India and Poland Explore New Opportunities
for MSME Cooperation
Ř Bharat Khera, Secretary, Ministry of MSME
welcomes Polish Delegation Led by Deputy Minister Michał Baranowski to Strengthen
Bilateral Collaboration; highlights the pivotal role of India's MSME sector in driving
economic growth, employment generation and exports
Ř Secretary briefs the delegation on key
flagship initiatives, including the Udyam Registration Portal, Credit Guarantee
Scheme for Micro & Small Enterprises, Technology Centres and Zero Defect Zero
Effect (ZED) practices
Ř Polish Deputy Minister, Mr. Michał
Baranowski appreciates India's remarkable progress in strengthening its MSME ecosystem
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Bilateral Meeting: The Ministry of MSME, Government
of India held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi with a high-level delegation
from Poland, led by Deputy Minister Michał Baranowski.
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Focus: Both countries explored opportunities
to strengthen cooperation in the MSME sector, including enterprise development,
technology, innovation, trade, and investment.
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India's MSME Strength:
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Over 86 million registered MSMEs.
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Contribute nearly 30% of India's GDP.
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Account for over one-third of manufacturing output.
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Contribute nearly 50% of India's exports.
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Support the livelihoods of around 330 million people.
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Flagship Initiatives Highlighted: India showcased
key MSME initiatives, including:
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Udyam Registration Portal.
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Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro & Small Enterprises.
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Technology Centres.
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Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) certification
programme.
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Strategic Partnership: India highlighted
that Poland is its largest trading and investment partner in Central and Eastern
Europe.
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Trade Growth: Bilateral trade between India and Poland
has tripled between 2013 and 2025.
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FTA Boost: India expressed confidence that the
recently concluded India–European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will further
strengthen bilateral trade and investment.
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Poland's Response: Deputy Minister Michał Baranowski
praised India's progress in developing its MSME ecosystem and expressed Poland's
interest in expanding institutional and business-to-business cooperation.
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Institutional Collaboration: Both sides acknowledged
the 2024 partnership between the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)
and the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) to promote MSME cooperation.
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Expected Outcome: The collaboration aims to enhance digital
transformation, technology adoption, innovation, market access, institutional partnerships,
and stronger business linkages between the MSME sectors of India and Poland.
[ABS News Service/16.07.2026]
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(MSME), Government of India, held a bilateral meeting on 15 July, 2026 at Kartavya
Bhawan, New Delhi with a high-level delegation from the Republic of Poland led by
Deputy Minister Mr. Michał Baranowski, Ministry of Economic Development and
Technology, to explore opportunities for strengthening cooperation in the MSME sector.
Bharat Khera, Secretary, Ministry of MSME, highlighted the pivotal role of India's
MSME sector in driving economic growth, employment generation and exports. He noted
that India has over 86 million registered MSME, contributing nearly 30 per cent
to the country's GDP, over one-third of manufacturing output, and nearly half of
India's exports, while supporting the livelihoods of around 330 million people.
Secretary also highlighted the Government
of India's initiatives to build globally competitive and future-ready MSME through
digital transformation, innovation, technology adoption, sustainable manufacturing
and improved market access. He briefed the delegation on key flagship initiatives,
including the Udyam Registration Portal, Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro &
Small Enterprises, Technology Centres and Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) practices.
Emphasising the growing strategic partnership
between India and Poland, Secretary, MSME, observed that Poland is India's largest
trading and investment partner in Central and Eastern Europe. He noted that Bilateral
trade has grown 3 times between 2013 and 2025, and expressed confidence that the
recently concluded India–European Union Free Trade Agreement would further strengthen
trade and investment ties, and take the Strategic Partnership between the two countries
to another level.
Deputy Minister, Mr. Michał Baranowski
appreciated India's remarkable progress in strengthening its MSME ecosystem and
expressed Poland's keen interest in expanding collaboration with India. He reaffirmed
Poland's commitment to deepening institutional partnerships and promoting greater
business-to-business engagement between enterprises of both countries. The discussions
also acknowledged the institutional engagement initiated in 2024 between the National
Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) and the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development
(PARP) to promote cooperation in the MSME sector.
The meeting aimed to strengthen bilateral
cooperation between India and Poland in the MSME sector by enhancing collaboration
in enterprise development, digital transformation, technology and innovation, market
linkages, trade and investment, while facilitating stronger institutional partnerships
and greater interaction between the MSME ecosystems of both countries.