MSME

9 Excellence
Awards &
Summit
Envisioning MSMEs' for
Bharat@100
21st March 2023 | New Delhi

THE ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF INDIA

 MSME
9 Excellence
Awards & Summit
Envisioning MSMEs' for Bharat@100
21st March 2023 | New Delhi

About MSME Excellence Awards

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
sector has been the key focus of policy
makers from the central government and
state governments as it is very
important for overall economy growth
and development in terms of
employment, value chain creation,
foreign exchange earnings, support
to large industries, promotion of
regional balance and inclusive
development etc. Keeping in mind of
the contribution and significance of the
MSME industries to overall economic
growth and development, ASSOCHAM
initiated many activities in the past to support the
MSME and one of the key initiatives were ASSOCHAM
MSME Excellence Awards which was initiated in 2013.

The broad objective of ASSOCHAM MSME Excellence Awards to acknowledging and rewards
the outstanding MSME as per their performance in different parameters and also, recognizes
and rewards the enabling service providers to the MSME. The selection of winners was through
the eminent Jury members from various industries, academia, Funding Agencies, Credit Rating
Agencies, Consulting Firms, financial institutions etc.
About 8th MSME Excellence Awards

On March 9, 2022, the 8th MSME Excellence Awards and Summit was organized by
ASSOCHAM at Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi to offer support to the MSME sector by
providing recognition to the outstanding MSME based on their performance across
different parameters. The event, a part of ASSOCHAM’s Annual Session under the
central theme ‘Bharat@100: envisioning a globally competitive future’.

Sessions Chief Guests:

Shri Narayan Tatu Rane Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma

Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of MSME Hon’ble Minister of State, Ministry of MSME
Government of India Government of India

In continuation of our efforts to

support and promote MSME, having
th
9 MSME completed the Eight successful
editions of MSME Excellence Award,
Excellence The Associated Chambers of
Awards Commerce and Industry of India
(ASSOCHAM), India’s Apex Chamber
for Commerce & Industry is happy to
announce Nominations for the 9th
ASSOCHAM MSME Excellence Awards
2023. The Award will be presented to
the winners in month of March 2023 at New Delhi. With this in view, ASSOCHAM takes
this opportunity to cordially invite you to nominate your esteemed organization for the
th
9 MSME Excellence Awards 2023.
Key Areas of Discussion

Key takeaways for the session

SPECIAL SESSION
Innovative financial technologies
Enabling Financial
Access to easy finance
Inclusion
Developing appropriate dispute resolution
mechanism

Significance of financing through a competitive

invoice auctioning mechanism - Treds

Mitigating the Global slowdown impacts

Key takeaways for the session

SPECIAL SESSION Policy impact on technology integration
Technological Technology Adoption in Small Business
implementation for Value Chain
Global Competitiveness Catalytic effect of Digitalization

Leveraging Technology to Sustain

Building the digital transformation capacity

of the entrepreneurship and innovation
sector-support organizations

Key takeaways for the session

SPECIAL SESSION
Support Growth Entrepreneurs Access-to-
Trade Market Markets through Business Matchmaking
Access Intermediaries

Developing strategies to penetrate new

markets

Significance of Channel collaboration and

strategic alliances in distribution, logistics,
and e-commerce
9th MSME Excellence Awards Categories

MSME of the Year

Most Most
Women Quality
Tech-SME Promising Innovative
Entrepreneur Excellence
of the year Brand of the Company of
of the Year of the Year
Year the Year

Best Most Socially

Best Global Best Green Fair Business
Employment Responsible
Business of Initiatives Practices
Initiatives of Company of
the Year of the Year of the Year
the Year the Year

The following are the categories under Bank’s/NBFC’s/FinTech’s/Technology Facilitators/

Market Intelligence Facilitators for the
9th MSME Excellence Awards

MSME Enabler of the year

(Bank’s/NBFC’s/FinTech’s/Facilitators)

Market
Best
Best SME Intelligence
Best Technology
Lending Facilitators of
MSME Bank Enabler of
the Year
the Year

Best Fintech
Excellent Company in
Service MSME Financial
Solution
The Jury will decide upon the winners. A trophy and a certificate will be presented to all
the winners during the Award ceremony. Certificate of participation will also be given
to all the participants.

JURY MEMBERS

Ms. S. Glory Swarupa Mrs. Sushma Paul Berlia

Director General Chairman, ASSOCHAM
National Institute of MSME Ease of Doing Business Council &
(ni-msme), Ministry of MSME Chairman
Govt. of India Apeejay Stya Group

Shri Vinod Pandey Shri Rajesh Kharbanda

Chairman
ASSOCHAM Manufacturing
and Capital Goods Council
& Director, Govt. Affair
and External Affairs, BMW India
Chairman,
ASSOCHAM National Council on
Sports & Fitness Industry,
Managing Director,
Freewill Sports Pvt Ltd (Nivia)

Shri Manguirish Pai Raiker Dr. Ramanand N. Shukla

Chairman Director (ZED)
ASSOCHAM Goa Council Quality Council of India
CMD
Brown Packaging System Ltd.
Glimpses from the Previous Editions

Shri Vineet Aggarwal, President ASSOCHAM Shri Narayan Tatu Rane, Hon’ble Union Minister of
facilitating Shri Narayan Tatu Rane Hon’ble Union MSME Government of India Addressing at
Minister of MSME Government of India at 8th MSME 8th MSME Excellence Awards 2022
Excellence Awards 2022

Winners Group Photo with Shri Bhanu Pratap Shri B.B. Swain, Secretary Ministry of MSME
Singh Verma, Hon’ble Minister of State MSME Government of India Addressing at 8th MSME
Government of India at 8th MSME Excellence Excellence Awards 2022
Awards 2022

Winners Group Photo with Shri Narayan Tatu Rane

Hon’ble Union Minister of MSME Government of India at 8th MSME Excellence Awards 2022
 Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari
Minister for Road Transport & Highways (former
Union Minister Minster of MSME), Government of
India at 7th MSME Excellence Awards
Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi, former Minister of
State in the Government of India for Animal
Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries and Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises, Government of India at 7th
MSME Excellence Awards
Winners group photo with Hon'ble Chief Minister of
Meghalaya Shri Conrad K Sangma at ASSOCHAM
6th MSME Excellence Awards: 2019
Winners Group Photo with Shri Nitin Jairam
Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways
(former Union Minister Minster of MSME),
Government of India at 7th MSME Excellence Awards
Winners group photo with Shri Pratap Chandra
Sarangi, former Minister of State in the Government
of India for Animal Husbandry, Dairying and
Fisheries and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises,
Government of India at 7th MSME Excellence Awards
Hon'ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya Shri Conrad K
Sangma at ASSOCHAM 6th MSME Excellence
Awards: 2019
Hon'ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya Shri Conrad K Shri Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary, Former
Sangma at ASSOCHAM 6th MSME Excellence Minister of State for MSME, Government at 4th
Awards: 2019 MSME Excellence Awards: 2016

Winners group photo with Shri Haribhai Shri Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary, Former
Parathibhai Chaudhary, Former Minister of State Minister of State for MSME, Government at 4th
for MSME, Government at 4th MSME Excellence MSME Excellence Awards: 2016
Awards: 2016

Winners group photo with Shri Haribhai Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, Hon'ble Minister of State
Parathibhai Chaudhary, Former Minister of State for Tourism and Ports Government of India at 3rd
for MSME, Government at 4th MSME Excellence SME Excellence Awards: 2015
Awards: 2016
Winners group photo with Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, Winners group photo with Shri Shripad Yesso Naik,
Hon'ble Minister of State for Tourism and Ports Hon'ble Minister of State for Tourism and Ports
Government of India at 3rd SME Excellence Awards: Government of India at 3rd SME Excellence Awards:
2015 2015

Shri Kalaj Mishra, Hon'ble Union Minister for MSME, and other jury
members along with the award Winners at an ASSOCHAM Summit
on Financial Restructuring for MSME Lifeline for Success' & 2nd
SMEs Excellence Award 2014 held in New Delhi.

For more information, please contact:

Mohd Nahid Alam
Joint Director and Head
ASSOCHAM MSME Development Council
E: Nahid.alam@assocham.com

Mr Deepanshu Shokeen Mr Gaurav Chaudhary

E: deepanshu.shokeen@assocham.com E: Gaurav.chaudhaary@assocham.com
M: +91-9999377763, 70422 29368 M: +91 9650776438

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