The SBI-PHDCCI Industry Roundtable Meet, organised in Baddi, the industrial belt of Himachal Pradesh, on Friday, brought industry stakeholders and exporters of the state on a common platform and discussed crucial aspects concerning businesses and project finance with focus on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), large corporates and enhancing the export potential from the state.
The Roundtable Meet at Baddi was attended by the key policymakers from SBI and state’s industry to ideate the way forward for an ever closer cooperation between SBI and industry entities in Himachal Pradesh to support the economic fundamentals and strengthen the business ecosystem.
The Chief Guest & Keynote Speaker Anukool Bhatnagar, Chief General Manager, SBI, Chandigarh reflected on the macroeconomic trends in the light of pandemic and its adverse impacts on the industry, especially on MSMEs and exports. He said that SBI is open for meeting the financing requirements of Himachal Pradesh’s industries and assured the industry participants attending the Meet about SBI’s unwavering support for their businesses and Himachal Pradesh’s development at large.
In their presentations, O P Choudhary, Deputy General Manager (SMEs), SBI, and Pawan Kumar, Deputy General Manager (B&O), Shimla, SBI and Jawahar Koul, RM (RBO), Solan, SBI highlighted the favourable offerings from SBI for MSMEs, exporters and farmers in Himachal Pradesh. The Session was moderated by Atul K Thakur, Deputy Secretary, PHDCCI, from the PHDCCI Himachal Pradesh State Chapter, Dhian Chand, Mentor; Narender Bhardwaj, Co-Chair and Sanjay Gupta, Co-Chair were among the speakers who presented industry’s perspectives from the state.