Q.Explain the role of the District Industries Centre (DIC) in promoting MSMEs.

For a first-time small entrepreneur, the DIC is usually the very first government office they ever walk into.

The District Industries Centre (DIC) scheme was set up to bring together, at a single point in every district, all the services a small entrepreneur needs to start and run a business, rather than requiring them to approach several separate departments. Every district — including each district of Andhra Pradesh — has its own DIC.

The main functions of a DIC include:

1. Guiding entrepreneurs on registration formalities and completing Udyam Registration.
2. Helping prepare project reports and feasibility studies for proposed units.
3. Assisting with allotment of land/sheds in industrial estates.
4. Providing raw-material assistance and information on available government schemes.
5. Acting as the local liaison between a small entrepreneur and banks/financial institutions for credit facilitation.
6. Organising entrepreneurship-development and skill-training programmes. …