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MSME Ministry promotes Energy Efficiency and Green Practices in MSME Sector

Published: Mar 10, 2026

By TIOLCorplaws News Service

NEW DELHI, MAR 10, 2026: MINISTRY of  Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)  is taking  various steps for easier access to technical expertise for energy savings projects and providing handholding  support to MSMEs for transition to greener practices. These  steps inter-alia includes; implementation of  MSME Sustainable (ZED) and MSME Competitive Lean components of MSME Champion Scheme, Micro and Small Enterprises Green Investment and Financing for Transformation (MSE-GIFT) Scheme and Micro and Small Enterprises- Scheme for Promotion and Investment in Circular Economy (MSE-SPICE) Scheme etc. 

In order to provide handholding support to MSMEs, Upto Rs.2 lakhs per unit for consultancy support for all ZED certified and Rs 3 Lakh financial Support for technology up gradation are being provided so as to enable MSMEs to adopt greener practices. Further, MSE-GIFT Scheme provides affordable finance through 2% Interest Subvention to MSEs for adopting green / energy efficient technologies and  MSE-SPICE Schemes provides 25 % Capital Subsidy  for adopting Circular economy practices by the Micro and Small Enterprises.

Besides above, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power is implementing ADEETIE (Assistance in Deploying Energy Efficient Technologies in Industrial Establishments) Scheme to help MSMEs to adopt energy-efficient technologies. It offers 3–5% interest subvention, technical support (audits/reports) and covers 14 energy-intensive sectors across 60 industrial clusters. The support mechanism includes cluster-level outreach, energy audits, development of bankable DPRs, and facilitation of technology deployment, monitoring of energy savings etc.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje in a written reply in Rajya Sabha yesterday.

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