Union Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development and Enterprises Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday urged the budding entrepreneurs to leverage their support to the ecosystem created in the country by the Narendra Modi Government to enhance productivity of the MSMEs in various sectors.
He attended a district-level programme held on the sidelines of the Prime Minister launching a programme to support the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through credit plus services in New Delhi on the day.
The programme organised by the Union Ministry of MSME in collaboration with the UCO Bank in Cuttack, Pradhan said Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das had a vision of New Odisha with an objective to provide employment to the youths of the State by recognising the traditional industry into an organised industry.
He also felicitated six successful entrepreneurs of Cuttack district who have established their business successfully in the different fields with support of the MUDRA Yojana. Besides, 10 beneficiaries were also provided financial assistance under the UCO Trader and MUDRA schemes to start their business.
Among others, UCO Bank ED Charan Singh, SECI MD Jatindra Nath Swain, GST and Central Excise Commissioner SG Dewalwar, bank GM Chanchal Majumdar, MSME Cuttack Director Dr SK Sahoo, FICCI Odisha State Head Satyajit Mohanty and USRSS (Filigree Association) president Brahmananda Maharana were present.