New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Uttarakhand has established more than 29,000 new micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in recent years, creating employment for around 1.27 lakh young people, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Thursday.

Speaking at the 7th CII Uttarakhand Industrial Summit and Expo-2026 in Haridwar, Dhami said the state government is seeking to work with businesses as a partner and facilitator rather than limiting itself to a regulatory role.

According to the chief minister, the government is focusing on a transparent and simplified business environment, while improving infrastructure and providing support to entrepreneurs and investors. Haridwar, he said, has developed into an important industrial centre in addition ...