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Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari today urged scientific and research institutes based in Vidarbha to take initiative in utilizing available mineral and forest resources in the region for establishing economically viable industries based on mining, tourism and forests.
He was addressing a Conference on “Small Medium Enterprises: Opportunities and possibilities, the way forward” at Nagpur today.
Expressing concern over procurement policy in defence-related MSMEs, Mr Gadkari said policy formulations should be changed by the defence sector to get more work orders from MSMEs rather than large scale industries. He informed about Solar Charkha Clusters scheme being implemented in cotton-producing belts of Maharashtra.
He said 13 clusters have been sanctioned in rural areas of the state wherein 2,500 solar charkhas will be provided. He also expected employment generation up to 4,500 in a taluka of Maharashtra’s every district due to these clusters.