Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Kalraj Mishra on Friday said that registration process for MSMEs has been simplified and made online.
Speaking at a Regional Conclave on MSMEs, northern region organized by Union Ministry of MSMEs here, Mishra stressed the need for effective implementation of schemes of both the State and Central governments so as to promotion MSMEs.
He said that the Ministry has simplified the registration process for the MSMEs by creating an online portal known as Udyog Aadhar. He added that more than 2.41 lakh new units have sofar been registered. These included 2794 units in Haryana.
The Union Minister also asked the State Governments to send proposals for setting up of livelihood incubation centres.
Speaking on the occasion, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal said that 2835 such units have been set up in the State during last 15 months of the present State Government.
Manohar lal said that with a view boost MSMEs in the state, ten clusters of MSMEs would be set up. Special focus is being laid on the traditional clusters, rural functional clusters and thrust or focus clusters.
He said that the Central Government has accorded approval for setting up of six clusters and in principal approval has been granted for four clusters of MSMEs.
There are a total of 92,525 MSMEs in the State and out of these 2835 such units have been set up during last 15 months tenure of present State Government. These have catalyzed an investment of Rs 2297 crore and provided employment to 50,730 youth in the State, he added.
While projecting Haryana as the favourite destination for investment, the Chief Minister said that Haryana has highest per capita income among big states. He also invited the secretaries and delegates of different states of northern region , present there, to the Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit-2016 being organised in Gurgaon on March 7 and 8 and also in Haryana Pravasi Diwas on March 9.