Investors introduced to Sikkim’s potential for food-processing enterprises

GANGTOK, 02 Feb [IPR]: The North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMAC), a Government of India enterprise, along with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, organized a daylong “Sikkim Food Processing Invertors Meet” at Chintan Bhawan here in the capital today.
Agriculture Minister, DN Takarpa, inaugurated the meet.
In his Inaugural address, Mr. Takarpa appraised the gathering of invertors and stakeholders about how the Chamling-led government in Sikkim has been instrumental in taking agro-based and food processing industries of the State forward with investors-friendly policies and planning and by building the capacity of the people here to prepare them to take over these industries as an sector for employment.
He also detailed how the State government has been “active and involved” in providing marketing facilities to the people who have taken up agro-based industries as their source of employment.
Mr. Takarpa added that the government’s ambitious project of turning Sikkim into a fully Organic State by 2015 is on course and when it’s achieved, the value of the organic produce of the State will yield good value not only in the domestic market but also in international markets.
He also visited the stalls put up at the venue today.
Earlier, the Agriculture Secretary, Vishal Chauhan, in his PowerPoint presentation – “Sikkim, Opportunity Unlimited”, informed how the present government has instituted investor-friendly policies and created the ideal environment for such undertakings.
Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Industries, MG Kiran, who also addressed the gathering, stated that people can take up this industry as a good source of employment and also shared how Sikkim has marched forward in this sector in the past few years.
The meet began earlier with a welcome address by S Bhattacharjee, MD, NERAMAC. The inaugural secession concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by PC Roy, Sr. Zonal Manager, NERAMAC in Sikkim.