The Chamber of Small Industry Associations (COSIA), Thane, Maharashtra and Odisha Assembly of Small and Medium Enterprises (OASME) jointly organised Eastern India MSME Conference on Saturday here.
On the occasion, two national-level seminars with topics, entitled “Implementation and Impact of GST on MSMEs” and “Innovation in MSME for global competitiveness” were organised.
Governor Dr SC Jamir, who inaugurated the programme, said, “The meeting held on the close heels of successful conclusion of Make in Odisha Conclave and Odisha Startup Conclave is viewed with great optimism for the State to showcase the investment opportunities for MSMEs and the measures taken to encourage local entrepreneurial talent and entrepreneurship. The meet will be a perfect platform to deliberate the possibilities, opportunities, prospects and emerging challenges in the sector.”
“SMEs are the biggest source of untapped growth potential and by 2030 they will be generating the bulk on the new jobs that will be required by employment-ready men and women. Discussions on the development agenda are increasingly recognizing the importance of ensuring an economic growth component. The evidence clearly points to SMEs being at the heart of the growth discourse,” he added.
COSIA president Dr MR Khambete, OASME chairman Gouri Shankar Dash, MSME Principal Secretary lN Gupta, Committee Member-COSIA Soparkar and Industries, Mines and Geology Secretary Sunil Kumar Barnwal from Jharkhand graced the occasion as guests.
Many faculty members, Central and State Government officials, promotional agencies, financial institutions and commercial banks functioning for promotion of MSMEs attended. Besides, entrepreneurs from all over the State and eastern parts of the country joined.