Showcase SHG products in international markets: Guv urges WTC

Surjit Kumar Dhal,  Bhubaneswar, June 23: State Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal Saturday said that with food one can take control of any country in the world and exhorted the World Trade Centre to showcase products of self help groups in international market.

Speaking at a function to mark the World Trade Day at World Trade Centre here, he exhorted to the group and members to make the optimum utilization of the WTC’s global network present in 100 countries and create win-win situations between the producers, consumers and facilitators..

“With food we can take control of any country of the world, be it USA or China or any other one. I request WTC to please showcase the product of SHG in Shanghai and other international cities. For Industry there should be focus, vision and principle. We never take world as market but as a family. We need qualitative and innovative products,” the Governor added.

MSME Minister Captain Divya Sankar Mishra said that, the State Government is committed for business friendly and small business friendly environment.

“We have single window clearance system. We have everything for business from resources to skill development and so on. Odisha is excellent in Odisha. State is now export friendly,” Mishra said.

Chairman, World Trade Centre Bhubaneswar & Vice Chairman, World Trade Centre Mumbai Capt Somesh Batra welcomed the guests which included Managing Director, Industrial Promotion & Investment Corporation of Odisha Nitin Jawale, Additional Chief Secretary,  MSME LN Gupta and Senior Director, World Trade Centre Mumbai and Director, World Trade Centre Bhubaneswar Rupa Naik.

Awards were presented to Members of WTCB who are doing inspiring work in trade promotion and facilitation. WTCB signed three MoUs with Industry partners. Sectoral Think Tanks which were designed last year has been revamped to add new conveners, co-conveners and members.

Leaders from different think tanks at WTCB such as  Convener, Tourism Think Tank JK Mohanty, Convener, Start-up, Innovation & Technology Think Tank Ashwini Rath, Convener, Smart City & Infrastructure Think Tank Mahendra Gupta, Convener, Agriculture & Food Processing Think Tank Pradipta Mohanty, and Convener  Women Forum Sanghamitra Jena presented their account of activities and shared  plans for near future.