1st Ladakh MSME Business Investment & Job Creation Expo concludes

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Daily Excelsior
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Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Oct 6: The 1st Ladakh MSME Business Investment and Job Creation Expo concluded today at Sindhu Sanskriti Kendra, Leh.
The two-day Entrepreneurship Development Conclave was organized by the MSME Development Forum in collaboration with the Department of Industries and Commerce, Ladakh.
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (FAHD), Government of India, Parshottam Rupala inaugurated the event in the presence of Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh, R K Mathur; CEC/Chairman LAHDC Leh, Advocate Tashi Gyalson; Executive Councillors of LAHDC Leh, dignitaries from various Government and non-Governmental organizations and concerned officers from the administration of Ladakh.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala, shared that the event would provide a platform for the youth to explore better opportunities. He sanctioned the proposed development of trout fish farming and hatchery in the Nubra sub-division worth Rs 2.30 crore. He also approved the proposed skill training and capacity building centre in Diskit, Nubra, and developing trout fish feed mill in Ladakh. He hoped that UT Ladakh would proactively implement the Central Government schemes and assured to provide all the necessary support.
Reiterating the Prime Minister’s vision for Ladakh to develop as a carbon-neutral state, Lt Governor Mathur stated that the focus of development in Ladakh would be the primary sector. “In Ladakh’s endeavour to develop its primary sectors viz animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries, the much-required handholding would be provided to the entrepreneurs of Ladakh,” stated LG Mathur.
Addressing the gathering, CEC, LAHDC Leh, Tashi Gyalson stressed the need for a specific single-window system for the young entrepreneurs and producers to overcome certain challenges they have been facing to date. Earlier, Chairman, MSME Development Forum, Rajnish Goenka, presented welcome address.
On the second day, Moses Kunzang, Director, Industries & Commerce Department and Rohit Lamba, Brand Head Jindal Steel & Power and Head of Sales Jindal & Power spoke on ‘Steel & Energy: The key players of Ladakh’.
Similarly, a conversation was also held with Rajnish Goenka and a session was held on the Policies and Schemes of MSME’s. Also, a presentation on MSME Policies & Schemes was presented by Deputy Director, Harish Yadav.

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