Chandigarh : Regional Startup and Entrepreneurship Forum, PHDCCI in association with the Industries Department, Chandigarh Administration, organised an Awareness Session on Raising & Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) Programme Series at PHD House, Sector 31, Chandigarh. The initiative is part of PHDCCI’s ongoing efforts to strengthen MSMEs through the Government of India’s flagship RAMP Programme, which aims to enhance competitiveness by focusing on exports, compliance, renewable energy, financing, and Industry 4.0 adoption.
In his Welcome Address, Manish Verma, Chair, Startup & Entrepreneurship Forum, PHDCCI, highlighted that PHDCCI has been consistently creating platforms to help MSMEs embrace innovation, digitisation, and knowledge-sharing as growth drivers. Bharti Sood, Senior Regional Director, PHDCCI, underlined the PHDCCIsrole in enabling MSMEs to access finance, explore markets, and benefit from policy support, reaffirming that PHDCCI continues to act as a bridge between government, industry, and entrepreneurs under the RAMP initiative.
Speakers during the session included Sachin Saxena, Vice President, Ishika Overseas who talked about global certifications; Jaspinder Kaur, Department of Industries, Chandigarh Administration who explained the usage of new MSME ODR (Online Dispute Resolution) platform effective October 2025; Deepali Gulati, Co-Founder, Diversity Ace emphasized adoption of renewable energy and circular economy practices; Vivek Kumar, AGM (SME) and Rupak Kumar Rajesh, AGM (SCFU), State Bank of India shared detailed credit schemes for MSMEs and Ramnish Gupta, General Manager, SML ISUZU explained how automation, IoT, and lean manufacturing can transform MSMEs into more efficient and resilient enterprises.
The session concluded with a Vote of Thanks by Adv. Lokesh Jain, Convener, Regional MSME Committee, PHDCCI, appreciating the participation of various MSMEs from the Chandigarh region.
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