Office
of the Development Commissioner(MSME), New Delhi, under the Ministry
of MSME, formulates the policy governing the Micro, Small & Medium
Industries in the country, to chalk out schemes and programmes for
development of the MSME Sector. It also monitors the implementation
of policies and activities of promotion and development of MSME
Sector in the Country through its network of 28 MSME-Development
Institutes in all the States, with active involvement of State
Directorate of Industries.
MSME-Development Institute, Mumbai was established in the year 1954
as Small Industries Service Institute, Mumbai. In the year 1960, it
was shifted to its own premises at Sakinaka, Mumbai. The MSME-DI,
Mumbai (erstwhile SISI, Mumbai) Building was inaugurated on
17.04.1960 by Hon'ble Shri S.K.Wankhede, the then Minister of
Industry, Govt. of Maharashtra.
The Office was headed by its first Director Shri R.V.Patel. The Institute is presently headed by Shri A.R.Gokhe, Director. The Directors who headed the Institute are as under :-
|
Sl |
Name of the
Director |
From |
To |
|
1 |
Shri R. U.
Patel |
17.11.1954 |
11.02.1958 |
|
2 |
Shri
R.N.Gandhi |
02.04.1958 |
25.02.1961 |
|
3 |
Shri L. R.
Upasani |
31.10.1961 |
31.07.1965 |
|
4 |
Shri S.N.
Ramachandra Rao |
25.02.1966 |
21.07.1966 |
|
5 |
Shri
R.N.Gandhi |
12.08.1966 |
10.09.1969 |
|
6 |
Shri L. R.
Upasani |
16.09.1969 |
01.07.1974 |
|
7 |
Shri B. K.
Kale |
01.07.1974 |
30.08.1981 |
|
8 |
Shri S. H.
Jadhav |
17.09.1979 |
31.08.1981 |
|
9 |
Shri M. R.
Bramharakshas |
01.09.1981 |
01.05.1985 |
|
10 |
Shri M. L.
Phadke |
01.05.1985 |
04.11.1988 |
|
11 |
Shri I. S.
Kumar |
15.11.1988 |
05.11.1992 |
|
12 |
Shri R. B.
Pande |
25.01.1993 |
31.08.2000 |
|
13 |
Shri P. K.
Mukherjee |
18.01.2001 |
31.10.2005 |
|
14 |
Shri
Niranjan Naik |
01.11.2005 |
12.01.2006 |
|
15 |
Shri G. M.
Ambhore |
13.01.2006 |
30.04.2008 |
|
16 |
Shri K. R.
Sharma |
01.05.2008 |
31.08.2010 |
|
17 |
Dr.C.V.Saraf,
Dy.Director i/c |
01.09.2010 |
27.06.2011 |
|
18 |
Shri Anupam
Mishra |
28.06.2011 |
12.08.2011 |
|
19 |
Dr.C.V.Saraf,
Dy.Director i/c |
13.08.2011 |
13.09.2011 |
|
20 |
Shri
G.M.Ambhore
|
14.09.2011 |
30.06.2013 |
|
21 |
Shri R.B.Gupte |
14.08.2013 |
30.06.2018 |
|
22 |
Shri A.R.Gokhe |
01.08.2018 |
12.09.2021 |
|
23 |
Shri
P.M.Parlewar |
13.09.2021 |
Till Date |
This Institute provides support/services to the State Government as well as co-ordinates various activities for the prospective and existing entrepreneurs at the state level for promotion and development of small-scale industries. 23 districts of Maharashtra are under the jurisdiction of this Institute and its Branch Development Institute at Aurangabad. Another Institute at Nagpur looks after the remaining 11 districts of Maharashtra.
MSME-DI, Mumbai provides various types of extension services and assistance in setting up of units, promoting and developing products and Services for the MSME. The Institute has Technical Officers to provide guidance in all trades viz. Metallurgy, Mechanical, Chemical, Leather, Electrical, Electronics, Food Industry, Management and Economic Investigation, Export and Industrial Design.