Baripada, July 29 -- The government's proposed Rs 277 crore investment in the MSME sector by 2027 is expected to accelerate digitalisation of the MSME sector and strengthen their contribution to India's economic growth, industry officials said.

Speaking to ANI, Manoj Mohan Sinha, Zonal Manager, MSME, Government of India, on the sidelines of an MSME awareness programme in Odisha, said the Indian government has allocated Rs 277 crore by 2027 to onboard 5 lakh MSMEs onto the ONDC platform.

"The Indian government has promised Rs 277 crore by 2027 that we will onboard 500,000 MSMEs on the ONDC platform, of which 50 per cent will be women," he said.

As per Sinha, MSMEs will be completely digitalised in the future and greatly contribute to th...