Nitin Gadkari Launches Several Village Industry Products in New Delhi

Union Minister for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari has said that MSME’s contribution to the growth of the economy can be enhanced by exploring new marketing avenues and export potential. He said the share of MSMEs in the economy can be augmented from the present 30 percent to 40 percent in the next five years. He added that lakhs of



employment could be created by empowering the village industry sector which has the potential of achieving an annual turnover of five lakh crore rupees.

Mr. Gadkari visited Khadi India’s flagship outlet at Connaught Place in New Delhi today and launched several village industry products made by women artisans of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.