Chandigarh, Feb 20 (KNN) Central Government has given its approval to set up 10 clusters to boost the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector in Haryana, said the state government.

While addressing Regional Conclave of Northern Region in Chandigarh, the State Chief Minister said that special focus is being laid on the traditional clusters, rural functional clusters and thrust or focus clusters.

The conclave was presided over by Union MSME Minister Kalraj Mishra.

The central government has accorded approval for setting up of six clusters and in principal approval has been granted for four clusters of MSMEs, he added.

He said there are a total of 92,525 MSMEs in the state and out of these 2,835 such units have been set up during last 15 months tenure of present state government.

These have catalysed an investment of Rs 2,297 crore and provided employment to 50,730 youth in the State. (KNN Bureau)