<center><b>DATE: 30th October, 2018 (9:30 AM- Registration)</b></center><br>
        <center><b>LOCATION: - Hotel Pride Plaza, Ahmedabad</b></center><br>
        <p style='text-align:justify;'><b>Smt. Alpa B. Bhatt,</b>Deputy Commissioner, Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (Incentive Branch), GoG</p>
        <p style='text-align:justify;'><b>Shri. K. V. Tirumala,</b> ITS, Deputy Director, DGFT - Ahmedabad</p>
        <p style='text-align:justify;'><b>Shri. P. K. Jha,</b>Zonal General Manager, NSIC</p>
        <p style='text-align:justify;'><b>Shri. Neeraj Srivastava,</b>DGM, (SIDBI) Small Industries Development Bank of India, Regional Office</p>
        <p style='text-align:justify;'>The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector is an important pillar of Indian Economy as it&apos;s contribution to the country\&apos;s GDP is expected to increase to 22% in 2020 from 17% in 2011. India\'s MSME sector faces a major problem in terms of getting adequate credit for expansion of business activities. Keeping in mind the potential of MSME sector, it becomes all the more important to give special attention for growth of small and medium Enterprise sector since they only have the potential to provided wage employment for Indian labor force highest next only to agriculture as well as to provided goods and service at a lower cost</p>
        <p style='text-align:justify;'>Manufacturing and Export has emerged as one of the high growth sectors in India. Prime Minister of India,   Narendra Modi, had launched the &apos;Make in India&apos; program to place India on the world map as a manufacturing hub and give global recognition to the Indian economy. The sector is challenged by credit and finance issues, technology & innovation, regulatory environments and credibility issues.</p>
        <p style='text-align:justify;'>The objective of this sammellan is to provide a platform for awareness and discuss the opportunities and challenges for Equity loan fund raising, Financing, Government & Banks financial assistance, Innovative ways of funding and funding issues for start ups, recovery protection for SME.</p>