AGARTALA, Dec 29 - Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Giriraj Singh Saturday said the Centre has plans to set up a hub and spoke (cycle parts) factory and bamboo and rubber based industries in Tripura.
The bamboo and rubber industries would be set up in the Northeastern State as the raw material is found in abundance in it, he said inaugurating the National Tool Room and Training Centre at Radhakishor Nagar, about 15 km from here.
There are 18 technology centres under the MSME Ministry and 15 new ones would be set up in different places soon as per the Prime Minister�s direction. �We want to develop local resource based industries. We are interested for bamboo and rubber based industries because these plants grow in abundance in Tripura�, he said. � PTI
