New Delhi, 9 Dec (KNN) The National MSME Expedition Team reached Delhi from Sambhal District of UP last night after travelling more than 3500 kms distance by road during 12 day Expedition.

The Team covered five States in the first phase of the Expedition, and managed to organise 75 MSME Sabhas in rural and urban areas to propagate the MSME schemes as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, said the press release.

The covered places from Delhi to Faridabad, Ballabgarh, Palval, Agra, Firozabad, Fatehpur, Kanpur, Allahabad, Rewa, Varanasi, Buxar, Ara, Patna, Chhapra, Champaran, Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Sultanpur, Kannauj, Lucknow, Anupshahar and Sambhal.

Throughout the journey, the team spread awareness about MSME schemes among thousands of people directly and millions of people indirectly.

Saiyed Shahnawaz Hussain, Minister of Industries, Government of Bihar flagged off the Expedition for onward journey in Patna.

In Lucknow, Siddharth Nath Singh, Minister of MSME, Government of Uttar Pradesh flagged off on 7th December, 2021, while in Sambhal District, Gulabo Devi, State Minister of Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh flagged off the Expedition team for Delhi.

Various renowned personalities were present at different locations, such as the noted freedom fighter and ex-minister of Bihar Brajkishore Singh handed over National flag to the team in Champaran, and Amit Azad, the grandson of the great revolutionary of the freedom struggle Chandrashekhar Azad handed over National flag to the team in Lucknow.

Union Minister for MSME, Narayan Rane had flagged off the National MSME Expedition from Delhi on 27th November, 2021.