NEW DELHI, July 26 (MIC): Manipur Commerce and Industries Minister Govindas Konthoujam on Thursday met the Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME) K.H. Muniyappa in his office chamber at Nirmal Bhavan here to discuss about the establishment of Industrial Estates in every district of Manipur.
During the meeting, Union Minister assured the Manipur Minister for sanction of the establishment of Industrial Estates in six districts namely Imphal West, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Chandel , Ukhrul and Churachandpur in Manipur soon and the sanction for the remaining three districts namely, Imphal East, Senapati and Tamenglong during the latter part of the current year 2013-14, says Minister of Commerce and Industries Govindas Konthoujam here today.
He stated that the cost of the infrastructure development of each Industrial Estate would be Rs 10 crore. The Centre would sanction 80 pc of the cost for each Estate and the remaining 20 pc of the cost would be borne by the State. For construction of the work sheds in the Estate, the state Government had already approached to the North East Council.
The Union Minister also agreed in principle for establishment of a Fragrance and Flavor Development Centre in Manipur, after the Minister of Commerce and Industries had informed the Union Minister that there were many varities of aromatic plants as well as medicinal plants grown abundantly in Manipur, he added. The meeting was attended by Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner (MSME) Amarendra Sinha of the Union Ministry, and Manipur Director of Industries B. John Tlangtinkhuma and OSD/MSME of Industries Department, Manipur Th. Saratkumar Singhwho accompanied the Manipur Minister.
Today, Minister of Commerce and Industries Govindas Konthoujam inspected the renovation works of Manipur Panthoibi Emporium at Baba Kharak Singh Marg here. He asked the contractor to complete all renovation works by the end of August this year. He emphasized the need for renovate the Emporium with good quality materials and it should be a good look as it mirrored the State of Manipur in the national capital.
The Minister instructed the contractor to modify the whole area of the third floor of the emporium for accommodation of present set-up of the Manipur Information Centre, Delhi and to complete the work by 31st of August. He said that the first and second floors of the Emporium would be rented to Consortium of 22 Manipuri entrepreneurs for showcasing the high quality Manipuri handloom export items, under the guidance of Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Export Promotion Approach of the Government of Manipur.
Govindas Konthoujam also met the Director General of Foreign Trade Dr Anup K. Pujari IAS here today and reminded him for inclusion of teak timber in the import list of the Indo-Myanmar Border Trade. He informed him that the State Government of Manipur was setting up a Timber Park to convert timbers into furniture to meet the demand of domestic and international markets.
The Director General of Foreign Trade asked his subordinates to issue the relevant order soon, said the Manipur Minister of Commerce and Industries. He also requested the Director General of Foreign Trade for inclusion of Nunga fish in the import list of the Border Trade.
For promotion of small and medium industries especially handloom sector in Manipur, Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh , in his letter dated July 18, 2013, requested the Union Minister for Textiles Kavuru Samba Siva Rao for his personal intervention in sanctioning the project proposal amounting to Rs 6578.66 lakhs for implementation of 170 Minimum Economic Size Commercial Units in all nine districts of Manipur in order to provide employment as well as to increase the standard of living of the weavers. The project proposal already submitted to the Ministry of Textiles was prepared by the NEITCO, Guwahati with the guidance of the Ministry of DoNER and Textiles. The project aimed at the conversion of domestic handloom industry into a commercial handloom industry.