PANAJI
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in association with Goa Chamber of Commerce (GCCI) organised a field level financial literacy camp at the GCCI hall with over 100 participants from budding MSME entrepreneurs, final year students from major colleges in Goa as well as bankers. Dy GM of RBI SuruRajan, GCCI president Ralph D Sousa, Manguirish Pai Raiker, president, National Council of MSME, ASSOCHAM and Jayesh Raiker, chairman, Young India (CII) addressed the audience.
“One of the key challenges that the Goan MSME is facing is to obtain necessary industrial approvals. A much-awaited single window clearance, shifting government administrative procedures completely online, and focusing on the ease of doing business by the Goa government,” said GCCI president Ralph De Sousa.
Manguirish Pai Raikar stressed the need for the new generation to get into manufacturing and service-based industry mode, taking advantage of the various schemes from the government of Goa and RBI. “A robust system to handle the process of skill development, management and to effectively help industry source the required and potential human resources aptly fitting the requirement is the need of the hour,” said Raikar.
“The new generation has to think out-of-the-box and work to be a successful entrepreneur. RBI and other financial institutions’ support in terms of lending will always be there,” said Jayesh Raiker, chairman, Young Indian (CII).
Carey Mascarenhas AGM from RBI was felicitated on this occasion for his meritorious service. B S Borkar, chief manager, EDC, Bharat Sahai, chief manager, Bank of India, Kumar Vivek, chief manager, Central Bank of India, Romit Kumar, chief manger, Central Bank of India, Sanjay Amonkar, director GCCI and Pallavi Arondekar, deputy director, GCCI were also present.
Students and faculty from Don Bosco Engineering College, Goa Institute of Management, MES College, Saraswat College, Government Polytechnic, Panaji, Dempo College BBA, Don Bosco BBA, Father Agnel College attended the programme.
