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SME body demands separate ministry in states for sector

PTI

 An industry body of micro and small enterprises has sought for a separate ministry in states to address issues related to sector.

 The annual general meeting of the laghu Udyog Bharati (lUB) will be held here on Sunday wherein issues related to the national MSME policy, GST and FDI will be discussed, its President Om Prakash Mittal said on Saturday.

“We will demand that the large-scale industries should develop a small patch of land within their boundaries for setting up new ancillary units for their industrial products/spares,” he said told reporters here.

Their other demands include developing a land bank by a suitable infrastructure development authority which will be controlled by a department, he added. Mittal further said that the trade body also wants a separate ministry for MSMEs in each states to address their issues.