Single-window time-bound clearance process to resolve issues: MSME Minister
Updated: Jun 06, 2014 03:30:06pm
The minister said that innovative measures for solving the problems being faced by MSMEs like Finance and Marketing through a single-window time-bound clearance process will be adopted, an official notification said.
Mishra was speaking during the inauguration of a two day workshop on Creating New Opportunities for MSMEs through Virtual Cluster here.
Organized by the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), the workshop is being held at the NOIDA Campus on June-6 and 7.
The minister also highlighted the virtues of economic enterprises in removing the social evils. He exhorted all stakeholders to work with a sense of zeal and mission for achieving the twin-goals of self-reliance and independence representing the basics of entrepreneurship.
Virtual Cluster is a dedicated web-based portal, an initiative of the MSME Ministry launched on March 01, 2014. It enables the small businesses located anywhere in the country to register instantly and to avail prompt linkages with each other. The Web Platform facilitates the stakeholders to leverage the expertise of each other for their mutual growth and benefit.
The Workshop has been organized with the objective of inter-alia reviewing the progress in implementing Virtual Cluster so far and carving out a roadmap for future.
Over 100 representatives of Industry/MSMEs and those of educational/ research/technical institutions; chambers of commerce and industry; NGOs; academia; professionals etc. besides government officials from different ministries/departments are attending the event.
In his key-note address, Secretary (MSME), Madhav Lal, urged delegates to come out with a set of implementable suggestions and recommendations to take the concept further to make it a reality for all the stakeholders.
Director General of NIESBUD, Arun Kumar Jha, in his welcome speech outlined the rationale of launching Virtual Cluster and the progress made in its implementation during the initial three months of its launch. (KNN/ES)