Skill upgradation needs top attention for development of SC/ST entrepreneurs: Vice President

New Delhi, September 21: The Vice president of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu addressed the National SC-ST Confluence on Thursday organized by the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry.

 

Talking about promoting SC-ST entrepreneurs M. Venkaiah Naidu said that a collective, coordinated action is needed to strengthen the eco-system for promoting SC & ST Entrepreneurs in the country. The country will be developed when the downtrodden and under-privileged sections are uplifted. He further said that for the development of the country, we need to have an integrated, multi-dimensional developmental agenda it will solve the unemployment problem and increase the income.

 

The Vice President said that industry and agriculture are two important factors for the overall development of the country. He further said that programmes like Make in India, Skill India, Digital India, Clean India should reach every section and everybody must get their due. Capacity building is important; credit availability is important, technology up-gradation is also important.

 

After agriculture, the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Sector (MSME) is one of the largest employers. It is also one of the major contributors to the country’s GDP. The MSME sector will be required to play an important role in achieving the goal. The Manufacturing sector contribution will be pushed to 25 percent of the GDP by 2022.

 

Skill upgradation is one area that requires top attention for the overall development of SC/ST entrepreneurs he said. He congratulated the National SC/ST Hub for signing MoUs with Sector Skill Councils to skill over 2,000 entrepreneurs and said that the associations and incubators have a huge role to play in supporting the objectives of National SC/ST Hub.