Morung Express News
Dimapur | February 8
Regional Resource Centre on Cluster Development, Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) organized a sensitization one-day workshop on cluster development at Book Marc conference hall, Dimapur, on Monday.
Senior project officer, IIE, Hemanta Rabha, in his opening remarks explained the main objectives of the workshop including schemes of the micro small enterprise-cluster developmental programmes (MSE-CDP scheme), strategies taken by IIE towards cluster development and orientation of prospective stakeholders of cluster development.
The senior project officer also said the sensitization programme was organized with a view to understand the state government’s perspectives on cluster development and identification of new possible clusters in the North Eastern Region (NER).
Rabha said that the whole of NER has only 35 clusters whereas states like Gujarat, Tamil Nadu or Karnataka have more than 50 clusters in each state. He stressed on the need to set up more clusters in the Region and said though the Centre was pouring money in the Region, yet the NE states have not been able to implement the programmes and schemes.
Deputy director, DI-MSME Dimapur, Tali Longkumer, in his power point presentation on the “Changing paradigm of MSME development-experiment in Nagaland for MSME clusters”, highlighted on the various hiccups and problems faced in functioning of MSME in the state.
This was followed by an open discussion on identifying probable clusters in Nagaland and adoption of resolution.
The workshop was sponsored by Development Commissioner-Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise (DC-MSME), Ministry of MSME.
