Kolhapur, Sept. 29 -- Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma on Tuesday called upon entrepreneurs and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to strengthen their presence in international markets and urged those yet to begin exporting to explore global opportunities.
Speaking at the inauguration of the 7th Reverse Buyer-Seller Meet, organised by the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) and Maharashtra Small Industries Development Corporation (MSSIDC) at Hotel Sayaji here, Varma highlighted the growing contribution of MSMEs to India's economy and exports.
He said the number of MSMEs in the country had reached 9.61 crore, accounting for around 48.58 per cent of India's total exports and providing employment to about 42 crore ...