Lucknow, June 26 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said that small and medium industries (MSMEs) are helpful in nation-building and need to be promoted.



While claiming that the UP government has been working since 2017 on the MSME sector, he said that earlier the investment climate in the state was almost negative, but under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the government has made efforts to promote investment at all levels.

Inaugurating a two-day conclave on MSME by ASSOCHAM here, he said, "Today the condition of roads in the state has improved, the network of expressways is getting ready on every side, the situation where the electricity system used to be in a week-long rotation has now changed. Today, the law and order in the state has improved so much that investors are excited to set up business or enterprises here without fear."

He said that single window system and ease of doing business have been promoted, because of which proposals worth more than Rs 4 lakh crore were received in the last Investors Meet.



Sushma Pal Berlia, Chairperson, ASSOCHAM, in her online address to the MSME representatives and other dignitaries from across the State, outlined the MSME sector as the heartbeat of the State's economy.

"In the changing world scenario, we should be prepared for it," she said, adding that now time is favourable for the MSME sector.



Taking a positive view of the business environment of UP, Sushma Pal Berlia described the ODOP (One District One Product) scheme as a successful step and stressed the need for hand-holding for the MSMEs of remote or rural areas.

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