HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, July 1: Aligned to AKAM celebrations, SIDBI along with its project management agency Grant Thornton (GT), organised a national level ‘Learn-Shop’ (virtual program) on the development of the MSME ecosystem on Friday. The objective was to learn and share good practices aligned to cluster-centric development thus maximising adoption and adaptation.
During the event, the keynote address was delivered by S Ramanan CMD, SIDBI, who said that there is a need to keep vibrancy in enterprise development models. He mentioned that SIDBI has prioritised cluster development themes but can only evolve sustainable strategy in coordination with stakeholders, the key being state governments. He called upon all stakeholders to walk together for the overall development of the MSME ecosystem in the country.
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Earlier, while welcoming participants including officials from over 20 state governments, V Satya Venkata Rao DMD illustrated SIDBI’s role in strengthening the enterprise value chain in cooperation with state governments. He also highlighted the SIDBI Cluster Development Fund Scheme which is supporting state governments in building MSME Cluster Infrastructure.
SIDBI further apprised about its initiative on Swavalamban Connect Kendra where handholding to youths for converting dreams into the enterprise is being facilitated in 100 districts. In addition to a total of 28 distinguished experts in the MSME ecosystem domain who served as the panelists, distinguished personalities including DPS Kharbanda, IAS- director, Technical Education and former director of Industries, Government of Punjab, Anthony De Sa, IAS – former chief secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh and Meenakshi Sundaram, IAS–secretary to Governor of Assam and former commissioner of Industries, Government of Assam provided their expert inputs on best practices evolved for transforming MSME landscape in the country.
