ENA MSME 2020-05-11 10:01:26 <p style="text-align:justify"><strong>New Delhi, May 11 (KNN) </strong>Union Minster of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Nitin Gadkari has urged MSMEs to adopt an integrated approach to overcome crisis.</p> <p style="text-align:justify">Gadkari held two meetings via video conferencing with the representatives of Business Network International and Motherland International Foundation on COVID-19: Impact and Opportunities.</p> <p style="text-align:justify">He asked the industry to remain positive, visualize and change for better outcome in the present situation/crisis so that this adversity is converted into an opportunity.</p> <p style="text-align:justify">''All the stakeholders must adopt an integrated approach to come over the crisis while ensuring the lives and livelihood of the people,'' he said.</p> <p style="text-align:justify">The Minister also stressed the need for cooperation, coordination and communication among stakeholders.</p> <p style="text-align:justify">Earlier Gadkari had also urged industries to be prepared for the upcoming opportunities post COVID-19 pandemic.</p> <p style="text-align:justify">While addressing a webinar on May 7th, organised by Indore Management Association (IMA), Nitin Gadkari had said, ''Industries should keep a positive outlook and tap the opportunities that may arise after COVID pandemic is over.''</p> <p style="text-align:justify">Gadkari also called upon the industry that it is needed to be ensured by industries that necessary preventive measures are taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19. He emphasized that organizations should ensure that their workers and executives are taken care of - by providing food, shelter and maintaining social distancing norms.</p> <p style="text-align:justify">''All the stakeholders must adopt an integrated approach to come over the crisis while ensuring the lives and livelihood of the people,'' he added.</p> <p style="text-align:justify">During this interaction, the representatives expressed concerns regarding various challenges being faced by them and the society amid COVID-19 pandemic along with few suggestions and requested support fr<span style="font-size:10px">0</span>m the government to keep the sector afloat.</p> <p style="text-align:justify">Some of the major issues highlighted and the suggestions given included: Post-COVID plan for tourism, hospitality and food industry, recommendation for MSEs (particularly women entrepreneurs) during COVID-19, plan for companies interested in investment in India, leadership behaviours MSME leaders need to exhibit in their business, post-COVID scenario of construction and real estate and strategies to overcome challenges of slow economy.</p> <p style="text-align:justify">Gadkari responded to the questions fr<span style="font-size:10px">0</span>m representatives and assured all possible help fr<span style="font-size:10px">0</span>m the government. He informed that he would take up the issues with related departments.</p> <p style="text-align:justify">He emphasized that industry should take a positive approach and tap the opportunities that will be created when the COVID-19 crisis gets over.</p> <p style="text-align:justify"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" id="mgiframe" src="//mg.mgid.com/mghtml/framehtml/c/k/n/knnindia.co.in.338951.html" width="100%"></iframe></p> 25028 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/msme/adopt-integrated-approach-to-overcome-the-crisis-gadkari-to-msmes 2020-05-11 10:01:26 knnindia.co.in