|
 “A
meeting will be organised by the Chennai Corporation on March 17 to
sort out the issues relating to the property tax revision sought by
the public. The officials of the revenue department and the Metro
Water department will also be present during the meeting”, said M.
Subramanian, Mayor, Chennai Corporation, at the inauguration of
Access ‘08.
Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (TANSTIA) organises
an International Industrial Expo at Chennai Trade Centre,
Nandambakkam from March 7 to 10. It was inaugurated by the Mayor
today and he said that the property tax has not been hiked.
Subramanian further said that the small
industries development scheme introduced by the Government of Tamil
Nadu will be beneficial for the small and tiny industries.
Shanmugavelayutham, President, TANSTIA, said that
Access ’08 was the first exhibition organised by the TANSTIA and it
would play a major role in increasing the production rate of the
industries. He also said that more such exhibitions should be
conducted at large level in order to improve the production.
K. M. Nair, Chief General Manager, Small
Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), Chennai said that
around 95 % of industrial community represent small industries
sector in India and Asia. Over 312 lakh of employment is generated
in this sector. “The role of the sector is very crucial for economic
growth and GDP”, he said. However, he said that around 80% of the
small scale industries are in unorganised sector and they should be
brought under organised sector.
Sivagnanam, Director, Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSME)-Development Institute, Chennai; S. K. Prabakar,
I. A. S, Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment
Corporation (TIIC); A. Kamalakkannan, zonal General Manager,
National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), Chennai; G.
Balakrishnan, Chairman, Access ‘08 and K. Gopalakrishnan, General
Secretary, TANSTIA, were also present at the inaugural function.
Access '08 focuses on machinery including special
purpose machines, machine tools, hydraulics & pneumatics, process
engineering, automation, instrumentation and control, testing
machines and IT for manufacturing, information, analysis, office
automation and enterprise solutions.
U. Bakialakshmi
|
