LAHORE: The Government of Sindh has enhanced collaboration with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) to spur pace of SME development in Sindh province. Sindh Secretary Industry and Commerce Abdul Rasheed Solangi held a meeting with SMEDA experts here at SMEDA Head Office on Wednesday to discuss prospects of promoting SMEs in the province. Sindh Small Industries Corporation (SSIC) Managing Director Dr Sarwat Faheem and Punjab Small Industries Corporation (PSIC) Managing Director Asim Javaid Hashmi also attended the meeting, while SMEDA team was led by Socrat Aman Rana, General Manager (Central Support).
Abdul Rasheed Solangi said the government of Sindh was keen to promote employment opportunities and curb poverty in the province through SME development. He acknowledged the cooperation of SMEDA in this regard, saying that a number of the PSDP projects were adding value to various sectors of SMEs through technology and expertise across the province. He assured to extend all possible cooperation in establishment of the SME facilitation centre in Karachi as per a current plan of SMEDA. Earlier, Socrat Aman Rana briefed the visiting officers about the services, projects and programmes of SMEDA for SME development across the country. He said that SMEDA, since its inception, had been focused on equitable development of SMEs in all provinces of Pakistan. The cluster-based approach have been highly successful to support existing SMEs in different regions of the country, he said.