Gangtok, Sept 29 (KNN) Efforts are being made to equip organic product entrepreneurs in Sikkim with marketing skills and boost the export opportunities of agro processed food products.

In Tourism Office of Gangtok a one-day National Seminar-cum-Workshop was organised recently to encourage the entrepreneurs. 

Phurden Lepcha, Chairman of the Farmers Welfare Board was present as the chief guest.

He highlighted the different MSME schemes which intend to create more job opportunities and in the urban as well as rural areas through new self-employment ventures.

Lepcha noted that the seminar would boast entrepreneurs’ potential strengthening their business prospects

The seminar was also attended by the Commissioner-cum-Secretary of Commerce & Industries Department – HK Sharma, IAS; Joint Director of MSME-DFO – AK Tamaria, officials of MSME, APEDA, DGFT, BIS, FIEO, KVIC, NABARD, stakeholders and entrepreneurs etc.

He appealed all the members to participate in the informative session regarding various MSMEs schemes during the technical session in the seminar.  (KNN Bureau)