Secretary, Dipp to Chair Inter-Ministerial Committee for Accelerating Manufacturing in Msme Sector

Shri Saurabh Chandra, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) will chair an Inter-Ministerial Committee for accelerating manufacturing in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Sector.

Earlier, a meeting was organised by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Textile on March 15, 2013 where the Cabinet Secretary Shri Ajit Seth reviewed and interacted with the stakeholders regarding exports of goods from MSME Sector. In order to examine the suggestions received from the participants in the meeting, an Inter-Ministerial Committee has been set up with the following composition:

i. Shri Saurabh Chandra, Secretary, DIPP – Chairman

ii. Shri Madhav Lal, Secretary, MSME – Member

iii. Dr. M Sarangi, Secretary, Ministry of Labour – Member

iv. Shri Rakesh Kacker, Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries- Member

v. Smt. Zohra Chatterji, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles - Member

The Committee may associate such other members as required. The Committee will be serviced by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. The Committee will submit its recommendations within one month.

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(Release ID :94361)