ZED – Our Beloved PM’s Visionary Initiative to make MSME’s more Competitive.
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Addressing the nation on India’s 68th Independence Day, Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi urged the industry, especially the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) of India, to manufacture goods in the country with “zero defects” and to ensure 
that the goods have “zero effect” on the environment.
“We should manufacture goods in such a way that they carry zero defect and that our exported goods are never returned to us. We should manufacture goods with zero effect that they should not have a negative impact on the environment”.
With an aim to make India a global manufacturing hub, the Prime Minister gave an open invitation to manufacturers and investors across the world to establish manufacturing units in India.
“I want to appeal to the entire people world over, “Come, make in India”, “Come, manufacture in India”. Sell in any country of the world but manufacture here. We have got skill, talent, discipline, and determination to do something,” he said. He further said “We want to give the world a favourable opportunity that come here, “Come, Make in India” and we will say to the world, from electrical to electronics, “Come, Make in India”, from automobiles to agro value addition “Come, Make in India”, paper or plastic, “Come, Make in India”, satellite or submarine “Come, Make in India”. Our country is powerful. Come, I am giving you an invitation,” he said.
“As I say to the world “Come, Make in India”, I say to the youth of the country – it should be our dream that this message reaches every corner of the world, “Made in India”. This should be our dream,” added the PM.
Ensuring competitiveness of India’s MSME is critical as it will contribute to the overall growth of the manufacturing sector and the country’s economy. International companies competing in global markets focus on their competitive strengths of costs acceptable to the market, technology, innovation, service delivery, lean manufacturing, and defect free products for Zero Defect and Zero Effect (ZED). We must quickly set the pace for the template of industrialization and export fuelled growth to make a mark in global markets and improve our GDP.
ZED has presented a model where the concept of quality has a holistic change from a tool for compliance to a source of competitiveness. Operationally, it is meant to evolve from a total dependency on inspection of the final product to correct defects, to a proactive process of improving processes like quality planning, product and process designing, optimum processes, efficient resource management, effective outsources activities and breakthrough outcomes. Along with a focus on quality of products and services, there is an equal emphasis on the elimination of impact on the environment through adequate planning at product and process design, pre-production (start-up activities), production and maintenance activities, post production (disposal after use) and outcome of environment performance. Overall, the net result is sustainable development.
The ZED scheme is an integrated and holistic certification system that will account for quality, productivity, energy efficiency, pollution mitigation, financial status, human resource and technological depth including design and IPR in both products and processes. The parameters of the scheme will cover all aspects of the existing schemes of Ministry of MSME: Quality Management System (QMS) / Quality Technology Tools (QTT), Lean Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme (LMCS), Design Clinic and Technology and Quality Up-gradation (TEQUP), and Building Awareness on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).
How ZED Works?
The ZED Disciplines
The Benefits of ZED
Cost Details:
The ZED scheme is highly subsidized. The below Table explains in detail.
Its an Opportunity for MSME’s to learn more about ZED and Get Engaged in the Process of Transformation. Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA) began to Work Closely with the Implementing Agencies with the objective to assist our Members and MSME’s of Tirupur to progress through ZED Program. A series of Awareness Programs and Pilot Assessments have been planned for MSME’s. Interested Companies May Enrol their Details Here. We will keep you informed on the Program Scope & Progress.
“The Government has decided to implement the ZED Certification Scheme for 22,222 MSMEs unit with a total budget of Rs. 491 Crores (including Government of India contribution of Rs. 365 Crores) during the 12th Five Year Plan”
VRNC Playing a role of Catalyst in this Initiative in association with TEA & NIFT-TEA CARE, A Step Towards Achieving Vision Tirupur 2020.