Scope for Indian MSMEs as countries look beyond China for supplies: Gadkari

Minister says e-commerce players such as Amazon should continue to focus on capacity-building, tech will be a key factor in defining competitiveness of Indian MSMEs at home and globally

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that with the global supply chain undergoing significant restructuring, and countries looking to diversify their supply out of China, Indian MSMEs have a great opportunity of being integrated into these global supply chains. He said

digitally empowering MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) will propel the country faster towards the vision of Digital India and catapult Make in India to go global and create digitally enabled robust business that power livelihoods in the entire community.

“They are the backbone of our country, and the MSME sector has created more than 11 crore jobs contributes to 1/3 of