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    <author>ENA</author>
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    <date>2023-04-11 12:38:49</date>
    <fulldesc>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kochi, Apr 11 (KNN)&lt;/strong&gt; On Monday, Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala launched the Mission 1000 with an objective to select 1,000 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) and turn them into ventures with Rs 100 crore turnover in four years.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;The initiative was inaugurated in Kochi and is a continuation of the Year of Enterprises programme launched by the industries department in the last financial year.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;Under the MSME scale-up mission   Mission 1000 &amp;mdash; the enterprises, which meet basic criteria set by the department, will get government support. The enterprises should be at least three years old.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;Speaking about the initiative, the CM said the government intends to ensure the success of the enterprises and its sustainability.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;Industries which focus on advanced technologies will get the governments priority, he added.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;We will ensure growth of industries in 22 priority sectors, which are suitable for the state. A resilient ecosystem for enterprises will be created. Aerospace and defence, robotics, artificial intelligence, biotechnology and life science, electric vehicles, information technology, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals will get priority in the industrial policy, he said.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;The CM assured that startup-friendly atmosphere will be created to encourage enterprises by youngsters.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;As part of this, projects are conducted in 425 colleges and it will be expanded to other colleges too, he added.  &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(KNN Bureau)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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    <link>https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/state/kerala-govt-aims-to-turn-1000-msmes-into-ventures-with-rs-100-cr-turnover-in-4-years</link>
    <pubDate>2023-04-11 12:38:49</pubDate>
    <source>knnindia.co.in</source>
    <title>Kerala govt aims to turn 1,000 MSMEs into ventures with Rs 100 cr turnover in 4 years</title>
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