Bhubaneswar/ January 13, 2015: The seven day long Odisha
MSME (Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) Trade Fair 2016
concluded today evening. Around 3.5 lacs visitors visited the trade fair which
made business of around Rs. 6 crores for the MSME exhibitors while
simultaneously generating over business enquiries worth of over Rs. 70 crores.
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| Governor addressing the gathering |
Governor of Odisha S.C Jamir graced the ceremony
and encouraged the entrepreneurs to come forward. “To ensure competitiveness of
the MSMEs, it is essential that the availability of infrastructure, technology
and skilled manpower are in tune with the global trends. Emphasis should be
made on promoting the MSME products online. MSMEs play a major role in broad
basing the industrial growth and augmenting employment opportunities, revenue
exports and economic growth. Odisha is endowed with vasrt agro, forest, mineral
and other natural resources which can be effectively utilized for value
addition and ultimately benefitting the State through economic growth and
employment generation”, said Jamir.
Jamir also stressed that 20 or 25% of the total
procurement of any Government department or PSU is to be procured from MSMEs.
MSMEs are the best vehicle for inclusive growth, to create local demand and
consumption.
The ceremony was also graced by Industries Minister
Shri Devi Prasad Mishra who suggested increased focus on setting up of small
industries to create employment opportunities. He put emphasis upon linkage
conversion amongst the MSMEs and mother companies.
MSME minister Jogendra Behera mentioned about the
benefit of trade fair and how it has been instrumental in attracting new
investors and youth entrepreneurs.
MSME Principal Secretary Gagan Kumar Dhal accentuated
the need to establish more agro based industries with more focus on food
processing units with value added products.
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