Morung Express News
Dimapur | July 12
A ‘Sensitization workshop on cluster development’ organized by Regional Resource Centre on Cluster Development (IIE) and sponsored by Development Commissioner of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise, was held here at ‘Bookmarc’ conference hall on Wednesday.
The workshop focused on discussion on cluster development issues of wood carpentry cluster in Dimapur district, preparation of detail project report (DPR) and setting up of CFC.
Officials of IIE and various stakeholders including entrepreneurs also deliberated on collaboration and convergence with state government and other agencies for implementation of identified clusters in Nagaland.
Head, CIE, IIE, Dr. Sriparna Baruah, in her address on the topic ‘Cluster development in North-East – the way ahead’, highlighted on significance of cluster development in NE in the context of the ‘Act East’ policy where the country was eying South East Asia market through the NE. Baruah said the objective of the workshop is to validate cluster development in NE and also to identify new clusters in Nagaland. She informed that so far 21 clusters have been implemented in the North-East by IIE
Deputy Director, DI-MSME Nagaland, Tali Longchar, dwelled on experience of DI-MSME on cluster development in Nagaland and MSE-CDP scheme. Longchar said cluster development is relatively new to Nagaland state and said though seven sub-interventions have been conducted in the state, but DPR of these have so far not been prepared.
He also informed that norms for cluster development in NE including funding pattern have been relaxed and added Nagaland has prospects in cluster development of organic tea and rubber plantation.
General Manager, DIC Dimapur, Tokugha, and senior project officer, Hemanta Rabha, also shared his suggestions on cluster development in Nagaland.
Managing director, NHHDC, Hokishe Assumi, chaired the programme and state co-coordinator, IIE Dimapur, Sani Pongen, led the initiation and felicitation of the guests and officials.
