New Delhi, July 10 -- The Quality Council of India (QCI) and the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen quality standards, competitiveness and market access for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

The collaboration will integrate key initiatives including the MSME Sustainable (ZED) Certification Scheme, MSME Global Mart, TEAM Initiative and the Single Point Registration Scheme (SPRS) to provide a unified support framework for MSMEs.

Under the partnership, ZED-certified MSMEs will gain access to digital commerce through MSME Global Mart, onboarding on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) under the TEAM Initiative, AI-enabled product cataloguing and expor...