Jitan Ram Manjhi inaugurates MSME Pavilion at 43rd India International Trade Fair
MSME Pavilion has a participation of 200 exhibitors representing 29 States/UTs of the Country.
Union
Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Jitan Ram Manjhi,
inaugurated the “MSME Pavilion” in Hall No. 6 at the 43rd India International
Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi today. He was accompanied by Dr. Rajneesh, AS
& DC (MSME) and other senior officials from the Ministry of MSME.
The main
theme of the Pavilion is “Green
MSMEs”, emphasizing the focus of the Ministry in adopting clean/green
technologies by MSMEs for transforming their business operations. Further the
pavilion also highlights the “PM
Vishwakarma Scheme”, the flagship scheme of the Ministry for providing
end to end support to the artisans & craftspeople, engaged in 18 trades.
This Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi on
17th September, 2023.
The
MSME Pavilion at 43rd edition of IITF-2024 has a participation of 200
exhibitors representing 29 States/UTs of the Country. A wide range of products,
which includes textiles, handlooms, handicrafts, embroidery, leather footwear,
games & toys, bamboo crafts, cane items, gems & jewellery, ceramics
& pottery products, mechanical items, etc. are being displayed. The fair
offers opportunity for Micro & Small Enterprises (MSEs), especially the
ones, owned by women and SC/STs, and the entrepreneurs from Aspirational
districts, to promote their products and services to a very large pool of
potential customers.
In line
with the Ministry’s commitment for inclusive growth, out of 200 stalls, 71%
stalls are allocated to women entrepreneurs, and 45% allotted to SC/ST
entrepreneurs free of cost. Additionally, 35% stalls are allocated to
entrepreneurs from Aspirational districts and more than 85% participants are
first-timers.
Jitan Ram
Manjhi interacted with various exhibitors in the pavilion and encouraged them for
their participation in the fair. A ‘Nukkad Natak’ was also performed to create
awareness about PM Vishwakarma Scheme.