CM launches Make in Manipur campaign
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 26 2015:
In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India campaign, Chief Minister O Ibobi today launched Make in Manipur campaign with the primary objective of employment generation.
The new campaign is aimed at generating employment avenues in different sectors which can provide jobs to unemployed youth and generate more revenue for the State.
Notably, the State's economy hinges on the service sector while manufacturing sector constitutes just 4.7 per cent.
The Chief Minister launched the Make in Manipur campaign at City Convention Centre here today Speaking at the launching function, Ibobi assured all possible assistance to the State's transport sector, power sector and other key economic sectors.
The State Government has been working hard to develop an IT hub.
Once the IT hub is developed, trained IT professionals who hail from Manipur but have been working in different cities of India and abroad can come back and work in their home State, Ibobi stated.
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Nowadays, manufacturing industries run by private entrepreneurs are more successful as compared to public sector undertakings.
This does not mean the Government has no intention to take up public sector companies.
Many manufacturing industries taken up by the State Government in the past ended in abject failures as they proved to be economically not viable.
Pointing out that the State's law and order situation has been impeding economic development of the State, Ibobi rued that the Government's attempt to ensure round the clock power supply could have been achieved years back had the Loktak Downstream Project been implemented in time.
Following the murder of the Chief Engineer, the project could not be implemented till date.
Had the Phase-II of Manipur Sericulture Project, which was fully supported by Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA), technically and financially, been implemented in time, the project would have already paid rich dividends, he added.
However, after some JICA officials were abducted for ransom, the agency is not willing to invest any money in Manipur.
Nonetheless, implementation of Manipur Sericulture Project Phase-II has been initiated after mobilization of available funds, Ibobi stated.
Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam stated that the Make in Manipur campaign is aimed at making Manipur economically self reliant.
With a view to export horticulture products of the State to South East Asian countries including Bangladesh, the State Government has been working to set up adequate number of food processing units.
The inauguration of a multi-storeyed shopping complex at Moreh yesterday would certainly give a fillip to the Indo-Myanmar border trade, Gaikhangam asserted.
Chief Minister O Ibobi also launched a mapping service based on General Information System (GIS) which can monitor all activities related to the Manipur Sericulture Project.
Commerce and Industries Minister Govindas Konthoujam, MLA E Chand, Chief Secretary O Nabakishore, Principal Secretary (Sericulture) L Lakher and Commissioner (Commerce and Industries) VK Dewangan were also present at the function.