New Delhi:
The Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(MSME) Kalraj Mishra has expressed the resolve of the new government to give
impetus to the sector by providing a coordinated approach encompassing all the
organizations of the ministry.
Inaugurating a two-day Workshop on Creating New
Opportunities for MSMEs through Virtual Cluster in New Delhi, he highlighted
the virtues of economic enterprises in removing the social evils.
The minister said that innovative measures for solving
the problems being faced by MSMEs like Finance and Marketing through a
single-window time-bound clearance process will be adopted.
He exhorted all stakeholders to work with a sense of zeal
and mission for achieving the twin-goals of self-reliance and independence
representing the basics of entrepreneurship.
The workshop is being organized by The National Institute
for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) at its NOIDA
Campus on June 6 and 7.
Virtual Cluster is a dedicated web-based portal, is an
initiative of the MSME Ministry launched on March 1, 2014. It enables the small
businesses located anywhere in the country to register instantly and to avail
prompt linkages with each other. This Web Platform facilitates the stakeholders
to leverage the expertise of each other for their mutual growth and benefit.
The Workshop is being organized with the objective of
inter-alia reviewing the progress in implementing Virtual Cluster so far and
carving out a roadmap for future. It is being attended by over 100
representatives of Industry/MSMEs and those of educational/ research/technical
institutions; chambers of commerce and industry; NGOs; academia; professionals
etc. besides government officials from different ministries/departments.
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