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Shri Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, is scheduled to interact with the leather industry here tomorrow, particularly in the context of the importance of this sector in terms of employment generation and exports. The interactive meeting is being organised by the Council for Leather Exports (CLE). According to the CLE, recognition of leather as a thrust sector in the common minimum programme (CMP) and the policy support extended by the government is a major boost to this industry.
The government has identified leather industry as a thrust sector in view of its growth potential in exports as well as its enormous employment potential especially in semi-urban and rural areas. The leather industry is also predominantly in the small-scale sector with about 42,000 small-scale industries (SSI) units providing employment to about 2.5 million people.
The agenda of the interactive session will include a presentation on the leather sector by the Chairman, CLE.
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