The full form of SISI is Small Industries Services Institute.

The small industries service institutes (SISI’s) are set-up one in each state to provide consultancy and training to small and prospective entrepreneurs. The activities of SISs are co-ordinate by the industrial management training division of the DC, SSI office (New Delhi). In all there are 28 SISI’s and 30 Branch SISI’s set up in state capitals and other places all over the country.

SISI has wide spectrum of technological, management and administrative tasks to perform.

Functions of SISI

1. To assist existing and prospective entrepreneurs through technical and managerial counseling such as help in selecting the appropriate machinery and equipment, adoption of recognized standards of testing, quality performance etc;

2. Conducting EDPs all over the country;

3. To advise the Central and State governments on policy matters relating to small industry development;

4. To assist in testing of raw materials and products of SSIs, their inspection and quality control;

5. To provide market information to the SISI’s;

6. To recommend SSI’s for financial assistance from financial institutions;

7. To enlist entrepreneurs for partition in Government stores purchase programme;

8. Conduct economic and technical surveys and prepare techno-economic feasible reports for selected areas and industries.