New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) will conduct outreach programmes and handhold micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to increase adoption of the Eligible Manufacturer Importer (EMI) scheme, which has seen fewer than 1,000 businesses enrol since its launch on April 1, a senior official said on Wednesday.

The CBIC has substantially reduced data and documentation requirements for the scheme from September 15 to make enrolment easier.

"The scheme has not taken off the way we had envisaged. We will conduct outreach programmes on the benefits of the scheme and with simplified documentation, we hope the EMI scheme will gain greater acceptability," the official said, as quoted by PTI.

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