Ministry of MSME holds Round Table Discussion with CPSEs
A Round Table Discussion with Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) was held at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi to monitor procurement status of CPSEs on mandated 4% from SC/ST MSEs under Public Procurement Policy of Government. Ms. Mercy Epao, Joint Secretary, Ministry of MSME chaired the meeting. Ajit Chavan, Additional Chief Executive Officer, GeM, Dr. S.S Acharya, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, NSIC and other Senior Officers from Ministry, Department of Public Enterprises and NSIC participated and share their respective interventions to support the SC/ST MSEs.
A total of 30 CPSEs including BHEL, BEL, NTPC, AAI, BEML, Coal India Ltd participated in the Round Table discussion, which centred on the challenges being faced by the CPSEs and sharing of best practices and how to deepen coordination between NSSHOs, GeM and CPSEs.
In her address, Ms. Mercy Epao, highlighted various initiatives undertaken to promote and handhold to SC/ST MSEs under National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) Scheme. This resulted in continuous increase in the share of SC/ST MSEs in public procurement. In FY 2025-26, more than 36 times hike in public procurement from SC/ST MSE since inception of the scheme. Ajit Chavan, Additional CEO, GeM, acknowledged the Ministry of MSME’s significant contribution towards empowering small enterprises and achieving key milestones under the public procurement framework. (updated on 10th Nov 2026)
