Ludhiana, September 13 The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has approved a sewing machine cluster for Ludhiana. To make the MSME sector competitive at the international level, the Centre has launched the MSE-CDP Scheme under which a project for establishing common facility centre at a cost of Rs 15 crore is considered and a grant ranging from 70% to 90% is given by forming an special purpose vehicle (SPV) among the cluster members. This scheme is being implemented at the district level by the office of General Manager, District Industries Centre (DIC), Ludhiana. Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal said in the district, the DIC had identified 11 clusters of various industrial sectors which were at various stages of implementation. During the past two years, four clusters have been approved by the ministry. General Manager of Ludhiana DIC Mahesh Khanna said the sewing machine cluster was identified by the Department of Industries and Commerce, Punjab, under the MSE-CDP Scheme.

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