Industries play important role in economic growth of a country says Union minister

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Kanpur: Union minister of state for consumer affairs, food and public distribution Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said industries play an important role in strengthening a country’s economy because besides providing jobs to the people they also contribute to the economic growth of a country.

Speaking at the

exporters

’ conclave organized at IIA Bhawan Panki under the Amrut Mahotsav here on Friday, the Union minister said Amrut Mahotsava of Independence is not only its 75th anniversary but also gives a message to all of us to think about the comparative situation that had prevailed before and after the country’s independence.

“In the past, India had been the ‘world guru’ both politically as well as economically and contributed a lot to the whole world. When other countries were far away from science and technology, we had `Pushpak Vimana'," she said and added, “The countries independence encourages us to remember our history."

She said after huge investments made by 70 countries, Uttar Pradesh is poised to become an enterprise state.

The participants were informed about the schemes related to export by the directorate-general of foreign trade (DGFT) and MSME, Government of India, MSME UP government, FIEO and banks in the technical session of the conclave.

This programme was organized under the joint aegis of District Industries Promotion and Entrepreneurship Development Centre and Joint Foreign Trade (Regional Office) Kanpur.

Besides the Union minister among others who attended the conclave include UP ministers Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma and Neelima Katiyar, Arun Pathak, MLC, Ashok Agrawal, national president, Indian Industries Association, Asim Arun, commissioner of police, Kanpur, and several exporters.