Elevating Excellence: ZED Certification Scheme

OBJECTIVE
- The scheme aims at enabling MSMEs towards manufacturing quality products by inculcating Zero Defect & Zero Effect practices, to safeguard the continuous improvement thereby supporting the Make in India initiative.
KEY BENEFITS
- Subsidy on cost of ZED certification - Joining Reward of Rs. 10,000. Subsidy of 80-60-50% for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises.
- Additional subsidy - 10% for Women/SC/ST owned MSMEs OR MSMEs in NER/Himalayan/LWE/Island territories/aspirational districts (5% for MSMEs which are also a part of the SFURTI OR MSE-CDP)
- Financial Assistance up to 75% of the total cost of Testing/Certification, with the maximum ceiling of subsidy being INR 50,000/-.
- Handholding Support up-to INR 2 lakhs for consultancy and INR 3 lakh for technology upgradation for all ZED certified MSMEs. Availability of graded incentives post ZED Certification
SCHEME APPLICABLE FOR
- All existing entrepreneurs registered with the UDYAM registration portal
DETAILED INFORMATION
- Enable and Encourage MSMEs for utilising latest technology to manufacture quality products.
- Constant upgradation in process of achieving higher productivity with least damage to environment.
- Advance an Ecosystem for Zero Defect Zero Effect Manufacturing in MSMEs.
- Promoting adaptability of quality and identifying the efforts of successful MSMEs.
- Increase public awareness on demanding Zero Defect and Zero Effect Products through the ZED Rating and Grievance Redressal Portal.

ZED Certification Scheme