Kolkata :
West Bengal has now secured first position in the field of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector, posted Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on her Facebook page. “Our Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector is now No. 1 in the country with more than 35,000 new units having been set up with employment of nearly 3.20 lakh people and highest credit disbursement worth Rs.35,000 Crores over the last three years in the state,” the CM posted.
“We have been organizing SYNERGY since September, 2013 to provide more customized solutions to the MSME entrepreneurs t hrough hand holding support and personalized guidance. Nearly 40,000 entrepreneurs visited the clinics, help desks and technology pavilions and bank loan worth hundreds of crores were sanctioned to nearly 1800 enterprises in this first-ever state level conclave,” the CM posted.
“In 2014 we adopted the strategy of taking Synergy closer to the field level and accordingly we organized the first regional Synergy at Siliguri in February this year. The second regional Synergy was held at Howrah on 1-2 August, 2014. Loans worth Rs 1000 Crore were sanctioned and investment proposals close to Rs 5000 Crore were received in the Synergy at Howrah,” the chief minister further posted on her facebook page.
The state government is working on developing more and more MSME clusters in the state so that entrepreneurs, specially women and self help groups can come up with their handicrafts items.
Our Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector is now No. 1 in the country with more than 35,000 new units having been set up with employment of nearly 3 lakh 20 thousand people and highest credit disbursement worth Rs.35,000 Crores over the last three years in the state.
We have been organizing SYNERGY since September, 2013 to provide more customized solutions to the MSME entrepreneurs t hrough hand holding support and personalized guidance. Nearly 40,000 entrepreneurs visited the clinics, help desks and technology pavilions and bank loan worth hundreds of crores were sanctioned to nearly 1800 enterprises in this first-ever state level conclave.
In 2014 we adopted the strategy of taking Synergy closer to the field level and accordingly we organized the first regional Synergy at Siliguri in February this year. The second regional Synergy was held at Howrah on 1-2 August, 2014. Loans worth Rs 1000 Crore were sanctioned and investment proposals close to Rs 5000 Crore were received in the Synergy at Howrah.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Kolkota / Suman Chakraborti, TNN / August 05th, 2014