Narayan Rane inaugurates MSME Pavilion at the 41st India International Trade Fair

The Union Minister for the Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Narayan Rane, inaugurated the “MSME Pavilion” at the 41st India International Trade Fair (IITF) at New Delhi today in the presence of Minister of State for MSME Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma.

The MSME Pavilion has been organised in Hall No. 4 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Rane said that the Fair will provide an opportunity to MSME entrepreneurs, especially women, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes and entrepreneurs from aspirational districts, to show-case their skills/products and create new opportunities for growth and be self-reliant.

Rane met various MSME exhibitors in the MSME Pavilion, where a total of 205 MSMEs are show-casing their products in 26 sectors viz. Textiles, Food, metallurgy, Fragrances, Footwear, Toys, Chemical, Electrical, Leather, Plastic, Rubber, Stone Gem and Jewellery among others. This year, MSME Pavilion has the highest ever participation of women led enterprises (74 percent).

On the occasion of the 2nd Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, Rane highlighted the contribution of tribal communities in the nation’s history and culture and underscored the need to re-energize the efforts for the socio-economic development of tribal regions.

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