Nitin Gadkari Vision: Create 5 cr additional jobs in MSME sector in five years

New Delhi: ‘Government is aiming to create 5 crore additional jobs in the MSME sector in five years’, said Minister for MSME and Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari. It has reiterated that he aims to enhance MSMEs’ contribution to the GDP from about 30% to 50%, and in exports from 49% to 60%.

The MSME sector currently employs about 11 crore people.

Gadkari in a statement issued said, ‘ risk taking ability in innovations and finding new solutions need to be promoted and those making bonafide mistakes in the process need to be protected’.

Gadkari addressing virtual meeting applauded the Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE Atal New India Challenge initiative of government think tank Niti Aayog.

He cited the problem of excess rice which can be utilised for producing ethanol there by addressing the problem of storage on the one hand and providing green fuel to the country as import replacement on the other.

Gadkari also said there is a need to work according to spirit of the Prime Minister’s vision that science should work in solving issues of common people including those from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.