Manipur government seeks NEC to procure machinery for daily requirement of 2 lakh eggs

Imphal: Manipur needs around 2 lakh eggs daily, costing over Rs 10 lakhs; to meet the requirement, the government has sought assistance from the North Eastern Council (NEC) for the procurement of machinery.

This was said by chief minister N. Biren Singh at the state Level Workshop on UNNATI (Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialization Scheme) and RAMP (Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance) 2024 held at City Convention Centre, here on Thursday.

Biren said, Manipur has been spending huge amount of money on the import of essential commodities such as eggs, fish etc.

Biren said, Manipur topped the list of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise business registration among the Northeastern states, according to the Annual Report (2018-19) of the Ministry of MSME. Manipur alone has 12,438 MSME businesses, the highest in the Northeast during the period from 2015 to 2019, he added.

He informed that 50 percent of the businesses are owned by women. Manipur’s share in national population is 0.2 per cent while Manipur’s share in MSME businesses is 0.3 per cent, he said.

He recalled that ‘One Family One Livelihood’ mission was launched to offer financial support to families, enabling them to establish their own enterprises and become self-reliant. Under the scheme, the maximum loan amount available is Rs 10,00,000, which is collateral-free, thirty percent is provided as a grant, he said.

Under the Manipur State Credit Guarantee Scheme, around 2,575 entrepreneurs has benefited. Of the total fund allocation of around Rs 700 crore, about Rs 200 crore has been used so far, leaving Rs 500 crore unutilized, he added.

He informed that seven successful start-ups in Manipur have created employment opportunities for around 300 internally displaced persons (IDPs), demonstrating the success of their enterprises.

To help in the economic revival of the state, the  chief minister informed that a cell has been set up under the planning department particularly for agriculture and horticulture sectors, and acquired seasonal crops seeds of around Rs 6 crore, he said.

He urged banks to disburse sanctioned loan amounts to enterprises promptly and advised borrowers to ensure timely repayment in order to avoid being prohibited from accessing future loans.

As a part of the programme, a presentation on the RAMP and UNNATI schemes was delivered by resource persons.