He emphasized upon usage of PPE, masks and sanitiser and advised the industry to maintain social distancing norms during business operations.
The government is working on an agro MSME policy which will focus on entrepreneurship development in rural, tribal, agricultural and forest areas for manufacturing products using local raw material, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday.
The Minister for MSME and Road Transport and Highways was speaking during meetings held via video conferencing with the representatives of SME Chamber of India, SME Export Promotion Council and representatives of beauty and wellness industry on impact of COVID-19 on MSMEs, according to an MSME Ministry release.
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Gadkari called upon the industry to ensure that necessary preventive measures are taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
He emphasized upon usage of PPE, masks and sanitiser and advised the industry to maintain social distancing norms during business operations.
The minister highlighted the need to focus on export enhancement as well as import substitution to replace foreign imports with domestic production.
Source: Financial Express
