MSMEs urge Yogi Adityanath to include sector in UP's new industrial policy

A draft proposal, suggesting alternative policy measures, has been forwarded to the state govt

Close on the heels of the launch of Uttar Pradesh’s new industrial policy, the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) within the state have urged the Yogi-Adityanath government to chart out an exclusive policy for the sector.

The sector has been kept outside the ambit of the upcoming policy that was approved by the state cabinet on July 4. Industry players are consequently demanding the inclusion of MSMEs, while saying that its contribution to the state’s manufacturing output is almost at par with large-scale operators in UP.

The Indian Industries Association (IIA), which is the apex body for MSMEs in