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Red-tapism, high cap cost hindering SME productivity: Assocham

Red-tapism, high cap cost hindering SME productivity: Assocham

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New Delhi, 30 August Higher cost of capital in India coupled with increased red-tapism have curtailed the productivity of small and medium entreprises(SME) in the country by 28 to 30%, an estimate by Industry body Assocham revealed.

SMEs contribute more than 60% in total export proceeds of India and if the trend continues, it would bring down the export targets of $160 billion for 2007-08 fiscal by more than $20 billion, the chamber said.

The number of inspectors have gone up to 40 from 35 and at the same time interest rate in the country have also doubled from 7.5 to 15% and both factors combined to make a serious impact on the productivity of SMEs in the country, the chamber said in a release.

The chamber had urged the Prime Minister to intervene in the matter to bring down the numbers of inspector to 15 in next two years and subsequently reduce it to 5 in another two years.

“There should be one inspector for examining the records of SMEs in PF, excise, bonus, sales tax etc and likewise special arrangements should be made in a manner so that one inspector is made incharge of five different functions of SMEs," Assocham President Venugopal N Dhoot said in a statement.

Besides this, the procedural issues faced in raising loans includes lot of paper work, collateral security, high processing fee and pre-payment charges coupled with time taken by banks in processing the loans also adversely affects the growth in the sector, it added.

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Published: 30 Aug 2007, 07:10 PM IST
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