Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today said a separate department will be constituted to strengthen the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector in the state.
Stating that the sector is capable of generating self-employment opportunities in the remote hilly areas of the state and gradually put an end to large-scale migration to the plains in search of livelihood, Rawat said a new MSME policy has been brought into force but a collective effort is needed to implement it fully.
"A separate department is being constituted to strengthen the MSME sector which can also play a significant role in poverty elimination apart from stopping exodus from the hills," he said while addressing a session of employees association of the state industries department.
Traditional art and crafts like carpet and shawl weaving need to be revived to strengthen the sector, he added.
