He said that small enterprises play a significant role in sectors such as ready-made garments, leather, agro-food processing, light engineering, ceramics and information technology; but he added that in order to assist micro and small enterprises, their specific needs should be identified and brought to the notice of policy makers, the Minister said.

The theme of the five-day Commonwealth-India Small Business Competitiveness Development Programme is “SME Development, Growth and Poverty Alleviation”.

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