integrate ITI’s into the cluster- based approach by tailoring ITI
courses according Industry needs.”
Shri Modi declared his intent of supporting Industries by saying, “It
is our job to ensure your progress and reduce your difficulties.”
Talking about the reasons behind the progress of Gujarati
industries, Shri Modi said, “Industry owners and labourers get
along well and this has resulted in Industrial development.”
Shri Modi spoke about keeping up this sense of goodwill. He said,
“We have increased the value of products we should also increase
the value of labour. We should take care of our labourers.”
Giving an example of his oft-repeated mantra of ‘Minimum
Government, Maximum Governance,’ Shri Modi said, “Earlier
there were laws, which created obstacles for small industrialists.
For example, the government had a practice of inspecting boilers,
which often led to delays for industries. We realized that it was
in the interest of the Industry-owners to maintain their boilers
well and we made a law mandating that Industry-owners take
the responsibility for boiler inspection.”
Speaking about the Indian Government’s appreciation of Gujarat’s
success, the CM declared, “At a recent event in Surat, there was
a central government representative who in his speech, said
that while the growth rate for small industries in India is only 19
percent the rate of growth for the SME sector in Gujarat is 85
percent.” He further cited a report by the Central Government,
which said that Gujarat had the least unemployment rate in
India.
The CM spoke about the challenges and opportunities, which an
increasingly connected world, presented before the SME sector.
He said, “We are getting products from all over the world. We
have to compete with those products.”
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