Assocham to train small entrepreneurs in North East
Updated: Jul 10, 2015 11:40:42am
New Delhi, July 10 (KNN) Industry body Assocham is planning to set up a training institute in Guwahati to train the small entrepreneurs of the region, facilitate finances and provide market linkages for them.
Assocham's secretary general DS Rawat has said that the focus would be on employment generation, skill development and promotion of organic farming for farmers to enhance their income.
Rawat said that lack of skilled manpower, high unemployment rate and high land prices are other major hurdles in the region.
In spite of immense potential of MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) in Northeast, the region has largely remained underdeveloped, he said adding that a key constraint to the growth has been poor infrastructure and limited connectivity, both within the region as well as with the rest of the country.
He said Assam has 2.2 million unemployed youth and downstream ancillary industries could generate around 1,50,000 jobs.
"The state government doesn't have huge land bank to set up large industries and cannot acquire land by displacing small farmers. The total forest area of Assam is 27,645 sq km but due to stringent policies, it's not being utilised," he added. (KNN Bureau)
Assocham's secretary general DS Rawat has said that the focus would be on employment generation, skill development and promotion of organic farming for farmers to enhance their income.
Rawat said that lack of skilled manpower, high unemployment rate and high land prices are other major hurdles in the region.
In spite of immense potential of MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) in Northeast, the region has largely remained underdeveloped, he said adding that a key constraint to the growth has been poor infrastructure and limited connectivity, both within the region as well as with the rest of the country.
He said Assam has 2.2 million unemployed youth and downstream ancillary industries could generate around 1,50,000 jobs.
"The state government doesn't have huge land bank to set up large industries and cannot acquire land by displacing small farmers. The total forest area of Assam is 27,645 sq km but due to stringent policies, it's not being utilised," he added. (KNN Bureau)
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