Need to set up farming, non-farming MSMEs in NE: Giriraj

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SME Times News Bureau | 19 Apr, 2018
Minister of State of MSME Shri Giriraj Singh on Wednesday stressed on setting up micro, small and medium enterprises in farming and non-farming sectors in the north east India.

Speaking at an Udyam Samvad Workshop, Giriraj Singh said that there is urgent need for setting up MSMEs in farming and non-farming sectors in the north East region and the Ministry will play the role of facilitator in order to provide R&D, market access and better designs for MSME products.

The Minister further added that Micro industries will be given more support in this region. For this technology centres are being established in Imphal, Dimapur, Tinsukia and Agartala, he added.

At the workshop eleven sessions were held with different ministries and financial organizations like Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), SIDBI, ASSOCHAM, CII,FICCI,FISME, PHD Chamber of Commerce and MSME Foundation.

Various issues facing entrepreneurs and Startups in North East States of India like accessing credit, handholding for setting up businesses, accessing markets in India and abroad and R&D for refinement of art based products manufactured in the North East were discussed at the workshop.