India can play a major role in providing strength to the global economy that is facing slowdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at an event in Ludhiana, while exhorting small businesses to make products with “zero defect” and “zero effect” on the environment.
He also stressed upon the need to promote the Khadi industry. Modi, who distributed 500 wooden charkhas to women, said there was a time when Khadi was used as a tool in India’s independence struggle. Now, he said, it’s used for fashion.
Modi also launched ‘ZED Certification Scheme’ for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and SC/ST HUB for providing support to entrepreneurs.
“The spirit of entrepreneurship among Dalits will benefit us. There are youngsters whose dreams are to create enterprises and jobs,” he said.
Modi also went around an exhibition and tried his hand at a Charkha. After giving national awards to MSMEs, he said the central government was working to boost small and medium enterprises.
He also asked the small and medium entrepreneurs to look beyond Indian markets and said our aim should be to adopt global standard in quality control and make our presence felt in global markets.
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With inputs from PTI)
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