Workshop for textile industry

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, October 1

Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) held an interactive session on design clinic scheme for the betterment of local textile industry today. The conference was organised by the FIEO in collaboration with the MSME Development Institute, Ludhiana. The workshop was attended by more than 50 participants.

In his welcome address, MSME director Vijay Kumar stressed on the need to be more proactive to avail all benefits of the micro, small and medium enterprises sector. He said the Union government had introduced many schemes for the benefit of industrialists and they should make efforts to get familiar with those to avail subsidies.

Bindoo Ranjan from National Institute of Design, New Delhi, gave a brief presentation on case studies of design clinic scheme. She said the scheme was launched in 2010. Many designs from Punjab and also from industrialists of various regions were approved by the ministry, she added.

She said the scheme was also good for the final year engineering students, who were studying designs.

Rajya Sabha MP Shwait Malik appreciated the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Institute team, who had come to spread awareness on the scheme. He also credited the FIEO for organising such sessions at regular intervals for the betterment of industry. He told industrialists that the pending Bill of the MSME for enhancement in the value of SMEs would be passed in the coming parliament session.

Gaurav Gupta, chapter head, FIEO, discussed activities of the organisation. He introduced Sona Makhni as the FIEO managing committee member and first woman entrepreneur from the northern region. He urged exporters to join the FIEO to avail benefits.