Imphal, Nov 21 (KNN) Union Minister for MSME, Narayan Rane said on Sunday that Manipur will grow as the main gateway to ASEAN with the efforts of central and state government.

He was addressing a National Seminar on Growth and Development of MSMEs in Imphal, Manipur.

It was organised by the Ministry of MSME to generate awareness about the Central Government’s schemes and policies for the MSME sector.

The event emphasised on the establishment of one of the Technology Centres of Ministry of MSME.

It focused on the implementation of the scheme called Promotion of MSMEs in North Eastern Region & Sikkim under the new Guidelines which will further contribute to making Manipur an important import-export hub for the NE region.

The Ministry signed a MoU for Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) with the Department of Textiles, Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Government of Manipur, and three platforms of Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS), viz. InvoiceMart, M1Xchange and RXIL.  

Products ranging from various categories of Micro and Small Enterprises were also showcased.

Senior officers from Ministry of MSME and State Departments of Manipur were also present during the event. (KNN Bureau)