Micro and small enterprises are the worst sufferers when disaster strikes. It suffers from discontinuity of business, which it is normally not in a position to bear. It renders the recovery of already supplied goods difficult, besides affecting future supplies. These units need support in such situations.
It has, therefore, felt that a separate umbrella organisation  4  BIS Review 71/2010  be set up to provide all comprehensive services to the SME sector under one roof and also look at providing disaster assistance to small enterprises on the lines of Small Business Administration, USA.