MSMEs, industries must be made import-substitute for self-reliance: Gadkari

Says private sector should think more about tribals, villagers, farmers and other marginalised sections while talking about growth

In order to make India self-reliant, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and industries have to be made import-substituting, cost-effective, pollution-free and indigenous entities, said Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.

"As per a study, the top-10 export major categories of China contribute to 70 per cent of China's exports. We should identify imports to India. For moving towards self-reliant India, the first thing we have to do is to make our MSMEs and industries import-substitute, cost-effective, pollution-free and indigenous," said Gadkari at 'India at 75 Summit- Mission 2022', organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) via video conferencing