ENA State 2020-08-17 07:50:20 <p><strong>Bhubaneswar, Aug 17 (KNN)</strong> Amid Covid-19 crisis, the Odisha government is giving utmost priority to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) state industries Minister Dibya Shankar Mishra said.</p> <p>The Industries minister Mishra on Sunday while speaking to reporters said that the MSME is the most important sector for livelihood along with industries.</p> <p>''If industrial houses provide employment to one person, nine persons are comparatively getting jobs in the MSME sector. So, the ratio is 1:9. Therefore, we are focusing on strengthening the MSME sector to provide more livelihood support to people, he added.</p> <p>The minister further said more than 70 per cent fund disbursement has been done to boost the MSME sector in the state.</p> <p>The minister said the government is also trying to provide employment to the people who returned to the state after Covid-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown.</p> <p>High skilled labourers who returned to their native places during Covid-19 lockdown are going back to their workplaces. Those staying back will be provided employment, he added.</p> <p><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> 25577 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/state/odisha-govt-focussing-on-msmes-amid-covid-19-crisis-industries-minister 2020-08-17 07:50:20 knnindia.co.in