The Design Clinic Scheme for MSMEs, as a national level
scheme is constantly assessed and evaluated by various agencies in the country.
Here are the excerpts from two such evaluation study reports….
"Despite
the immense handicap of prevailing low level of performance amongst MSME’s,
under which the scheme was introduced, it has been singularly successful in
meeting most of its objectives. More importantly the purpose, the larger
objective and focus have been met and it has established itself as a credible
initiative that has won a buy-in of the MSMEs."
"Despite
being in operation for less than three years, an examination of the
achievements of the scheme is encouraging, not only in terms of numbers, but
also in the context of changing the mindsets."
"During
the survey. Almost every person contacted, who had attended a seminar or a
workshop, unequivocally wanted to use design in his / her products."
"The
scheme has provided an excellent platform for the interaction between designers
and MSMEs. In earlier times there was a perception that design intervention is
meant for only the MNCs and big Indian companies. This myth has been dispelled
to a large extent through the scheme and now a large number of MSMEs have used
the services of design experts. What is heartening is that a large number of
MSMEs have registered themselves on the Design Clinic Scheme website of NID
with their specific design related problems."
"The
scheme has been successful in increasing the competitiveness of MSMEs both in
Micro and Medium Enterprises."
"Overwhelmingly
the MSMEs wanted to use the scheme to work on more projects and get additional
funding realizing the benefits accrued."
"The
scheme and its components have successfully delivered the objectives set out
for the scheme while its delivery has been responsive to stakeholder needs and
have progressively clarified and simplified procedures, formats, reports
etc."
"The
Nodal Agency has met all the facets enunciated by the Scheme and even mentored
the same."
"Looking at the close coordination and
constatnt hand holding that these Regional Centres have been doing it is
obvious (and when substantiated by the response of a substantial number of
beneficiaries / stakeholders), the actual implementation of the Design Clinic
Scheme has been undertaken by them. During the survey and detailed meetings
with beneficiaries / stakeholders, the important role of the Centres vis -a -
vis the Coordinators as being the real single point of contact for the scheme
were reinforced. With the manpower needs being supplemented through field
executives under the overall supervision of the Cooridnators the real impetus
happened. In other words the regional centres / coordinators evolved to become
decentralised nodal agnecies in themselves."
- Evaluation Study of Design Clinic Scheme for Design Expertise
for MSME sector, for Ministry of MSMEs, Govt. of India, conducted by the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and
Small Business Development, NIESBUD, Delhi
"The scheme has initiated revolutionary
outcomes for the MSMEs by developing an industry – academic – government scheme
model, making the MSMEs more sensitized towards design competitiveness and
developing solutions for the cluster specific problems...
...The
designers registered with the scheme makes it the biggest virtual database of
designers in India making it a win – win model for all the stakeholders
involved."
- Shifting the Paradigm; mapping the Inclusive Innovation
Ecosystem for MSME. To understand the
innovation ecosystem, the study focused on government schemes and impact funds
in India. The study was carried out by GIZ India, CII and CII –ITC Centre of
Excellence for Sustainable Development.
The
scheme has so far successfully completed 261 Dsign Awareness Seminars, 157
Design Awarness programmes (workshops), received 262 professional design
project proposals and 137 student design project proposals.