Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Minister Jogendra Behera reviewed the MSME Department and its subsidiary institutions’ work process recently at the Secretariat.
Behera lauded the online registration system for setting up of enterprises. However, he expressed concern over low budget allocation for the Department in the current fiscal and suggested that the Department Secretary take necessary steps for more budget allocation.
Discussions were mainly held over various activities of the Directorate of Industries, Directorate of Export Promotion and Marketing, Small Industries Corporation, State Finance Corporation and Odisha Khadi and Village Industries Board.
The Minister stressed on setting up of small and micro industries in rural sector by utilising raw materials available in various parts of the State. He also put emphasis on developing the downstream and ancillary industries under the Ordnance Factory at Saintala in Balangir district and other Centre-run PSUs.
Among others, MSME Secretary Panchanan Das, Additional Secretary FM Nayak, Director of Industries Nityananda Palai, Director EPM Bijay Kumar Das, OSIC Director Bibhuti Bhushan Behera and Khadi Board Secretary R Kerketa were present.