JOIN USThe State government plans to give greater priority to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) during the second edition of Global Investors Meet (GIM) scheduled to be held in June, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda announced in Bangalore on Thursday.
Speaking after launching the brochure for GIM- 2012 Expo, which will be held alongside the investors meet, Gowda said the State government believed that the backbone of development is MSME and there was a need to strengthen the sector. “At GIM Expo, we will bring MSME in contact with national and international industry and large public sectors units”, Gowda said.
The second edition of GIM will be held on June 7 and 8, while the expo for the event will be launched on June 6, a trade show covering a wide spectrum of industries as its focus area. Both the events will be held at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), on Tumkur Road.
The chief minister said the State would soon come out with an “aerospace policy” to further promote the sector in the State. The new policy will be in tandem with other policies like the Electronic Hardware Policy, Semiconductor Policy and Biotech policy. These policies had received positive response and had been implemented in the right earnest, Gowda claimed.
Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Commerce and Industries K Jothiramalingam said the State government was providing substantial impetus to attract MSME companies. In this regard, the small scale industries department was in touch with trade associations across the State, he said.
According to the organisers, GIM Expo 2012 will have 14 focus pavilions, spread over 20,000 sqm of showcase area. The organisers are expecting 600 exhibitors to register for the expo. The focus areas include aerospace and defence, agrotech and food processing, automobiles, energy and environment, health, electronics and hardware, infrastructure, tourism and hospitality among others.
Thursday’s event also witnessed the State government signing MoUs with Rwanda, which has evinced interest to set up its pavilions at GIM-2012.