Kolkata: The Direcorate of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has started to reach out to entrepreneurs in rural districts of the state through Duare Sarkar Camps and register them on the Udyam portal, so that they can come under different schemes and benefits, including MSME loans. At the camps, the directorate has also been distributing the West Bengal Bhabishyat Credit Cards to eligible micro and small entrepreneurs. With this, an entrepreneur can apply for a loan of up to Rs 5 lakh.At an event on Monday, special secretary to MSME textile department Susmita Mukherjee said: “Bengal has the second largest number of MSMEs in the country but registration on the Udyam portal from this state is still very low. Centre has raised concerns over this. There are plenty of entrepreneurs in the state, and we are reaching out to them for registration on the Udyam portal through Duare Sarkar camps.”The state is planning to roll out new policies to boost the MSME sector in the future, Mukherjee added. The directorate is holding camps in various districts to generate awareness about various MSME schemes, she said.
