POLICY MAKING IS NOT THAT EASY! A good policy-making process would meet some key criteria: • The problems and issues confronting a sector are subjected to expert analysis; • Information on overlaps and trade-offs with other sectors is systematically gathered and made available to policy-makers; • Opposing points of view within and between sectors , are properly articulated, analyzed and considered and those likely to benefited or harmed are identified and their reactions anticipated; • Decisions are made with due legal authority, after consultation of those likely to be affected, and with the involvement of knowledgeable persons in the sector(s) concerned; • Those responsible for implementation are systematically involved in the process, but are not allowed to take control of it; • Policy-makers and /or their advisers have the honesty, independence, intellectual breadth and depth to properly consider and integrate multiple perspectives and help arrive at optimal policy choices within a reasonable time. The record of development initiatives for micro, small and medium enterprises in India, since Independence, demonstrates the presence of varied programmes, targeting functional areas, subsectors and social groups. However, there is a general perception that the benefits of the programmes did not actually reach the intended beneficiaries in the manner and time they were envisaged. In this context, there are two imperatives: first, there need to be an integrated view of programmes. Besides, there need to be a focus on the actual delivery of these programmes, without having leakages. Much has been told about MSME policy these days. But how does it change our lives? Don’t get amazed. There is a story behind that. Yes, it is to be unfolded tat Ahmedabad on October 11, just a few days ahead…. Read India Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Report 2014.Be our Partner for India MSME Communication Programme. Be a Member of ISED Small Enterprise Observatory……..
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 03:30:00 +0000
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