UP govt disburses Rs 10,390 cr credit to 3,54,825 MSME units

Lucknow, Dec 24 (KNN) Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has distributed a loan of Rs 10,390 crores to 3,54,825 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) units under the 'One District One Product' (ODOP) scheme.

The Chief Minister also distributed tool kits to 5000 interns.

The Chief Minister said on Thursday that under the Atmanirbhar Bharat programme, the loans being disbursed to make the people self-reliant adding, ''the loans would revitalise existing MSME units and would help in setting up new one.''

The chief minister further said that 25 lakh new jobs had already been created in the MSME sector and 20 lakh new units had been given loans by the banks.

''During the pandemic, online loan fairs had been organised to enable people to become self-reliant,'' he added.

He said that the loans were being given under schemes of the central and state governments.

While commenting on the ODOP scheme, he said that tool kits were being given to artisans who would also receive training in their craft.