The present policy of encouraging growth of
small scale industries is based on several
promotional measures - one of these is reservation of products
for exclusive manufacture in the small scale
sector in areas where there is techno-economic justification
for such an approach. Large/Medium units can, however, manufacture
such reserved items provided they undertake
to export 50% or more of their production.
The issue of reservation/dereservation of product
is examined on a continual basis by an Advisory Committee on
Reservation constituted under the I(D&R) Act 1951, which
is presently headed by the Secretary (SSI) as Chairman. Other
Members of the Committee are Secretary (Commerce), Secretary
(IP&P), Advisor (VSI) Planning Commission with Additional
Secretary & DC(SSI) as Member Secretary. The total number
of items reserved for small scale sector as on March, 2005 is
506. Details of these 506 items are given as under :
