NSIC and Airtel join forces to accelerate Digital Transformation of Indian MSMEs

Mumbai, 12 thJanuary  2021: Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s premier communications solutions provider, is stepping up initiatives to accelerate the digital transformation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in India by partnering with National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), A Government of India Enterprise having its mission “to promote and support MSME sector by providing integrated support services encompassing Marketing, Technology, Finance and other services”.  

Airtel announced an alliance with NSIC to make it easier for millions of small and medium businesses get access to Airtel’s Connectivity, Conferencing, Cloud, Security, and Go-to-Market solutions.  This partnership with NSIC envisages digital transformation of this critical sector as key to the Government’s vision of ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’ for enabling MSMEs to scale up faster by ways of adopting digital ways of doing business. 

Airtel’s solutions for MSMEs include:

  1. Airtel Connectivity:  Internet, Secure Internet, Dedicated Internet, Managed Wifi, VPN, Direct VPN, Intelligent VPN
  2. Airtel Landline: PRI & Toll-Free Calling solutions
  3. Airtel Mobile: Corporate Mobile Plans with bundled G-Suite
  4. Airtel Conferencing: Secure, simple and seamless meetings with Airtel BlueJeans
  5. Airtel Cloud: Private, Public and edge cloud solutions
  6. Airtel Secure: Integrated security solutions for businesses 
  7. Airtel IoT: Utilizing the power of IoT to make businesses smarter
  8. Airtel IQ: cloud communication suite to transform customer engagement

The offerings will come with the trusted support from Airtel that ensures high customer satisfaction through industry leading service uptime. Airtel already serves over one million medium and small businesses across India with best-in-class products that are available to customers in highly flexible formats. The alliance with NSIC gives it much deeper distribution reach in this segment. 

Sh. P. Udayakumar, Director (Planning & Marketing), NSIC said “These solutions will be available through NSIC’s online portal www.msmemart.com as well as through NSIC’s field offices across the country under NSIC’s Aggregation vertical offering ICT Enabled Digital Services. This partnership with Airtel is envisaged to serve multiple ICT needs of MSME sector for sustained growth and increased productivity.”

Ajay Chitkara, Director & CEO – Airtel Business, said “MSMEs are critical to the Indian economy. We are delighted to join hands with NSIC to fast-track their digital transformation journeys. Airtel’s pan-India network, deep distribution reach as well easily accessible digital platforms will give MSMEs the flexibility and convenience of addressing all their digital connectivity requirements through a single window.”  

MSMEs are an important growth engine of the Indian economy. With over 60 million business units, the sector contributes to 29% of India’s GDP, 40% of exports and employs over 110 million people. These businesses are looking for reliable, secure connectivity and digital platforms that will add to their efficiency and competitiveness. ENDS

एनएसआयसी आणि एअरटेलने भारतीय एमएसएमईच्या डिजिटल कायापालटला वेग देण्यासाठी केली भागीदारी

मुंबई, 12 जानेवारी, 2021:- भारती एअरटेल  (एअरटेल),भारतातील  सर्वात  मोठी  एकात्मिक  दूरसंचार  कंपनीने राष्ट्रीय लघु उद्योग महामंडळ (एनएसआयसी) सह भागीदारी केली आहे. या भागीदारीच्या माध्यमातून भारतातील सूक्ष्म, लघु आणि मध्यम उद्योगांचे (एमएसएमई) डिजिटल कायापालट वेगवान करण्यासाठी पुढाकार घेण्यात येतील. एनएसआयसी हा भारत सरकारचा एक उद्यम आहे, ज्याचे ध्येय “विपणन, तंत्रज्ञान, वित्त आणि इतर सेवांसह समाकलित समर्थन सेवा पुरवून एमएसएमई क्षेत्राला प्रोत्साहन आणि समर्थन देणे” आहे.

एअरटेलने एनएसआयसी बरोबर एअरटेलची कनेक्टिव्हिटी, कॉन्फरन्सिंग, क्लाऊड, सिक्युरिटी आणि गो-टू-मार्केट सोल्यूशन्ससाठी लाखो लघु व मध्यम उद्योगांच्या प्रवेशास सुविधा उपलब्ध करुन देण्यासाठी भागीदारीची घोषणा केली आहे. एनएसआयसी बरोबरची ही भागीदारी सरकारच्या ‘स्वावलंबी भारता’ची गुरुकिल्ली म्हणून या महत्त्वपूर्ण क्षेत्राच्या डिजिटल कायाकल्पांना पाहते. यासाठी व्यवसाय करण्याच्या डिजिटल पद्धती एमएसएमईंनी वाढत्या प्रमाणात अवलंबल्या आहेत.


एमएसएमईसाठी एअरटेल सोल्यूशन्समध्ये पुढील गोष्टींचा समावेश आहे.

1. एअरटेल कनेक्टिव्हिटी:- इंटरनेट, सिक्योर इंटरनेट, डेडिकेटेड इंटरनेट, मॅनेज्ड वायफाय, व्हीपीएन, डायरेक्टर व्हीपीएन, इंटेलिजेंट व्हीपीएन.

2. एअरटेल लँडलाईन:- पीआरआय आणि टोल-फ्री कॉलिंग सोल्यूशन्स

3. एअरटेल मोबाइल:- बंडल केलेले जी-सूटसह कॉर्पोरेट मोबाइल योजना.

4. एअरटेल कॉन्फरन्सिंगः एअरटेल ब्लूगन्ससह सुरक्षित, सोपी आणि अखंड बैठका.

5. एअरटेल क्लाऊड:- खासगी, सार्वजनिक आणि एज क्लाऊड सोल्यूशन्स

6. एअरटेल सुरक्षितः- व्यवसायांसाठी समाकलित सुरक्षा उपाय.

7. एअरटेल आयओटी:- व्यवसाय अधिक स्मार्ट करण्यासाठी आयओटीची शक्ती वापरा.

8. एअरटेल आयक्यूः – ग्राहकांमधील गुंतवणूकी सुधारण्यासाठी क्लाऊड कम्युनिकेशन सूट

एअरटेल बिझिनेसचे डायरेक्टर आणि मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी अजय चित्तकारा म्हणाले की, एमएसएमई ही भारताच्या अर्थव्यवस्थेसाठी महत्त्वपूर्ण आहेत. त्यांच्या डिजिटल कायाकल्पांना वेग देण्यासाठी एनएसआयसीबरोबर भागीदारी केल्याचा आम्हाला आनंद झाला. एअरटेलचे इंडिया-वाइड नेटवर्क,सखोल वितरण प्रवेश आणि सहज उपलब्ध डिजिटल प्लॅटफॉर्म एमएसएमईला एकाच ठिकाणी डिजिटल कनेक्टिव्हिटीशी संबंधित सर्व आवश्यकतांची पूर्तता करण्यासाठी लवचिकता आणि सुविधा प्रदान करेल. "

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Sachin Murdeshwar
Sachin Murdeshwar is a Sr.Journalist and Columnist in several Mainline Newspapers and Portals.He is an ardent traveller and likes to explore destinations to the core.

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