Entrepreneurship new frontier, Acharya tells Naga youth

‘Days of government job over’ [caption id="attachment_151577" align="alignnone" width="550"] PB Acharya inaugurating the MSME pavilion at the ongoing NITex at the Agri Expo centre in Dimapur on Sat. Nov. 25.[/caption] Eastern Mirror Desk Dimapur, Nov. 25 (EMN): Governor of Nagaland PB Acharya has advocated entrepreneurship as a source of livelihood which according to him was now the need of the hour for the Naga people. The governor has reminded the youths that the ‘days of government jobs’ are essentially over, especially in a state like Nagaland where the state sector is now saturated. The gov. was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the pavilion of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)—part of the ongoing Nagaland International Trade Expo (NITex)—at the Agri Expo centre in Dimapur on Sat. Nov. 25. “Nagas have knowledge to foray into entrepreneurship but are still confined to government job which was instilled during the British rule and is still continuing,” Acharya said. “MSME is a great institution through which motivation has to be conveyed. However, universities have also failed to do so.” He said that insurgency was the root cause of the lack of opportunities in the state especially in the spheres of business and entrepreneurship. The governor spoke also about the MSME which he said should march forward and spread awareness for the people. Acharya pointed out that the universities had failed in creating a ‘dialogue’ between industries, trade and commerce. ‘Unless we have a map of goals, we will be nowhere,’ he remarked. The gov. has advocated skill. He asserted that a person needs to be skilled to be an entrepreneur. Universities have a vital role in preparing a person with the qualities of an entrepreneur. The universities can do so by identifying their skills. “Nagaland has five universities but is yet to come up with a vision of skill education. Universities should be the centre for economic development. You are master of yourself and get skilled. Entrepreneurs have an important role to play to make Nagaland, northeast and India a great nation,” the gov. said. Also, the general manager of the NABARD, Dimapur, SK Dhumal, spoke at the event. He spoke about the relation between agriculture and industry. He opined that both the sectors need to move ‘equally’ as they are ‘dependent on each other.’ Highlighting the facilities provided by the NABARD through various schemes in regard to rural industries, Dhumal said that it gives grants for development of rural industries ‘with a holistic approach and focusing on rural development.’