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MSMEs in Haryana Get Major Boost! Products Manufactured by MSMEs in the State To Get Global Market, Talented Artisans To Benefit

Chandigarh, February 11: The products manufactured by the Haryana MSMEs will now get the global market as the Haryana government signed pacts with three companies on Thursday. The news was informed by Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala. The Minister, who also holds the industries department portfolio, said artisans producing traditional handloom products of the state will also get a reasonable price for their craft. The Deputy Chief Minister said the signing of MoUs with three companies of international and national level by the MSME department is a step towards ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. The pact will give a boost to the MSMEs of the state as well as to the talented artisans.

The pacts with ”eBay”, Power2SME”, India’s first ”buying club” for SMEs and TradeIndia.com, price and product discovery platform, was signed by Haryana MSME Department Director General Vikas Gupta and the representatives of the companies. The memoranda of understanding (MoUs) by Haryana’s Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Department with three companies was signed in his presence, a state government statement said. Industries and Commerce Department Principal Secretary Vijayendra Kumar was also present on the occasion.

  • The products being manufactured by the MSMEs of the state will now be able to be purchased in any corner of the world; this will also increase the export of our country.
  • Haryana government’s primary focus is to promote entrepreneurship, to enhance inclusive and balanced regional development in the state.
  • The strategic collaboration will help MSMEs, artisans in remote parts of the state, to overcome challenges restricting their access to domestic and international markets. This will not only give a boost to sales of existing entrepreneurs but also create unprecedented opportunities for new entrepreneurs.
  • Through this initiative, we are aiming at significantly enhancing visibility of indigenous and specialised products from the state, be it industrial products, or traditional handicraft products, and further strengthening ”brand Haryana”.

Chautala said these MoUs will also create unprecedented opportunities for new entrepreneurs. On the occasion, Kumar said MSMEs are becoming the backbone of the economy. He said the state government is committed to strengthening the existing ecosystem of over 2 lakh MSMEs in the state. Chautala said that in the current competitive era, it is important for MSMEs to adopt new and strategic approaches and added that e-commerce has the potential to take MSMEs to new markets. Gupta said the directorate of MSME is providing all possible help to its entrepreneurs so that they can generate good income from their enterprises and more youth can get employment.

Gupta said the directorate of MSME is providing all possible help to its entrepreneurs so that they can generate good income from their enterprises and more youth can get employment. He added that this pact will help our MSMEs transcend geographic boundaries and reach out to newer markets. “We look forward to creating impact and generate larger market opportunities for our MSMEs.”

He added that this pact will help our MSMEs transcend geographic boundaries and reach out to newer markets. “We look forward to creating impact and generate larger market opportunities for our MSMEs.”

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MSMEs in India: Govt Aims To Raise MSME Sector’s Share in GDP to 40% From the Current 30% To Benefit Rural Poor, Says Nitin Gadkari

New Delhi, February 7: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday said that the government aims to increase the MSME sector’s share in the GDP to 40 per cent to benefit the rural poor. At present, around 6.5 crore micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) contribute 30 percent to the GDP. While addressing a workshop at the Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University at Wardha in Maharashtra, Gadkari emphasised that a policy has to be made to empower the poor.

The MSME Minister added saying that village industries and Khadi generate as much as Rs 88,000 crore on an annual basis. “We are not in favour of westernization, but we are in favour of modernization, in the villages. This is the time for socio-economic transformation”, Gadkari said. He said this can be increased if policy is flexible and innovative, and is aimed at improving the life of people living in villages. The minister also stressed that goods produced by village industries can be sold better if they are marketed better.

Gadkari stressed on the point that migration of as much as 30 percent of the country’s population from rural areas has taken place since independence due to lack of growth of the village economy. Gadakri recalled the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, Ram Manohar Lohia and Jayaprakash Narayan and said that their aim was the same – to improve the lives of the poor living in villages. “Unless solutions are found to ensure that employment is generated in villages, and they are clean and have enough facilities, the dreams of these leaders will not be fulfilled”, he said.

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Here Are 3 Major Roadblocks on the Path of Indian MSMEs’ Road to Digital Transformation

New Delhi, November 24: Indian MSMEs realised the importance of digitisation amid the coronavirus crisis. Infact, digitisation opened the gates for many local businesses and helped them strengthen their operations and cope better with stressful times.

However, there are some roadblocks on the path of Indian MSMEs which needs to be cleared to achieve success.

Limited growth capital: MSMEs have limited growth capital that makes technology adoption and digital transformation demanding.

Expensive: Digitisation is an expensive affair, from buying the latest smart devices, strong internet services, to getting skilled employees to manage the system.

Unaware of digital impact: Indian MSMEs are still unaware of digitisation and they fail to create customer loyalty and retention.

India’s micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprise sector is a vital contributor to the country’s growth story. According to a 2019 study conducted by YES Bank, it revealed that over 50 percent of digitally-empowered MSMEs improved their profits, operational efficiencies, as well as customer engagement. In addition to this, the Narendra Modi government has pushed out several initiatives to boost the sector.

MSMEs are not alone in their journey to digitisation, e-commerce companies like Amazon and Flipkart to corporates like Mastercard all have been doling out initiatives to help the MSME sector. Also, several startups like Khatabook, FarEye, Udaan, and others are dolling out several initiatives to help MSMEs in the digitisation journey.