📋 Tender Overview
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today launched the technology platform CHAMPIONS which stands for Creation and Harmonious Application of Modern Processes for Increasing the Output and National Strength.As the name suggeststhe portal is basically for making the smaller units big by solving their grievances encouraging supporting helping and handholding.It is a real one-stop-shop solution of MSME Ministry.This ICT based system is set up to help the MSMEs in present difficult situation and also to handhold them to become national and international champions.Detailed objectives of CHAMPIONSGrievance Redressal To resolve the problems of MSMEs including those of finance raw materials labor regulatory permissions etc particularly in the Covid created difficult situationTo help them capture new opportunities including manufacturing of medical equipments and accessories like PPEs masks etc and supply them in National and International marketsTo identify and encourage the sparks i.e. the potential MSMEs who are able to withstand the current situation and can become national and international champions.It is a technology packed control room-cum-management information system. In addition to ICT tools including telephone internet and video conference the system is enabled by Artificial Intelligence Data Analytics and Machine Learning. It is also fully integrated on real time basis with GOIs main grievances portal CPGRAMS and MSME Ministrys own other web based mechanisms.The entire ICT architecture is created in house with the help of NIC in no cost. Similarly the physical infrastructure is created in one of ministrys dumping rooms in a record time.As part of the system a network of control rooms is created in a Hub Spoke Model. The Hub is situated in New Delhi in the Secretary MSMEs office. The spokes are in the States in various offices and institutions of MSME Ministry. As of now 66 state level control rooms are createdand made functional. They are connected through video conference also in addition to the portal of Champions. A detailed standard operating procedure SOP has been issue to the officers and staff have been deployed and training has been conducted for them.On this occasion Minister of MSME and Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadakari was also present.
