Ensure successful functioning of LBIs: Biswajit to officials
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, August 11 2017:
Commerce and Industry Minister Thongam Biswajit has instructed officials of Trade, Commerce and Industry Department to ensure successful functioning of all the nine Livelihood Business Incubators (LBI) in the State.
The Minister gave the instruction while chairing a monthly review meeting of Trade, Commerce and Industry at the conference hall of his New Secretariat Office today.
He said the Centre had approved opening of nine LBIs in the State out of 20 in the entire country and that the Centre would be dejected if the State fails to ensure proper functioning of all LBIs set up in the State.
He also highlighted the feasibility of producing antibiotic in the State and asked the officials for revival of the Manipur Drug and Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
Recalling minutes from the previous review meeting, the Minister further enquired with the officials whether the Honey Making Machine at Bishnupur has been shifted to Ukhrul for which it was sanctioned under the LBI.
In reply, the concerned official said that it has been already installed at Ukhrul.
He also asked whether the Oil Extractor Machine for Lemon Grass at Yairipok sanctioned for Ukhrul was in used, to which the officials replied that it was lying unused and that there were opposition to efforts to shift it "to Ukhrul" .
The Minister stressed on the need to install all the machines under LBI at their original sanctioned places.
He said that any machine which is not in the sanctioned location should be shifted at the earliest.
He then asked the concerned officials to put all the machines in Noney at one place and identify the site.
The Minister also asked the officials to ensure to register all Department plots in the name of the Department.
The meeting discussed the implementation of the Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme.
The officials said that re-verification of all backlog application for the year 2016-17 has almost been completed.
The Minister said that ensuring success of the Scheme will help in generating employment.
He suggested identifying beneficiaries for the scheme in cluster rather than individuals as a pilot project.
The meeting was attended by Commerce and industry Director M Luikham and other officials of the Department.