Union Minister for MSME and Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has asked the industry to remain positive, visualize and change for better outcome in the present situation so that this adversity is converted into an opportunity. Mr Gadkari today held two meetings via video conferencing with the representatives of Business Network International and Motherland International Foundation on COVID-19 – Impact and opportunities.
He mentioned that all the stakeholders must adopt an integrated approach to come over the crisis while ensuring the lives and livelihood of the people. The Minister stressed the need for cooperation, coordination and communication among stakeholders.
He also called upon the industry that it is needed to be ensured by industries that necessary preventive measures are taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19. He emphasized on usage of PPE and advised to maintain social distancing norms during business operations.
The Minister emphasized that special focus towards export enhancement especially by import substitution is the need of the hour and necessary practices may be adopted to reduce power cost, logistics cost and production cost to become competitive in the global market.
He mentioned that industry should focus more on innovation, entrepreneurship, science and technology, research skill and experiences to convert the knowledge into wealth.
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