New Delhi, March 16 -- The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) organised a national workshop on the MSME Dispute Resolution Portal in New Delhi to review progress in resolving payment disputes and strengthening institutional arbitration for MSMEs.

Responding to a query by the Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME), on the empanelment of private ADR and ODR institutions, Anuja Bapat, Deputy Director General, Office of the Development Commissioner (MSME), clarified that State Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Councils (MSEFCs) can empanel private ADR and online dispute resolution (ODR) institutions from anywhere in the country.

She further explained that the Nodal Officer of the c...