PIB | 27 Jun, 2022
Union Minister for MSME Narayan Rane has said
under the able leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi MSME
Ministry is committed to achieve the goals of holistic development and
self-reliance of MSMEs.
In his message on the occasion of International
MSME Day he said while recovering from the adverse conditions arising out of
the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent Ukraine war, the MSME sector not only
digitized its business operations but also cut downed their input cost and
started a new tradition by domestically producing essential products curtailing
import and also started export of those products with the support of various
schemes of the Government.
He said during this time, MSMEs focused their
online services to reach the wider market, consequently they have been able to
overcome the adversity.
Rane said MSMEs are the backbone of the Indian
economy and global sustainable developments. MSMEs are contributing in
providing livelihood opportunities to local communities.
To achieve these goals and encourage innovation, “International
MSME Day” is celebrated every year on 27 June under the auspices of
the United Nations, he added.
The Minister said this year MSME Day is being
celebrated under the theme “Resilience and Rebuilding: MSMEs for
Sustainable Development”.
World MSME Day serves to remind the Governments
to maintain a business environment in which small rural, cottage and
traditional industries also get the opportunity to flourish, he added.
Rane conveyed Hearty
Congratulations and Best Wishes to all the MSMEs who have become an integral
part of every citizen's life.