Need more measures to develop agri industries: Lok Sabha Speaker

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday referred to as for actions to additional create the agriculture sector and pressured the need to have to concentration energies on boosting agri-industries exports by encouragement for MSMEs.

Addressing a countrywide conclave on MSMEs, organised by the CA Institute, Birla explained that concentration on agriculture sector growth will also help lessen migration of people today from rural to urban India.

He highlighted that it was the resilience of the rural India and tough function of the farmers through the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic that ensured that the country’s economy did not collapse in the difficult moments.

There is need to have to glimpse at strategies to additional create routines close to farming, food processing and value additions, Birla extra.

Two new initiatives

On the celebration, Birla introduced two initiatives of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India —roll out of 100 GST and MSME seva kendras (help desk on GST and other tax compliances) and MSME mentorship programme.

Lok Sabha Speaker highlighted that MSMEs are the backbone of the Indian economy and need to have to be inspired to accomplish Aatmanirbharata (self reliant). At the very same time, he also pointed out that India need to not be glad in just currently being the industry for the globe, but glimpse to manufacture goods for the full globe.

“India is a younger country and the youth have the functionality and specialized prowess to excel. In times to appear, MSMEs will be additional strengthened and perform an even much more important position in the direction of accomplishing Aatmanirbhar Bharat,” Birla extra.