Centre working for promoting MSMEs, ease of doing biz: Kalraj

Union Minister Kalraj Mishra today said the central government has implemented a number of schemes for the promotion of MSMEs and to ensure ease of doing business.
He said Narendra Modi is the first Prime Minister who has made three MSME ministers which reflected his seriousness to the development of this sector.
"The Prime Minister has also announced to make India as a manufacturing hub," the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises said.
He was speaking as a chief guest during the valedictory session of MSME Sammelan organized at Panchkula, near here, today.
He urged the entrepreneurs to ensure quality management for becoming successful in the global market.

While referring to pollution-free manufacturing which in conducive to environment, he said the Prime Minister has given the slogan of 'zero defect- zero effect'.

He also laid stress on the training of educated youth for meeting the requirement of skilled manpower for MSMEs.
Mishra said various steps have been taken by the central government to ensure ease of doing business.
Registration process has been made hassle free and now the new industries could get their registration done online in just five minutes and this too without any cost.
He said the Centre has prepared the industry profile of all districts of the country besides conducting the skill mapping.

Mishra said special emphasis is being given on the innovation and for this a provision of Rs 10,000 crore has been made under Atal Innovation Mission.
Mishra lauded Haryana government led by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for taking a number of initiatives for the promotion of MSMEs in the state.
He said Haryana has not only recognized the importance of MSMEs sector but also made efforts for its expansion and promotion by resolving the issues being faced by the industries.
Throwing light on the importance of MSMEs, he said that MSME is the base of all developed countries in the world.

He said it was former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee with whose efforts and dedication the foundation of MSMEs had been laid in the year 2000.