Union Minister for Fisheries, Dairy, Poultry and Animal Husbandry Purushottam Rupala has inaugurated a Two day Ladakh Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Business Investment and Job Creation Expo-2021, in Leh today.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Speaking on the occasion, he assured all help to the entrepreneurs of Ladakh from the Centre. He listed out opportunities in Ladakh for youth to become entrepreneurs.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''While announcing several sanctions for fisheries sector in the expo, Mr. Rupala asked the UT Administration to send proposals to avail benefit of under animal husbandry schemes. He also directed the administration to protect local species like pashmina, yak and double humped camels with the help of central schemes.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Ladakh Lieutenant Governor RK Mathur said primary sectors like Agriculture, horticulture, floriculture , pisciculture, dairy and animal husbandry has scope to become entrepreneurs on the lines of PM Modi's call for carbon neutral Ladakh.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Ladakh Autonomous Development Council, Leh CEC Tashi Gyaltson appealed to the MSME Forum to help entrepreneurs with handholding. He also asked to open a local window to help the interested youths.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) Deputy Managing Director V Satya Venkat Rao said SIDBI has an ecosystem to help entrepreneurs till they stand on their own.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''MSME Forum National Chairman Rajnish Goenka, Local chapter representatives Tashi Kachu and Dorjay Angchuk, UT Senior officials and young entrepreneurs participated in the Expo.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Several MSME entrepreneurs from across the country have set up stalls and showcased their progress at the Ladakh Expo.&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | October 5, 2021 6:01 PM
Union Minister Purushottam Rupala inaugurates Ladakh MSME Business Investment & Job Creation Expo-2021