GSIA ORGANISES "GOA MSME AGENDA-2010"

In pursuit of GSIA’s aims and objectives to promote development and provide facilities for exchange of information and opinion of interest to MSMEs, GSIA organised a seminar on “GOA MSME AGENDA-2010” on 20th February at Hotel Taj Vivanta, Panaji. The seminar was inaugurated by Mr. Digambar Kamat, Chief Minister of Goa and addressed by Mr. H. S. Meena IAS, Jt. Development Commissioner, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India, Mr. S.V.G. Nandagopal, CGM-SIDBI, Mr. Sanjit Rodrigues, Director, DITC, Mr. Anil Bhardwaj, Secretary General, FISME and others.

The Officials from Government of Goa, Press & Media, Executive Members of GSIA, representatives from CII Goa, GCCI, EDC, Goa IDC, MSMED Margao, Presidents and Secretaries of various Industrial Estate Associations in Goa were present for the seminar.

MSME sector is an important sector of the Indian economy contributing to over 45% of industrial production and around 40% of the total exports. It is the single largest contributor in the manufacturing sector and second largest employment provider after Agriculture sector. There are 26 million MSMEs in India providing employment to 60 million people.

The seminar on “GOA MSME AGENDA -2010” gave an opportunity to all the stakeholders to come on the same platform and help exchange ideas to face the changing needs of competition and enhancing their capabilities. It benchmarked MSME sector in Goa vis-à-vis other States in India and highlighted the present scenario, future prospects and challenges in the next decade. The seminar also gave an insight of the various incentive schemes of the Central and State Government and financial schemes of SIDBI and others.

GSIA as the torch bearer of the MSMEs in Goa is coordinating with various agencies to strengthen the MSME sector in Goa and make it a vibrant constituent of the economic structure of the State of Goa. In the recent past there is a declining trend of industry in Goa. GSIA wants that Goa Government should provide adequate growth stimulus packages and necessary conditions for long term sustainability of MSME businesses.