Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi today inaugurated the first-ever multi-locational 12-day Shopping Festival in Ahmedabad.
\nSpeaking on the occasion, he said the Ahmedabad city is making giant strides from a
\nmodest trade centre selling cheap goods at weekly Gurjari haat to an industrial hub. When
\nsmall traders join hands to host shopping festivals, these provide a new market, a new
\nplatform. Such festivals help customers buy quality goods at competitive prices, and help
\ntraders win the customers\u2019 confidence. He wished the festival be made an annual feature in
\na particular time of the year.
\nHe asked the people to carry on the process of development, the economic activity keep
\nthe nation\u2019s economy humming. Shopping festivals are quite common abroad.
\nMr. Modi gave details of the huge relief extended to Small and Medium Scale
\nEntrepreneurs (SME) by the GST Council. The exemption limit for GST registration
\nincreased from Rs.20-lakh to Rs.40-lakh. The SMEs contribute to 40 per cent of India\u2019s total exports.
\nHe said the government simplified procedures of starting industries and environment. They
\nneed not run around different offices, in a way implementing Ease of Doing Business,
\nrevising up India\u2019s rank from 142 to 77. The government also gives big relief to exporters.
\nMr. Modi emphasized that the world market is waiting for the new India, which would benefit
\nthe small entrepreneurs. The manufacturers should take advantage of Indian credit built in
\nforeign countries and should make good brandings for their products. He also pointed out
\nthat Indian Khadi has become a part of fashion industry in India and abroad.
\nInforming the small and medium scale industrialists about the newly introduced Central
\nGovernment\u2019s Online Platform, Mr. Modi said that the online purchasing have been initiated
\nwith linking these manufacturers and traders. This way, so far, purchasing of Rs. 16500-
\ncrore has been made.
\nMr. Modi also visited the stalls at Shopping Festival. He also unveiled the statue of Dr.
\nVikram Sarabhai.<\/p>\n
Keeping the future vision of the Prime Minister as the centre-point of his address, Chief
\nMinister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani stated that the success of Vibrant Gujarat has attracted
\ninvestment worth of several hundred crore rupees and generated large number
\nemployments in the state.
\nMr. Rupani said Ahmedabad city and its traders have built a brand. In the coming days the
\nShopping Festival will give necessary impetus to the trades and businesses of the Gujarat.
\nWelcoming the decision of Prime Minister to allocate 10 % reservation to unreserved
\neconomically weaker sections, Mr. Rupani stated it would be a historical decision for the
\nsocial equanimity in the coming days. Gujarat was the first state to welcome it, he added.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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