AIMO spearheading industrial growth for people's empowerment in Tinsukia

TINSUKIA: Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi attended the diamond jubilee celebration of All India Manufacturers' Organization (AIMO) Assam State Board and Assam Productivity Council organized jointly at Tinsukia on Saturday.

Speaking on the occasion, Governor Prof. Mukhi said, "Prime Minister's Development Initiative for North-East (PM-DevINE) is a real game changer towards development of the Northeast."

The Governor said that the scheme with its financial outlay had the potential to create infrastructure, support industries, social development projects and create livelihood activities and employment for youth and women. The Governor said that All India Manufactures' Organization (AIMO) had been instrumental in creating an environment for co-operation between the government and industry. It has also been promoting and co-coordinating industrial and economic growth in Assam. AIMO is also spearheading the industrial growth for the empowerment of the people of the state.

The Governor said, "Ever since, work on Act East Policy began under the leadership of our Prime Minister in the year 2015, economic development in the Northeast has received a tremendous impetus. The Prime Minister launched the Act East Policy with a vision to promote the economic cooperation, cultural ties and developing a strategic relationship of our country with the ASEAN through continuous engagement at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels." He said that under the dynamic and visionary leadership of the Prime Minister, the north-eastern region is witnessing rapid industrial growth. He said that the Prime Minister has given a new hope, energy and force to the people to give a paradigm shift to development in terms of connectivity, infrastructure and development of Northeast.

Prof. Mukhi also said that manufacturing sector has emerged as one of the high growth sectors in India. The Make in India campaign has created huge employment and self-employment opportunities for the youth. Under the Make in India campaign, work is being done towards making India a global manufacturing hub. "We want the share of manufacturing in our GDP to go up to 25 per cent in the near future. The day is not far away when India can claim to be the largest manufacturing hub in the world," the Governor said.

The Governor, while expressing his words of appreciation for the State Productivity Council, said that toeing the line of National Productivity Council, the State Productivity Council was set up to spread the movement productivity at all corners of the State. He said that both organizations -Assam Productivity Council and All India Manufacturers' Organization (Assam State Board) had done exceedingly well to promote industrialization in Assam and achieve higher efficiency and productivity during last six decades.

First Lady of Assam Prem Mukhi, chairman of All India Manufacturers' Organization, MP Agarwal, chairman of Assam Productivity Council BP Bakshi, Deputy Commissioner of Tinsukia Narsing Pawar, Superintendent of Police of Tinsukia, Gaurav Abhijit Dilip, along with a host of other dignitaries were also present in the function.

Later, the Governor also reviewed the progress of developmental works with the Tinsukia district administration. He also directed the officials to successfully implement all the flagship schemes and to monitor regularly.