The Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprise launched the MSME-SAMBANDH portal in 2017 pertaining to which one of the following?
The Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprise launched the MSME-SAMBANDH portal in 2017 pertaining to which one of the following?
Solution
Option 1 -> This relates to SAMADHAAN portal, not SAMBANDH. SAMADHAAN specifically addresses delayed payment issues faced by MSMEs.
Option 2 -> SAMBANDH is not a job portal. It is focused on procurement monitoring rather than employment facilitation.
Option 3 -> SAMBANDH portal tracks and monitors procurement from MSMEs by Central Government Ministries/Departments and CPSEs to ensure compliance with Public Procurement Policy for MSMEs.
Option 4 -> Credit schemes are managed through banking channels and other financial platforms, not through SAMBANDH portal.
Hence, Option 3 -> The MSME-SAMBANDH portal serves as a monitoring mechanism to track whether government entities are meeting their procurement targets from MSMEs as mandated by the Public Procurement Policy, which requires 25% procurement from MSMEs (including 3% from women-owned MSMEs) -> correct
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