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Government to look into GST related issues in MSME sector: Nitin Gadkari
Dec 03, 2019
NEW DELHI, 3 December 2019: Mr Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India, today said that the MSME ministry will raise GST related issues faced by the small and medium enterprises with the Finance Minister to provide some relief to the sector.
Speaking at 'MSME Ecosystem' summit, organized by FICCI on the theme - 'Connecting Dots & Bridging Gaps', Mr Gadkari said, "Some problems exist even after the introduction of GST. Whatever your concerns are, I will speak to the Finance Minister about it and try to find solutions for the sector."
Mr Gadkari highlighted that the government is also planning to introduce a credit rating system for the MSMEs which will help them to raise funds through capital market. "We are planning for a digital database credit rating so that the industry members with good credit ratings can easily go to the capital markets," he said.
He also urged the industry to focus in rural and tribal areas for expansion and reducing the cost of production. These areas have both land and manpower available at much lower cost as compared to the urban areas, he added. "If more industries are set up in these areas, we can effectively address the problems of urban areas. We are making policies on this basis," said Mr Gadkari.
Mr Gadkari emphasized on the need to increase exports and reduce import dependence. "If we want to become competitive in international markets, we must reduce our capital cost as well as logistics cost," he said.
Mr Sandip Somany, President, FICCI, said that the MSME sector has very significant role to play in the country�s economic performance. "At present, the definition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is based on investment in Plant and Machinery for manufacturing MSMEs and investment in Equipment for service sector MSMEs. The need for change in this definition has been necessitated and raised by various stakeholders," said Mr Somany.
Ms Archana Garodia Gupta, Chairperson, FICCI MSME Committee, and Director, Touchstone Gems and Jewellery (I) Private Limited, highlighted the importance of women entrepreneurs in the MSME sector and urged the government to provide dedicated women industrial parks to support women entrepreneurs.
Mr Sanjay Bhatia, President, FICCI-CMSME, and MD, Hindustan Tin Works Limited, said that currently many service providing MSMEs are not mentioned under the list of 358 reserved items procured from MSEs. "Services from MSEs should be reserved under the scheme of reserved items for purchase from MSEs," he said.
Mr Rajneesh Kumar, Member, FICCI Committee on Retail & Internal Trade, and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Flipkart Group and Mr Pranav Bhasin, Member, FICCI MSME E-Commerce Task Force, & Head, MSME Empowerment Initiative, Amazon India, also shared their perspective on the MSME sector.
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