FASII COMPLAINS TO MSME regarding violations by manufacturers

Ludhiana, February 18, 2013: Federation of Association of Small Industries (India), FASII, has complained to the Union Minister for MSME against sheer violation of Act regarding implementation of rules of “List of items reserved for exclusive manufacturing by Micro and Small Enterprise Category”.

In a statement here on Monday, the FASII president Badish Jindal added the FASII has lodged a complaint and started a nationwide enquiry against the violation of reserved category act.

He told that as per the Act the following items were exclusively reserved for manufacturing by Micro and Small Category; Bread, Sauces, Pickles, Mustard Oil, Ground Nut Oil, Wooden Furniture, Steel Chairs, Steel Furniture, Padlocks, Stainless Steel Utensils, Domestic Utensils –Aluminium, Exercise Books and Registers, Laundry Soap, Steel Almirah, Wax Candles, Safety Matches, Fire Works, Glass Bangles and Rolling Shutters.

He pointed out that the medium and large scale industries could not manufacture these items but the medium and large scale companies were manufacturing these products which was a sheer violation of law.

Adding, he said some large companies were involved in manufacturing of Bread, Sauces, Pickles, in Punjab also some large companies were manufacturing Mustard oil, Stainless Steel and Aluminium Utensils, Laundry Soaps, Exercise Books, Padlocks, Safety Matches, Wooden and Steel Furniture.

“The FASII has initiated an enquiry to collect the data throughout the country to get the names of the companies violating these rules”, said Jindal.

He revealed that a complaint has already been registered with the Ministry of MSME so as to check these violations throughout the country. “Today, a meeting has been held in this regard with Director, MSME-DI Punjab S.S. Dhillon, who has assured to enquire into the matter”, he said.

Jindal said it was also the duty of the state government to check these violations but all the state governments had failed to implement this law strictly and specially the Punjab Government where the violation was at large scale.

He said the medium and large scale companies had no right to grab the opportunities of Micro and Small Industries.

“Any unit who crosses its plant and machinery limit of Rs. 5 crores cannot manufacture these reserved products”, he revealed.