Chief Secretary GC Pati held an open discussion with entrepreneurs of micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in 11th Entrepreneurs’ Week organised here on Tuesday.
Discussing the issues raised by various MSME associations, Chief Secretary asked the Director Industries to hold grievance addressing camps for MSMEs each month on a fixed day. The Director was also asked to compile grievances raised by the entrepreneurs and move concerned departments for quicker redressal.
Pati advised MSME Secretary Panchanan Dash to put in place an OSIC-led marketing consortium for providing common brand and marketing support to the Odisha-based MSMEs. The Chief Secretary also advised to develop MSME clusters as growth centers. Various MEME associations were requested to participate in the process.
Pati said that the State MSMEs are performing at par with national level and they have been instrumental in enhancing the export growth by 80 per cent in non-mineral sector. The issues relating to revival of sick units, procurement by PSUs and large scale industries operating in Odisha from Odisha-based MSMEs, extension of credit guarantee facility to the MSMEs running in rented premises, revival of OSFC, purchase from local EPM rate contract holders by turnkey contract awardees, settlement of pending credit cases as per OTS policy, skill development activities in various MSME clusters, availability of degraded forest for compensatory afforestation, various statutory clearances, establishment of entrepreneur development centers, establishment of incubation centres and common facility centres, raw material entry tax for MSMEs, establishment of textile park, separate power tariff for MSMEs etc were discussed.