category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU Chandigarh Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that inspired by the Government of India s ambitious MSE cluster scheme, Haryana has formulated the State Mini Cluster Development Programme. Under this programme, a 90 percent grant-in-aid is provided for setting up Common Facility Centres. At present, the process of setting up 43 mini clusters is going on in Haryana, out of which 25 clusters have started. This scheme was also appreciated by the Government of India, said Sh. Manohar Lal while interacting directly with the Micro Small, and Medium Entrepreneurs during a virtual Samvad programme held today. The entrepreneurs thanked the Chief Minister for the pro-MSME schemes being run by the state government to promote industries. The Chief Minister said that small-scale industries form the basis of strengthening the country s economy and in today s time MSMEs are playing an important role in realizing the Prime Minister s self-reliant India dream. He said that the state government is giving importance to big industries as well as is focussed on promoting Micro, Small, and Medium Industries. MSMEs need less investment capital but provide ample employment to more people, said Manohar Lal. The State Government has formulated the Haryana Agriculture and Food Processing Policy, 2018 with the objective to develop strong infrastructure at the farm level and establish technologically advanced food processing units in the state. The Chief Minister said that today Haryana s share in the total GST collection of the country is 6 percent. This achievement has been made only with the cooperation of MSMEs. MSMEs make a pivotal contribution of 30 percent share in State s GST collection, said, Sh. Manohar Lal. He said that the state government has improved power availability and connectivity to promote industries. A strong network of roads and railways is spread across Haryana. Today 94 percent of the rural areas of Haryana are getting round-the-clock electricity. Such infrastructure provides ample opportunities for the development of MSMEs, said Manohar Lal. (editor dailyworld.in)