission of paper.
(c) Deputy Director:  Works comes to him from the Divisions under his charge. As Branch Officer he disposes of as many cases as possible at his own level but he takes the orders of Director/JDC or higher officers on important cases.
(d) Section Officer:
                   A. General Duties:
                           (i) Distribution of work among the staff as evenly as possible.
                    (ii) Training, helping and advising the staff.
                    (iii) Management and co-ordination of the work.
                    (iv) Maintenance of order and discipline in the section.
                    (v) Maintenance of a list of residential addresses of the Staff.
                 B. Responsibilities relating to Dak:
                          (i) To go through the receipts;
                    (ii) To submit receipts which should be seen by the Branch Officer or higher officers at the dak stage;
                    (iii) To keep a watch on any hold up in the movement of dak; and
                    (iv) To scrutinize the section diary once a week to know that it is being properly maintained. 
             C. Responsibilities relating to issue of drafts:
                           (i) To see that the draft is letter-perfect, i.e., all corrections have been made before it is marked for issue;
                    (ii) To indicate whether a clean copy of the draft is necessary;
                    (iii) To indicate the number of spare copies required;
                    (iv) To check whether all enclosures are attached;
                    (v) To indicate priority marking;
                    (vi) To indicate mode of dispatch 
             D. Responsibilities for efficient and expeditious disposal of work and checks on delays:
                           (i) to keep a note on important receipt with a view to watching the progress of action;
                    (ii) to ensure timely submission of arrear and other returns;
                    (iii) to undertake inspection of Assistants’ table to ensure that know paper or file has been over looked;
                    (iv) to ensure that cases are not held up at any state;
                    (v) to go through the list of periodically returns every week and take suitable action on items requiring attention during next week
             E.  Independent disposal on cases: He should take independently action of the following types:
                    (i) issuing reminders;
                    (ii) obtaining or supplying factual information of a non-classified nature;
                    (iii) any other action which a Section Officer is authorized to take
             F. Duties in respect of recording and indexing:
                           (i) to approve the recording of file and their classification;
                    (ii) to review the recorded file before destruction;
                    (iii) to order and supervise periodic weeding of unwanted spare copies;
                    (iv) ensuring proper maintenance of registers required to be maintained in the section
             G. Ensuring proper maintenance of reference books, office orders, etc. and keeping them up-to-date.
                 H. Ensuring neatness and tidiness in the section
                 I. Dealing with important and complicated cases himself
                 J. Ensuring strict compliance with Departmental Security instructions

(e) Assistant/Upper Division Clerk: 

He works under the orders and supervision of the Section Officer and is responsible for the work entrusted to him.
Where the line of action on a case is clear or clear instructions have been given by the Branch Officer or higher officers, he should put up a draft without much noting. In other cases, he will put up a note keeping in view the following points: 
                     (i) to see whether all facts as are open to cheek have been correctly stated;
                     (ii) to point out any mistakes or mis-statements of a facts;
                     (iii) to draw attention where necessary to precedents or rules and
                     (iv) to put up the guard file, if necessary, and supply other relevant facts and figures;
                     (v) to bring out clearly the question under consideration and suggest a course of action wherever possible 

(f) Private Secretary/Personal Assistant/Stenographer:

He should keep the officer free from the worries of a routine nature by mailing correspondence, filing papers, making appointments, arranging meetings and collecting information. He should be skilled in human relations. An officer has to depend on his Personal Assistant for routine jobs so as to have more time to devote himself to the work in which he has specialized. The personal Assistant should earn the trust of his officer for being entrusted with confidential and secret papers. He is the keeper of secrets and an assistant to the boss. He should be popular with the persons who come in contact with his boss officially or who are helpful to his boss or who have dealings with the boss as professional men.
Some of the more specific functions are enumerated below-
                     (i) Taking dictation in shorthand and its transcription in the best manner possible
                     (ii) Fixing up of appointments and if necessary canceling them
                     (iii) Screening the telephone calls and the visitors in a tactful manner
                     (iv) Keeping and accurate list of engagements, meeting, etc. and reminding the officer sufficiently in advance or keeping them up
                     (v) Maintaining in proper order the papers required to be retained by the officer
                     (vi) Keeping a note of the movement of files, passed by his officer and other officers, if necessary
                     (vii) Destroying by burning the stenographic record of the confidential and secret letters after they have been typed and issued
                     (viii) Carrying out the corrections to the officers reference book
                     (ix) Relieving the boss of much of his routine work and generally assisting him in such a manner as he may direct 

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The Procedure followed in the decision making process including channel or supervision and accountability
(under section 4(1)(b)(iii) of Right to Information Act, 2005) 

The term decision has been defined as the act of deciding. The decision making is thus a deliberate act. It may have short range or long range ramifications.
In order to carry out the functions, an officer is to do a lot of decision making in financial, administrative and policy matters including technical nature. For efficient management of the office, it is necessary that there exists a system to ensure speedy and correct decision making process. Some procedures have to be observed for this. These principles/procedures are:

1. General Principles:
    1. An officer will himself initiate action on as many receipts as possible, keeping in view the priority requirements.
   2. Number of levels at which a case is examined will be reduced to the minimum.
   3. Paper work will be kept at an essential minimum
   4. Least possible time will be taken for examination and disposal of cases.
   5. While disposing of cases, an officer will aim at optimizing the quality as well as the quantity of work performed by him.

2. Action by dealing hand:
    1. Go through the receipts and separate urgent receipts from the rest.
   2. Enter the receipts in the assistant’s diary.
   3. Deal with the urgent receipts first.
   4. Cheek enclosures and if any is found missing, initiate action to obtain it.
   5. See whether any other section is concerned with any part or aspect of a receipt and, if so, send copies or relevant extracts to that section for necessary action.
   6. Bring the receipts on to a current file, if one already exists or open a new file.
   7. File papers in chronological order from left to right.
   8. Assign the receipt page number(s) and a serial number.
   9. Docket the receipts and reproduce on the notes portion of the file remarks, if any, made by an officer on the receipt.
   10. With the held of file registers, indexes, precedent book, standing guard files, reference folders, locate and collect other files or papers, if any, referred to in the receipt, or having a bearing on the issues raised therein.
   11. Identify and examine the issues involved in the case and record a note.
   12. Arrange and reference papers in the case properly.
   13. Where necessary, attach a label indicating the urgency grading appropriate to the case.
   14. Put up the case to the appropriate higher officer; and
   15. Indicate the date of submission in the assistant’s diary.

3. Action by Section In-charge-The Section in-charge will-
    1. Scrutinize the note of the dealing hand.
   2. Finally dispose of routine cases.
   3. Take intermediate routine action.
   4. Records, where necessary, a note setting out his own comments or suggestions; and
   5. Submit the case to the appropriate higher officer.

4. Examination by section- When the line of action on a receipt is obvious or is based on a clear precedent or practice, or has been indicated by a higher officer, and communication has to issue, a draft will be put up without any elaborate note. In other cases, the section, while putting up a case, will-
   1. see whether all the statements, so far as they are open to check, are correct;
   2. point out mistakes, mis-statements, missing data or information, if any;
   3. draw attention, where necessary, to the statutory or customary procedure and point out the relevant law and rules;
   4. furnish other relevant data or information available in the department, if any;
   5. state the questions for consideration and being out clearly the points requiring decision;
   6. draw attention to precedents;
   7. evaluate relevant data and information; and
   8. suggest, where possible alternative course of action for consideration

5. Standard Process Sheets-  For dealing with cases of repetitive nature, e.g., sanctioning of leave/GPF advances, forwarding of applications, etc., standard process sheets given in the Handbook of House Keeping Jobs issued by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances are being used. No notes will be recorded in such cases. In respect of substantive matters, dealt with by the departments standard process sheets on similar lines are being used.

6. Level of disposal and channel of submission-  
   1. An officer above the level of Section Officer will take action on a case in accordance with the departmental instructions prescribing the level of final disposal and channel of submission for each category of cases.
   2. As far as possible it will be ensured that the number of level is reduced to minimum.
   3. Wherever level jumping is done in accordance with the departmental instructions in respect of any category of cases, each such case will pass through on its return, all the levels in the prescribed channel of submission.

7. Direct submission of cases by senior assistants-  
   1. An assistant in a conventional section who has more than five years service in the grade including at least six months in the concerned section can submit all his cases direct to the Branch Officer. In appropriate cases, assistants with less than five years service in the grade is also permitted to submit cases direct to Branch Officer.
   2. All the cases directly submitted by assistants to the Branch Officer will, as a rule, go back to the assistants through the Section Officer. The sections Officer is free to bring to the notice of the Branch Officer any omission or flaws in the submission of cases or the decisions taken and thus give an opportunity to the Branch Officer to reconsider the matter.

8. Examination by Officer-
   1. An officer will regularly discuss with his staff to decide the course of action to be taken on various cases. Normally, a single note will be put up to the decision making level after the line of action is decided.
   2. For dealing with important problem solving issues, the technique of paper rating may be used. This involves entrusting an officer or a Group of Officers with preparing a comprehensive paper which will be put up straight to the decision making level. The paper will contain the background to the problem, issues arising out or it, precedents if any, analysis of al relevant facts and recommendations.

9. Departure from normal procedures or rules- In every case where a major or minor infraction, other than trivial, of the existing procedures or rules is sought to be made, it shall be the responsibility of the decision making authority to ensure that reasons are set out in writing, warranting such a departure from the rules or procedures.

10. Running summary of facts-   To facilitate consideration and to obviate repeated recapitulation, a running summary of facts will be prepared and placed on the file in a separate folder labeled as such in every case in which it is evident that such a summary would contribute to its speedy disposal. This summary will also include the advice or views of other departments consulted in the matter but not opinions of individual officer within a department. It should be kept up-to-date, whenever further developments take place.

11. Guidelines for noting- 
    1. All notes will be concise and to the point. Lengthy notes are to be avoided.
   2. The verbatim reproduction of extracts from or paraphrasing of the paper under consideration, fresh receipt, or any other part of correspondence or notes on the same file, should not be attempted.
   3. When passing orders or making suggestions, an officer will confine his note to the actual points he proposes to make without reiterating the ground already covered in the previous notes. If he agrees to the line of action suggested in the preceding notes, he will merely append his signature.
   4. Any officer, who has note upon a file on which a running of facts is available, will in drawing attention to the facts of the case, refer to the appropriate part of the summary without repeating it in his own note.
   5. Relevant extracts of rule or instruction will be placed on the file and attention to it will be drawn in the note, rather than reproducing the relevant provisions in the note.
   6. Unless a running summary of facts is already available on the files or the last note on the file itself serves that purpose, a self-contained summary will be put up with every case submitted to the Minister. Such a summary will bring out briefly but clearly relevant facts, including the views expressed on the subject by other departments, if any, consulted in the matter and the point or points on which the orders of the Minister are sought.
   7. If apparent errors or mis-statements in a case have to be pointed out or if an opinion expressed therein has to be criticized, care should be taken to couch the observations in courteous and temperate language free from personal remarks.
   8. When a paper under consideration raises several major points which require detailed examination and respective order, each point (or group of related points) will be noted upon separately in sectional notes; such notes will each begin with a list of the major points dealt with therein.
   9. Notes and orders will normally be recorded on note sheets.
   10.  The dealing hand will append his full signatures with date on the left below his note. An officer will append his full signatures on right hand side of note with name, designation and date.
   11.  A note will be divided into serially numbered paragraphs of easy size, say ten lines each. Paragraphs may preferably have brief titles. The fist paragraph will give an indication of the evidence and the conclusions reached. The final paragraph should weigh the arguments and make recommendation for action.

12. Modification of notes or orders
   1. Senior officers should not require any modification in, or replacement of, the notes recorded by their junior once they have been submitted to them. Instead the higher officers should record their own notes giving their views on the subject, where necessary, correcting or modifying the facts giving in earlier notes. In any case the replacement or modification of the notes which have already been recorded on a file, when the file has been further noted upon by others, should not be permitted.
   2. Pasting over a note or a portion of it to conceal what has been recorded is not desirable. Where a note recorded in the first instance requires any modification on account of additional facts or any error having come to notice a subsequent note may be recorded keeping the earlier note intact.
   3. Where a final decision already communicated to a party is found later on to have been given on a mistaken ground or wrong facts or wrong interpretation of rules due to misunderstanding, such a withdrawal may have also legal implications. In all such cases, in addition to consulting the Ministry of Law, wherever necessary, such a withdrawal should be permitted only after the approval of an officer higher than the one, who took the original decision, has been obtained and reasons for the reversal or modification of the earlier decision have been duly recorded on the file.

13. Noting on files received from other departments.
   1. If the reference seeks the opinion, ruling for concurrence of the receiving department and requires detailed examination, such examination will normally be done separately through routine notes and only the final result will be recorded on the file by the officer responsible for commenting upon the reference. The officer to whom such a note is submitted will either accept that note or record a note of his own. In the former case he may direct that the note in question or a specified portion thereof may be reproduced on the main file for communication to the department concerned. In the latter case, he will record a suitable note on the main file itself. In either case, a copy of the note recorded on the man file will be kept on the routine notes for retention in the receiving department before the file is retained to the original department.
   2. The department will open subject wise files year in which such routine notes will be kept. The inter-departmental note recorded on the file of the originating department will bear the subject file number to facilitate filling of papers and their retrieval for future reference.
   3. Where the reference requires information of a factual nature or other action based on a clear precedent or practice, the dealing hand in the receiving department may note on the file straight away.
   4. Where a note on a file is recorded by an officer after obtaining the orders of a higher officer, the fact that the views expressed therein have the approval of the later should be specifically mentioned.

14. Aids to processing
   1. To facilitate processing of cases, each section will develop and maintain the following records for important subjects dealt with by-
      (a) standing guard files;
      (b) standing notes;
      (c) precedent book,
      (d) standard process sheets; and
      (e) reference folders containing copies of circulars etc.
   2. Apart from copies of acts, rules, orders and instructions concerning subjects dealt with by it, each section maintains, for ready reference, the Constitution of India and certain acts, rules and instructions of a general nature.
   3. The documentation-cum-reference system will include reference material peculiar to the needs of the functional sections and consciously developed information system to act as an aid to policy formulation, review and operational decisions.

15. Oral discussions
    1. All points emerging from discussions between two or more officers of the same department and the conclusions reached will be recorded on the relevant files by the officer authorizing action.
   2. All discussions/instructions/decisions which the officer recording them considers to be important enough for the purpose should be got confirmed by all those who have participated in or are responsible for them. This is particularly desirable in cases where the policy of the Government is not clear or where some important departure from the prescribed policy is involved over where two or more levels differ on significant issues or the decision itself, though agreed upon by all concerned is an important one.

16. Oral instructions by higher officers
   1. Where an officer is giving direction for taking action in any case in respect of matters on which he or his subordinate has powers to decided, he shall ordinarily do so in writing. If, however, the circumstances of the case are such that there is no time for giving the instructions, he should follow it up by a return confirmation at his earliest.
   2. An officer shall, in the performance of his official duties, or in the exercise of the powers conferred on him, act in his best judgment except when he is acting under instructions of an official superior. In the later case, he shall obtain the direction in writing wherever practicable before carrying out the instructions, and where it is not possible to do so, he shall obtain return confirmation of the directions as soon, thereafter as possible. If the officer giving the instructions is not his immediate superior but one higher to him in the hierarchy, he shall bring such instructions to the notice of his immediate superior at the earliest.

17. Oral orders on behalf of or from Minister
    1. Whenever a Member of the personal staff of a Minister communicates to any officer an oral order on behalf of the Minister, it shall be confirmed by him in writing immediately thereafter.
   2. If any officer receives oral instructions from the Minister or from his personal staff and the orders are in accordance with the norms, rules, regulations or procedures they should be brought to the notice of the Secretary (or head of the department where the officer concerned is working in or under a non-secretariat organization)
   3. If any officer receives oral instructions from the Minister or from his personal staff and the orders are not in accordance with the norms, rules, regulations or procedures, he should seek further clear orders from the Secretary (or the heat of the department in case he is working in or under a non-secretariat organization). About the line of action to be taken, stating clearly that the oral instructions are not in accordance with the norms, rules, regulations or procedures.

18. Confirmation of oral instructions-
    1. If an officer seeks confirmation of an oral instruction given by his superior, the latte should confirm it in writing whenever such confirmation is sought.
   2. Receipt of communications from junior officers seeking confirmation of oral instructions should be acknowledged by the senior officers or their personal staff, or the personal staff of the Minister, as the case may be.

19. Examination and progressing of case in which two or more authorities are consulted- Where two or more State Governments, Central Departments or other authorities are simultaneously consulted, the examination and, where necessary, tabulation of the replies will ordinarily be started as soon as replies begin to arrive and not held over till the receipt of all the replies or the expiry of the target date.

20. Filling of papers-
   1. Papers required to be filed will be punched on the left hand top corner and tagged on to the appropriate part of the file, viz., notes, correspondence, appendix to notes and appendix to correspondence in chronological order, from left to right, the latest being at the bottom.
   2.Normally, each part of the file will be placed in a separate file cover. Where, however, ‘notes’ and ‘correspondence’ are not bulky, both may be placed in a single file cover by tagging the correspondence portion onto the right side of the cover and the notes portion onto the left side of the same cover. Similarly, both the appendix to notes and appendix to correspondence may be filed in a single file cover, if they are not bulky.
   3. Routine receipts and issues (e.g., reminders, acknowledgements) and routine notes will not be allowed to clutter up the file. They will be placed below the file in a separate cover and destroyed when they have served their purpose.
   4. When either the ‘notes’ or the ‘correspondence’ portion of a file becomes bulky (say, exceeds 100 pages), it will be stitched and marked ‘Volume I’. Further papers on the subject wise be added to the new volume of the same file, which will be marked ‘Volume II’, and so on.

21. Arrangement of papers in a case-    The papers in a case will be arranged in the following order from top downwards:
   1. Reference book;
   2. Notes portion of the current file ending with the note for consideration;
   3. Running summary of facts;
   4. Draft for approval, if any;
   5. Correspondence portion of the current file ending with the latest receipt or issues, as the case may be;
   6. Appendix to notes and correspondence;
   7. Standing guard file, standing note or reference folder, if any;
   8. Other papers, if any, referred to, e.g., extracts of notes or correspondence from other files, copies of orders, resolutions, gazettes, arranged in chronological order, the latest being placed on the top;
   9. Recorded files, if any, arranged in chronological order, the latest being placed on the top; and
   10.  Routine notes and papers arranged in chronological order and placed in a separate cover.

22. Referencing
   1. Every page in each part of the file (viz., notes, correspondence, appendix to notes, and appendix to correspondence) will be consecutively numbered in separate series, in pencil. Blank intervening pages, if any, will not be numbered.
   2. Each item of correspondence in a file, whether receipt or issue, will be assigned a serial number which will be displayed prominently in red ink on the right top corner of its first page.
   3. The paper under consideration on a file will be flagged ‘PUC’ and the latest fresh receipt noted upon, a ‘F.R.’. In no circumstances, will a slip, other than ‘PUC’ and ‘FR’, be attached to any paper in a current file. If there are more than one F.R. they should be flagged separately as F.R. I, F.R. II and so on.
   4. In referring to the papers flagged ‘PUC’ or FR, the relevant page numbers will be quoted invariably in the margin. Other papers in the current file will be referred to by their page numbers only.
   5. Recorded files and other papers put up with the current file will be flagged with alphabetical slips for quick identification. Only one alphabetical slip will attached to a recorded file or compilation. If two or more papers contained in the same file or compilations are to be referred to, they should be identified by the relevant page numbers in addition to the alphabetical slip. e.g., A/23n, A/27c, and so on.
   6.  To facilitate the identification of references to papers contained in other files after the removal of slips, the number of the file referred to will be quoted invariably in the body of the note and the relevant page number, together with the alphabetical slip attached thereto, will be indicated in the margin. Similarly, the number and date of orders, notifications and resolutions, and, in the case of acts, rules and regulations, their brief titles together with the number of the relevant section, rule, paragraph or clause, referred to will be quoted in the body of the notes, while the alphabetical slip used, will be indicated in the margin.
   7. Rules or other compilations, referred to in a case not be put up if copies thereof are expected to be available with the officer to whom the case is being submitted. The fact of such compilations not having been put up will be indicated in the margin of the notes in pencil.
   8. The reference slips will be pinned neatly on the inside of the papers sought to be flagged. When a number of papers put up in a case are to be flagged, the slips will be spread over the entire width of the file so that every slip is easily visible.

23. Linking of files-
   1. If the issues raised in two or more current files are so inter-connected that they must be dealt with together simultaneously, the relevant files will be linked in the manner indicated in (2) below. Such linking may also be resorted to if a paper on one current file is required for reference in dealing with another current file unless a copy of the paper can be conveniently placed on that first file.
   2. When files are to be linked, strings of the file board of the lower file (but not its flaps) will be tied round the upper file and those of the file board or flap of the upper file tied underneath it in a bow out of the way so that each file is intact with all its connected papers properly arranged on its file board or flap.
   3. On receipt back after completion of action, the linked files will be immediately delinked after taking relevant extracts and placing them on the linked files, where necessary.

24. Use of urgency grading-
    1. The two urgency grading authorized for use on cases are ‘Immediate’ and ‘Priority’.
   2. The label ‘Immediate’ will be used only in case requiring prompt attention. Amongst the rest, the ‘Priority’ label will be used for cases which merit disposal in precedence to others of ordinary nature.
   3. Where Lok/Rajya Sabha labels for questions, motion, bills are used, it will not be necessary to use, in addition, ‘Immediate’ or ‘Priority’ label.
   4. The grading of urgency assigned to a case will be reviewed by all concerned at different stages of its progress and where necessary, revised. This is particularly important for cases proposed to be referred to other departments.

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The norms for discharge of functions
(under section 4(1)(b)(iv) of Right to Information Act, 2005)

The norms for the discharge of the functions that have to be followed are contained in the Rules and the decisions of the Government of India which are to be scrupulously followed by all the Officers and Staff members of this Office. Among the norms on which emphasis generally is laid are the following:

1. The normal hours of attendance are 9.00 A.M. to 5.30 P.M. on all working days.
2. Office will remain closed on all Saturdays, Sundays and the other holidays declared by the Government.
3.  Every member of the staff is expected to be in his/her seat and to start work by 9.00 A.M. unless he/she has previously obtained special permission for late attendance.
4. Attendance register as prescribed in the Manual of Office Procedure will be maintained in each Section.
5. Every member of the staff should, on arrival, enter in ink clearly his initial together with the time of arrival against his/her name.
6. Every member of the staff should record his/her initial with time of departure while leaving office.
7. Strict measures should be taken by the administrative authorities for the enforcement of punctuality.
8. Surprise visit by the Head of Organization and other senior officers to the various sections may be carried out to ensure that the attendance is regular and that there are no arrears of work and that efficiency, neatness and tidiness are generally maintained.
9. The lunch hours must be scrupulously examined.
10. A list of the addresses of all officers and members of the staff should be maintained up-to-date in the administration section.
11. Each member of the staff is responsible for the work assigned to him/her.
12. Each member of the staff is responsible for all official papers and articles belonging to the office which are entrusted to him/her for official use.
13. Every officer is expected to exercise the same vigilance in respect of expenditure incurred from public moneys as a person of ordinary prudence to exercise in respect of expenditure of his/her own money.
14. The expenditure should not be prima-facie more than the occasion demands.
15. No authority would exercise its powers of sanctioning expenditure to pass an order which will be directly or indirectly to its own advantage.
16. Expenditure from public money should not be incurred for the benefit of a particular person or section of the people unless a claim for the amount could be enforced in a court of law or the expenditure is in pursuance of a recognized policy or custom.
17. The amount of allowances granted to meet expenditure of a particular type should be so regulated that the allowances are not on the whole a source of profit to the recipients.
18. The authority concerned will have to keep the public interest uppermost in its mind while making a procurement decision.
19. All orders conveying sanctions to expenditure of a definite amount or up to a specific limit should express the amount of expenditure sanctioned both in words and figures.
20. Each staff member should maintain absolute integrity at all times.
21. Each staff member should maintain absolute devotion to duty at all times.
22. Each staff member should render prompt and courteous service to the public.
23. Each staff member should maintain political neutrality.
24. Each staff member should observe courtesy and consideration to Member of Parliament and State Legislatures.
25. Each staff member should act in accordance with Government rules, Regulations and Policies.

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The rules, regulations instructions etc. held by SIDO or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions
(under section 4(1)(b)(v) of Right to Information Act, 2005)

(i) The Interest on Delayed Payments to Small Scale and Ancillary Industrial Undertakings (Amendment) Act, 1998.
(ii)   Recruitment Rules, as under:

1. Small Scale Industries Organization [Class I and II (gazetted) posts] Recruitment Rules, 1962
2. Small Industries Development Organization (Group A-Posts) Recruitment Rules, 1977
3. Ministry of Industry, Small Industry Development Organization Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ Posts Recruitment Rules. 2000
4. Ministry of Industry, Small Industry Development Organization Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ (Gazetted) Posts Recruitment Rules. 1996
5. Ministry of Industry, Small Industry Development Organization Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ Posts Recruitment Rules. 1996
6. Ministry of Industry, Small Industry Development Organization the Deputy Director (Chemical) Recruitment Rules. 2002
7. The Junior Officers and Investigators (Small Scale Industries Organization) Recruitment Rules, 1962
8. The Small Industries Development Organization (Small Industry promotion Officer) (Food preservation) Recruitment Rules, 1980
9. The Small Industries Development Organization (Small Industry promotion Officer) (Electronics) Recruitment Rules, 1983
10. The Small Industries Development Organization (Assistant Programmer) Recruitment Rules, 1983
11. The Small Industries Development Organization (Senior Hindi Translator) Recruitment Rules, 1983
12. The Technical Officer (Machine Shop) and Technical Officer (Chemical Laboratory) Recruitment Rules, 1990
13. Small Industry Promotion Officer (Hosiery) (Small Scale Industries Organization) Recruitment Rules, 1996
14. Small Industry Promotion Officer (Hosiery) (Small Scale Industries Organization) Recruitment Rules, 1996
15. Small Industries Development Organization (Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ posts) Recruitment Rules, 1980
16. Small Industries Development Organization Investigator (Electronics) Recruitment Rules, 1980
17. The Small Industries Development Organization Investigator (Food) Recruitment Rules, 1980
18. The Small Industries Development Organization  (Junior Hindi Translator) Recruitment Rules, 1982
19. The Investigator (Small Industries Development Organization) Recruitment Rules,2000
20. The Ministry of Small Scale Industries, the Small Industries Development Organization Junior Hindi Translator, Group ‘C’ Posts, Recruitment Rules, 2002
21. The Ministry of Small Scale Industries, the Small Industries Development Organization Investigator (Economic Investigation), Group ‘C’ Posts,  Recruitment Rules, 2002
22. The Ministry of Small Scale Industries, the Small Industries Development Organization Senior Hindi Translator, Recruitment Rules, 2003
23. The Ministry of Small Scale Industries, the Small Industries Development Organization Small Industry Promotion Officer (Economic Investigation) Group ‘B’ Posts, Recruitment Rules, 2004
24. The Ministry of Small Scale Industries, the Small Industries Development Organization Group ‘B’ Posts, Recruitment Rules, 2004

The above rules regulate recruitment to Group A, B, C & D posts in SIDO
In addition this office also follows rules, regulations, instructions, orders, etc. issued by various Ministries/Departments, in the day-to-day management of its affairs.

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A statement of the categories of documents that are held by SIDO or under control
(under section 4(1)(b)(vi) of Right to Information Act, 2005)

The categories of documents that are held by this office are as under:

1. Constitution of India
2. Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules.
3. Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules.
4. Authentication (Orders and Other Instruments) Rules.
5. ‘Procedure in regard to submission of cases to the cabinet’ issued by the Department of Cabinet Affairs.
6. Official Languages Act and Instructions issued there under.
7. Rules of procedure and conduct of business in Lok Sabha.
8. Directions by the Speaker under the rules of procedure and conduct of business in Lok Sabha.
9. Rules of procedure and conduct of business in Rajya Sabha.
10. ‘Procedure to be followed by Ministries in connection with Parliamentary work’ issued by Lok Sabha Secretariat.
11. Departmental security instructions issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
12. ‘Channel of communication between the Government of India and State Governments on the one hand and Foreign and Commonwealth Governments of their Missions in India, Heads of Indian Diplomatic Missions and Posts abroad and United Nations and its specialized Agencies on the other’ issued by the Ministry of External Affairs.
13. Standardised functional file index including its file numbering system relating to establishment, finance, budget and account, office supplies and services and other house keeping jobs common to all departments, issued by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.
14. Schedule of periods of retention for records common to all departments issued by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.
15. Manual for Handling Parliamentary work in Ministries.
16. Manual of Office Procedure.
17. Annual Reports of the Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.

Apart from above, copies of Acts, Rules, Orders and instructions concerning the subjects being dealt with by this office are also maintained. This office also maintains a host of technical books required for its efficient functioning. Further, the following records relating to the important subjects dealt with in this office are also developed and maintained for facilitating processing of cases:

(a)  Standing guard files;
(b)  Standing notes;
(c)  Precedent books;
(d)  Standard process sheets; and

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The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with or representation by the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof
(under section 4(1)(b)(vii) of Right to Information Act, 2005)

1. There exists a statutory body in the form of National Board for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (NBMSME) after the enactment of MSMED Act 2006 , under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister (MSME) which apart from members from Central/State Government Ministries/Departments/Institutions has members from the national and state level industry associations. The main function of the NBMSME is to advise the Government on all policy matters relating to the development of MSMEs.
2. Even at State/Union Territory level there exists MSME Board like mechanism, which provides platform for state level associations and other related with the development and promotion of the small-scale sector within the State.
3. There also exists a Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee, who meets periodically to review the policies and programmes and action taken on its recommendations on different issues relating to the MSME Sector from time to time.
4.  In addition this office coordinates and interacts with different industry associations/ stakeholders while finalizing any policy issue pertaining to the development and promotion of the tiny and small enterprises. Moreover, during the annual convention of the MSME Sector, the associations and the people of repute from MSME Sector are invited to participate so as to benefit from their viewpoint on different issues concerning this Sector.
5. This Organization conducts subject related sensitization programmes wherein the people belonging to the sector are apprised and informed about the existing policies and programmes at different level and other issues relating to the MSME Sector. These include sensitization programmes like World Trade Organization including implication of globalization and Governments measures, patent related issues, etc. The views expressed at such for a and other for a are taken care of while framing/modifying policies and programmes.

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A statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to public or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public
(under section 4(1)(b)(viii) of Right to Information Act, 2005)

The various Boards/Committees constituted and functioning in this office are as follows:

(i)  National Board for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (NBMSME) (The Board advises the Government on policy matters and promotional schemes relating to the development of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises ).

(ii)  State Level Advisory Boards for MSME-Development Institute (Formerly Small Industries Service Institute)s (MSME-DIs).
      (To advice on issues concerning Micro, small Medium Enterprises specially State related matters including functioning of District Industries Centres (DICs), MSME-DIs and other promotional agencies under MSMEDO ( Formerly Small Industries Development Organization or SIDO).

(iii) High Powered Committee for Integrated Infrastructure Development Scheme
      (The Committee considers projects appraised and recommended by Small Industries implementation of the scheme).

(iv) Steering Committee for Small Industry Cluster Development Programme.
      (The Committee considers all project proposals for cluster development and accords approval/sanction.)

(v) Implementation Committee for Small Industry Cluster Development Programme
     (This committee supervises the implementation of the projects taken up under the Programme.)

(vi) Steering Committee to implement the National Programme for Development of the Stone Industry
      (The Committee monitors, guides and supervises the programme.)

(vii) Steering Committee to implement the National Programme for the Development of Indian Machine Tools Industries in collaboration with United Nation Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
       (The Committee monitors, guides and supervises the programme.)

(viii) Steering Committee on National Programmes for Development of Indain Toy Industry.
       (The Committee monitors, guides and supervises the programme.)

(ix) Steering Committee on National Programmes for Development of Indian Lock Industry.
      (The Committee monitors, guides and supervises the programme.)

(x)  Steering Committee for the National Projects on Promoting Energy Efficiency in Hand Tools MSME sector in India
      (The Committee monitors, guides and supervises the programme.)

(xi) Steering Committee for approval of setting up Sub-Contracting Exchanges (SCX) by industries associations/Non Government Organizations
      (The Committee scrutinizes the proposals and make recommendations for the amount to be released to each SCX)

(xii) MSME-Market Development assistance Committee.
       (The Committee considers and accords approvals on proposals for reimbursement expenditure incurred by Individuals/industries associations for bar coding, market study, participation in overseas fairs, etc.)

(xiii) Steering Committee for reimbursement of ISO-9000 certification expenses
       (The Committee considers applications for reimbursement of expenditure incurred by MSME units for ISO-9000 certification and accords approval for release of funds to the applicants.)

(xiv) National Level Selection Committee for National Award for (i) small entrepreneurs (ii) for Research & Development effort in MSME and (iii) quality products in small scale sector.

(xv) Governing and Technology Approval Board (GTAB)-for Credit Linked Capital Subsidiary Scheme for Technology Upgradation for Small Industries.
       (The Committee monitors the scheme and also identifies new technologies to be covered under the scheme.)

(xvi) Official Language Implementation Committee
        (This Committee monitors the progress of implementation of Official Language in the office.)

(xvii) Small Enterprise Network (SENET) Implementation Committee.
        (This Committee monitors the progress of office automation and matters relating to e-governance.)

(xviii) Steering Committee for Trade Related Entrepreneurship assistance Development (TREAD) Scheme for Women.
         (This Committee examines and approves the Government of India grants to be given to NGOs for capacity building in the TREAD Scheme for Women)

The meetings of the above Committees are neither open to public nor their minutes are accessible to them.

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