Additional director, industry, Sudhir Chandra Nautiyal said on Friday that Medium Small Micro Enterprises (MSME) policy-2015 is being implemented on a priority basis to ensure economic and uniform development across the State. Under this scheme, many initiatives are undertaken to help the self- employed and women in micro enterprises. A women entrepreneur special promotional scheme has been introduced in the State, Nautiyal added.
To publicise this policy, MSME department is ready to orgnaise intensive awareness campaign for a month starting from December 15 in all the districts of the State. “For this, principal secretary Manisha Panwar has asked MSME officers, State level bankers committee (SlBC) officers, general managers of District Industry Centre (DIC) and managers of the leading banks from all the 13 districts through video conferencing to take preparatory initiatives. later, such awareness camps will be hosted at the block levels. GM of DIC has been told to prepare a calendar for the camps during which active participation of the banks’ officers will be ensured. This is to ensure that persons interested can procure detailed information from the banks about financial and other helps they can get by way of assistance. For this, other departments like Tourism, Agriculture, Social Welfare officials have been told to be present during the camps,” he said.
CM Harish Rawat has recently launched Chief Minister Self -employment Scheme, under which `5 lakh for micro enterprises and `3 lakh for commercial and service sector would be given through banks.
The State Government would also give 15-35 percent subsidy to the entrepreneurs. “Each district has been given the target. The State has included barbers, washmen, carpenters, tailors under it. They would get loans from the banks as well. Banks’ Mudra Yojna would start funding these schemes. Such programmes will be organised at the district’s technical, education and commercial institutions,” Nautiyal added.