The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Chhattisgarh held its 2nd edition of 'MSME Conclave: Building Capacities Through Innovations’ here in Raipur on Thursday.
Delivering the inaugural address, CII, Chhattisgarh State Council Chairman Dinesh Agrawal stated that with more than 70% of members from the SME segment, CII accords a very high priority to the development of SMEs, the dynamic segment of Indian Economy.Harish Kedia, Convener, MSME Panel, CII Chhattisgarh State Council and President said that there is scarcity of skilled manpower and this gap can only be covered with proper skilled training and spoke about the issues faced by the MSME sector like land acquisition.
Sunil Mishra, IFS, Managing Director, Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation ltd., Government of Chhattisgarh during his address said that the MSME sector spans all sectors of the industry and is therefore very important for economic growth and job creation.Present in the workshop were- N Baijendra Kumar, IAS, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Housing & Environment, Commerce & Industries, Government of Chhattisgarh; Dinesh Agrawal, Chairman, CII Chhattisgarh State Council & Executive Director, Godawari Power & Ispat ltd; Manish Gupta, Immediate Past Chairman, CII Chhattisgarh State Council; Co Chairman, Infrastructure Subcommittee, CII Eastern Region & Partner, Beekay Engineering Corporation and Chhattisgarh laghu & Sahayak Udyog Sangh.
During the conclave a special presentation on the opportunities for MSMEs in Naya Raipur was made by Amit Kataria, IAS, Chief Executive Officer, Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA).