MoS Anupriya Patel urges SMEs to take Industry 4.0 to tier-2 and tier-3 cities

New Delhi, May 6 (KNN) Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Anupriya Patel has called upon Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to adopt technology towards raising productivity and promoting sustainability. 

Addressing the inaugural session of the first FICCI Industry 4.0 Awards function and Conference, the Minister assured the industry of government's support and urged them to take the 'Industry 4.0' to Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.

Anupriya said, "The adoption of Industry 4.0 is something that we have to do together. Manufacturing and exports, both have to contribute because in the post-pandemic scenario, you all know how the supply chains have been disrupted and there is a tremendous opportunity which lies ahead for us, for the country,".

Patel said, after the three Industrial Revolutions, we are now headed towards the 4th Industrial Revolution, - 'Industry 4.0', which is the trend of Automation & Data Exchange at all levels of production aimed at increasing productivity, efficiency and also addressing the issues of sustainability, climate change and host of other such relevant ideas.

The Minister said that in just over five years India has emerged as the world's third largest startup ecosystem after the US and China and last month we achieved the distinction of having 100 Unicorns. (KNN Bureau)