Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal attended the Listing Celebration of the 400th company in the BSE SME Platform in Mumbai today. With the listing of eight new companies in the exchange's SME platform, the BSE SME platform has achieved the milestone of 400 listed companies. Union Minister Piyush Goyal rang the ceremonious bell today to mark the special occasion.  <br />'' <br />'' He said, 400 companies are an important milestone for the BSE SME platform and BSE SME could also become a springboard for companies to get into the main exchange. Stating that the BSE SME platform has huge potential, he urged the exchange to get this ecosystem known across the world.<br />'' <br />'' The Minister said, SMEs are an integral part of the India growth story and that more collaboration and participation will add speed to the growth of this BSE SME exchange. He also urged BSE at creating an interface with the start-up ecosystem. This will help them grow faster and encourage domestic capital into the start-ups, he added.<br />'' <br />'' Speaking about the huge potential of this exchange, Mr. Goyal said that Mumbai is the place from where we hope the SME sector will get new wings, raise more capital and truly become an international centre enabling more SMEs to ramp up their growth faster. He also suggested that the BSE SME platform can look at setting up a platform at the GIFT City.<br />'' <br />''The Minister also charted out the requirements for an enabling environment for growth that includes greater engagement with technology, reducing compliance burden, decriminalisation of laws, promoting innovation, improving logistics infrastructure, and Free Trade Agreements.