By- Sr Editor Banibrata Datta
Tripura is a land of agrarian products and has great potential for MSMEs in food processing industries, said Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Narayan Rane while addressing the two-day regional conference on MSME sustainable development organized by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises at Pragna Bhawan in Agartala on Monday. He also advised Tripura Government on developing more tourism opportunities for MSMEs while strengthening the existing industries
Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha in presence of Rane, Union MoS for MSME Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma and other dignitaries inaugurated the two-day conference today.
Speaking on the occasion, Rane emphasized the significant role of MSMEs in the North East and their contribution to making India Self Reliant. importance has been given in the conference as to how the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises can assist Northeastern states including Tripura in terms of economic growth. The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises is ever ready for the development of every sector in Northeastern states. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often mentioned providing necessary assistance to the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises for the development of the Northeast states. He said, as a result of the sincere efforts of the present state government, Tripura is moving ahead on the path of development today.
MoS Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma urged the entrepreneurs to take maximum advantage of the schemes. He said the state government of Tripura has put in sincere and dedicated effort under the leadership of the Chief Minister to make this event a grand success. He said he was sure that the coordinated efforts by both ministries will create a better ecosystem for the development of the MSME sector in the North Eastern Region (NER).
Our state is blessed with plenty of natural resources including bamboo, rubber and natural gas. The state government is sincerely working to set up big and small industries based on all these natural resources of the state as state’s GDP growth through setting up industries is the ultimate goal of the government. And in this regard, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises can play a significant role, said Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha after inaugurating the two-day regional conference on MSME sustainable development organized by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises at Pragna Bhawan on Monday.
The Chief Minister said, there are many big and small industries in the state. The state government is working with the goal to increase GDP of the state through providing necessary assistance to those. Earlier, it has been observed that in the name of protests, the industries of the state have been left to rot. There has been no proper planning during that time for setting up industries. The present state government has created an industry-friendly environment in the state. As a result, several big and small industrial units have been started in the state.
The conference showcased the launch of various initiatives of the Ministry of MSME, Government of India, and the State Government of Tripura. The new initiatives launched by dignitaries during the programme were RAMP (Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance) portal, Linking of NER Portal under Udyam Shakti, the Inauguration of the Gomati City Gas Project, the inauguration of West Tripura Bamboo Mat Cluster under SFURTI scheme and inauguration of a new building of KVIC (Khadi & Village Industries Commission) & TKVIB (Tripura Khadi & Village Industries Board). The conference through its various activities like VDP’s, CEO Conference etc. provided a much-needed platform for aspiring/existing entrepreneurs of NER to interact with Government departments from Central and State governments, CPSEs and Industry Associations.
Chief Secretary J. K. Sinha, Chairman of KVIC Manoj Kumar, Secretary of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises B. B. Swain and Secretary of Industry & Commerce Department, Government of Tripura Abhishek Chandra were present at the conference.
