MSME Development Institute, Cuttack, a field office of Small Industries Development Organization under the Ministry of MSME (Micro,Small & Medium Enterprise), Government of India, was established at Cuttack as branch office in the year 1956 and in the year 1958 it was upgraded as a full-fledged office with two branch offices at Rourkela and Rayagada.  Besides, Mechanical Workshops at Khaporia, (Cuttack), Rourkela and Rayagada are providing Common Facility Services to the Industrial units as well as imparting training to workers of the industries/ fresh candidates to sharpen their skill.

The primary aim of this institute is to promote and develop small scale industries in the state of Orissa by rendering escorts services.  The main activities of this Institute is to render techno-economic and managerial consultancy in the field of chemical, mechanical, metallurgy, leather, electrical, electronics, hosiery, Glass & Ceramics, Industrial Management, Economics and Statistics, etc. to the existing as well as prospective entrepreneurs including training facilities under Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP), Management Development Programme (MDP) & Industrial Motivational Campaigns.  The other important activities of this Institute are District Industrial Potentiality Survey, NSIC Registration, Joint Capacity Assessment, Ancillary Development, Export Promotion, Revival of Sick SSI units, Conducting Seminars/ Workshops and Awareness Programmes on different themes like pollution control, Energy conservation, ISO-9000/TQM, ODS, preparing various reports including status of the industry.

The Address of SISI and its branches are:

MSME Development Institute Ministry of MSME (Micro,Small & Medium Enterprise), Government of India, Vikash Sadan, College Square, Cuttack - 753003 Tel Nos : (0671) 2611329, 2611829, 2611958 ( All PBX Nos.) Telefax : (0671) 2610208

Branch MSME Development Institute, Ministry of MSME (Micro,Small & Medium Enterprise), Government of India, C-9, Industrial Estate, Rourkela - 769004 Tel Nos: (0661) 2507492

Branch MSME Development Institute, Ministry of MSME (Micro,Small & Medium Enterprise), Government of India, New Colony, Rayagada - 765001 Tel Nos: (06856) 222268.