Guv underscores entrepreneurship development

Imphal, Aug 28 (DIPR)
Governor of Manipur and West Bengal La Ganesan has stated that entrepreneurship development is a key to eco-nomic development of a country and added that entrepreneurs not only provide self employment but also provide job opportunities to others.
Speaking at Inspiration Episode 18 held today at City Convention Centre here, the Governor said, efforts have been made to develop entrepreneurial skills so that sufficient skilled manpower is available in the country to mana- ge the scarce resources by developing cutting edge enterprises.
The new generations of entrepreneurs need technical, managerial, financial and marketing skills to meet the challenge of the new world order to be able to compete, he said.
Stating that unemployment among the youth and the resulting sense of frustration is a central problem in the country specially in the North East including Manipur, La Ganesan said, serious efforts have been made to mitigate the unemployment problem in the region.
He said, the initiatives will take time to show any tangible results on the ground. There is a need for innovation and participatory approach to attract experts in this field.
He further stated that in spite of many visible odds and limitations, a few wo-men entrepreneurs in Mani- pur have shown their hidden talents in the form of perceptible scale of production of a few competitive items.
Every year Manipur bags Outstanding Entrepreneur Award instituted by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
“It is our responsibility to encourage and carry them forward in a new environment and policy support”, Governor asserted.
He asked the Department of Commerce and Industries to prepare a roadmap for industrializing Manipur through a sound policy of structured, skill and entrepreneurship development, particularly for women.
MLA Sapam Nishikant Singh said, women should be given preference in any field in the society.
“We should encourage our girl child in education and other fields to help them set their goals for self dependent life”, Nishikant said.
Among others, women entrepreneurs, students and experts attended the episode held under the theme, ‘Entrepreneurship and Empowerment-Women in Manipur’.
The episode was organized by Dynamic Manipur in collaboration with Lamjing Meira.