The government will formulate a strategy to bring back the production in Micro Small and Medium (MSME) and other large industries which are closed due to lockdown in the state. For this, the industry department has started an online survey and sought suggestions from entrepreneurs on the resumption of production after the lockdown and the upcoming problems. Based on this, the proposal will be sent to the Central and State Government.
Due to the Kovid-19 epidemic, more than 60 thousand MSMEs and large industries are closed in the state due to the lockdown. The government has made industries that manufacture essential goods and medical equipment
Production is allowed to start in lockdown. There are more than 900 such industries in the state, which are producing essential commodities.

The industry department is surveying which industries can start production after lockdown. Suggestions have been sought from the state’s MSME entrepreneurs on the investuttarakhand.com portal. The biggest problems facing the industries are labor, working capital, raw material, market demand. There have been suggestions from CII, PhD Chamber of Commerce Industry, Industry Association of Uttarakhand. Employment is also being affected by the closure of the industry.

MSME industries face a number of difficulties to start production due to the lockdown. A survey is being done to remove them. After taking suggestions from entrepreneurs, an action plan will be prepared and sent to the central and state government.
– Sudhir Chandra Nautiyal, Director, Industries Department