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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Small-scale units promised help to step up exports

New Delhi: Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth has assured the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) that the Government would soon take steps to increase exports from the sector.

In a review meeting of the export scenario that focussed on the MSME sector, Seth said that small enterprises were the backbone of the country and needed to be encouraged.

The Cabinet Secretary said that he would form two-three groups to look at ways suggested by the industry to increase exports from the MSME sector and would hold another review meeting with other Secretaries in three weeks to see what could be done quickly.

Secretaries from the ministries of finance, commerce, industry, steel and food processing attended the meeting on Friday, an official release said. Industry representatives focused on areas such as cost of credit, technology upgradation, skill training, packaging and export incentives.

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