Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary distributed 31 vehicles to DICC GMs

GUWAHATI: Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary ceremoniously distributed 31 office vehicles to general managers (GMs) of District Industries and Commerce Centres (DICCs) at Assam Administrative Staff College, Khanapara on Thursday.

Addressing the general managers, Patowary hoped that the new vehicles would provide the officials smooth mobility to enhance their execution of work and duties. The minister directed the officials to connect with rural artisans and visit the nook and corner of their respective districts and explore areas where micro, small and medium enterprises are viable. Reviewing the district-wise growth of registration of new industries, the minister called upon the GMs to explore the possibilities of new industries based on locally available resources.

Minister instructed the GMs to be proactive and provide all necessary handholding support to new prospective investors who visit the DICC offices so that the industry and business-friendly image of Assam is further enhanced for attracting more investments. “Pay regular visits to the existing industries in their jurisdiction and ensure that their issues regarding availing of incentives and bottlenecks if any are addressed,” instructed Patowary.

Patowary also held a discussion with a team from Asian Development Bank (ADB) on the need for logistics hubs in the Northeast and alternative routes to rest of India and ASEAN regions, especially through Bangladesh and Myanmar. Multi Modal Logistics Parks (MMLPs) at strategic locations like Jogighapa and Silchar can help in optimization of logistics cost for multi-modal connectivity to international and domestic destinations as per ADB study. The ADB also presented their study on development of bamboo sector in the Northeast which stand as 66 million metric tonnes of bamboo availability but with poor commercial utilization due to lack of awareness on commercial uses of bamboo in terms of bio-fuels, compressed bio-gas, bio-plastics, incense sticks, bamboo fibers, floor panels and woven products, etc, a press release said.

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