Narayan Rane says MSMEs are backbone of our economy and ministry wants to ensure that they are duly supported
Union Minister
for MSME Narayan Rane said that MSMEs are the backbone of our economy and the
Ministry of MSME is doing all possible efforts to ensure that the MSMEs are
duly supported.
Inaugurating four Technology centres, two Extension
centres in Grater Noida, Uttar Pradesh he said these Technology Centres will go
a long way in hand holding the MSMEs of the adjoining areas. He also stressed
that the MSMEs should strive hard and become world class, so that India can
become self-reliant.
On this occasion, Minister of MSME, UP, Rakesh
Sachan mentioned that in view of the vision of the Prime Minister that youths
should become employment providers rather than job seekers, a number of
initiatives under the leadership of Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath have been
taken by the State of UP for MSMEs and the sector will be further strengthened
by the policies of the State Government.
Narayan Rane, inaugurated MSME Technology Centres at (i)
Greater Noida; (ii) Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh); (iii) Baddi (Himachal Pradesh) and
(iv) Imphal (Manipur) along with 2 Extension Centres at Karimnagar and
Bhavanipatna (Odisha). The Technology Centres under the Ministry of MSME
provides state of the art facilities for manufacturing and production,
including support through high-end machinery, technology and consultancy.
Development and Facilitation Office of DC (MSME) at Dehradun (Uttarakhand) and
Development and Facilitation Office (Nucleus Centre) at Ladakh were also
inaugurated on this occasion.
A special Scheme for Informal Micro Enterprises by Credit
Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises for extending Loans upto
Rs 20 Lakhs was also launched. This Scheme will provide support and opportunity
for micro/nano enterprises and is aimed at moderating the credit risk
perception and will prompt the lending institutions to lend to IMEs. As this
initiative unfolds, it is expected to not only empower individual entrepreneurs
but also create an inclusive, dynamic, and resilient economic ecosystem.
Two MoUs with India EXIM Bank were signed by the
Ministry, which will benefit the MSME Exporters immensely by providing Trade
and Export related information.
As the MSMEs contribute substantially to the exports of
the country, this initiative will not only bring synergy, but will also create
a ripple effect. Further, a number of women entrepreneurs trained under ODOP
scheme of the Government of Uttar Pradesh were distributed toolkits. An
Exhibition was also organized, where MSMEs from different sectors participated.
A number of stalls were allocated to Incubators. Stalls of special ODOP
Products from various districts of Uttar Pradesh and stalls of KVIC and COIR
Board were also put up.
The PM Vishwakarma Scheme which was launched on 17.09.2023 by the Prime
Minister of India will provide end to end support to the artisans & craftspeople
belonging to 18 trades. As on 14.02.2024, a total of 4,40,172 applications have
been registered successfully under the scheme and a significant number of
registrations have been made in Uttar Pradesh. Experience Centre with respect
to trades covered under the scheme was also put up to spread awareness about
the Scheme.