Chief Minister Hemant Soren today said that our government wants the MSME industry to be promoted in the state. Our government is currently giving a 25 per cent subsidy to entrepreneurs to promote industrial units, if Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce has any good plan for the betterment of the industry, then our government will work to increase the subsidy for MSME entrepreneurs from 35 to 40 per cent. This time, along with the entrepreneurs of the country, entrepreneurs from abroad have also got an opportunity to participate in the India International Mega Trade Fair. Such events are a better effort to increase the industry in the state.
The Chief Minister was addressing people at the closing ceremony of the "14th India International Mega Trade Fair '' organized under the aegis of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and GS Marketing at Morhabadi ground today as the chief guest.
The CM said that our government has done the work of formulating an excellent industrial policy. Today many big and small corporate houses have expressed their desire to invest here. Recently, a large corporate sector has laid the foundation stone for setting up an industrial unit in Jamshedpur. The Chief Minister said that the state government will stand with the Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce in every possible way regarding industrial investment in the state.
The Chief Minister said that Jharkhand is such a state where before and after independence, Jharkhand has been supported by industrial units, be it Tata, Birla or coal companies, be it industrial houses of different types. HEC, which brought revolution in the field of industry in the country, is also established in Jharkhand. The country's first fertilizer factory was also set up in Jharkhand. But, in the journey of hundreds of years, where Jharkhand should have stood in the field of industrialization is not visible today. But, our government is continuously taking steps for industrial investment in the state.
The CM said that our state has all the capabilities to promote industry. Still, Jharkhand is included in the category of backward states in the country. Whereas, there are many states in the country which do not have that much resources, but today they are among the leading states. The Chief Minister also said that Jharkhand has natural beauty as well as mineral wealth and hardworking people, yet why we have lagged behind in terms of industrialization as compared to other states; it is a matter of concern. The Chief Minister said that we all have to make joint efforts to give a better direction to this state in the coming times and make it one of the leading states of the country. The Chief Minister said that Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce should also do positive work in the field of agriculture.
On this occasion, Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Maji said that under the leadership of the Chief Minister, many ambitious schemes have been brought to promote industrialization in the state. The state government thinks that every class and community should get the benefit of the schemes of the government. He said that I have full faith that in the coming times, the state government and the Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce will work with commitment for the development of the state by making excellent coordination. On this occasion, a live portrait picture of the Chief Minister was lovingly presented. Chief Minister Hemant Soren also toured the stalls in the trade fair.
On this occasion, Secretary to Chief Minister Vinay Kumar Choubey, President of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce Kishor Mantri and all the members and a large number of entrepreneurs were present.