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Manmohan Singh addressing at the release of the 'Report to the People', in New Delhi on June 01, 2010
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SME Times News Bureau | 02 Jun, 2010

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said that the government is committed to supporting the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector, adding that it is considering a social security fund for the unorganised sector workers in the country.

"We will work to ensure that micro, small and medium industries are given appropriate support. We are also considering the establishment of a National Social Security Fund with an initial corpus of Rs. 1,000 crore for unorganized sector workers," the Prime Mister said while releasing a 68-page report card on the first year of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's second tenure.

"Growth in the industrial sector is picking up pace. The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor and the Dedicated Freight Corridors will create new opportunities for growth and employment," he added.

Commenting on India's economic performance, Singh said even as high inflation remains a major concern, the nations's economic performance has been the best in the world and every effort will be made to step up growth and tame rising prices.

"In the current financial year, the economy is expected to grow at 8.5 percent," he said, adding, "This is one of the best performances in the world and reflects the strong fundamentals which we have built over several years. There are uncertainties on the horizon. But on the whole, I look to the year ahead with cautious optimism," he said.

"One of the major problems we face at present is the pressure on prices. This is to a large extent the aftermath of the drought, but it needs firm action," he said at the event at his official 7, Race Course Road residence.

"I am happy prices have shown a moderating trend in recent weeks. I am hopeful this trend will continue. We will continue to monitor the situation carefully, and take whatever corrective steps are necessary to rein in inflation."

The prime minister, who was sworn in for the second term May 22, 2009, also released the document titled "Report to the People" in the presence of his council of ministers and top leaders of the alliance, sans any celebrations.

Others at the event included UPA chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Lok Sabha and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar and Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.

The report was originally scheduled for release May 22, along with a dinner for all constituents of the alliance. But it was deferred due to the Air India Express air crash at Mangalore the same morning which claimed 158 lives.

The prime minister said that in the second term, his government would carry forward the pro-people policies initiated by the UPA since 2004.

"We will also seek new frontiers and new directions that would strengthen our social and economic foundations."

The report card listed some achievements of UPA-II under 13 chapters, including those on social inclusion, rural renewal, transforming cities, economic resurgence, sustaining the environment, security and building bridges. 

 
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Upliftment of the MSME sector
rama mohanan nair | Wed Jun 9 03:55:51 2010
I have noticed the pathetic living condition of the workers in Assam Tea sector and heard from reliable sources that the situation in many parts of N.Inia and the migrant labour in Kerala is not much different. They get sick often and absent from work often resulting in poor Productivity. Their average productive life is also very low. This is a grave concern we have to address. The Central government have at long last taken cognizance of this stark truth and ventured to create a corpus fund of 1000 crore or whatever for this cause. Anyway a beginning in the right direction has been made. great.


 
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