Jammu, Nov 4 (KNN) Indian Chamber Of Commerce for Affirmative Action (ICCAA) UT J&K organized first-ever Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) interaction meet between distinguished government officials and businessmen, traders, contractors and youth interested in becoming entrepreneurs.

During the interaction, on Saturday, P Uday Kumar, Director Planning and Marketing, National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) has India highlighted the need for motivation and awareness among entrepreneurs and said that entrepreneurship culture should start from family.

“Children can help make parents aware about policies available. There should be a cultural shift. Discipline with positive attitude is the key for established business,” Kumar said.

Sunil Zode, Chairman ICCAA, who presided over the meet, said that there is a dire need to move from becoming job-takers to job-givers and ICCAA provides full support for the same. He highlighted that there is a need to link businesses which will strengthen brotherhood as well.

Rajesh Pimple, Chairman and Marketing Director, CISB Facilities Services Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, who was the Guest of Honour while appreciating the meet, said that people should always dream big and work for expansion of market.

Ravi Kant, Senior Branch Manager, NSIC, National SC-ST Hub presented a slide and highlighted various schemes run by National SC-ST Hub, which is Headquartered in Ludhiana. He encouraged people to avail benefits of the hub which provides free of cost services.

“Hub helps in capacity building programmes, setting exhibitions, creating database etc. Hub runs an online portal, B2B and people should utilise it. Other important portals are Sambhand Portal, MSME Samadhan, GEM portal, Udyog Aadhaar etc for helping businessmen,” he added.

R K Kalsotra, State President ICCAA said that the transition of state to UT should be accommodative of aspirations of young entrepreneur and the meet is one such initiative. He asked Kumar to conduct Conclaves at State and District level besides looking into successful implementation of various schemes in J&K.

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