K'taka to encourage SSIs in Karnataka-Hyderabad region

Gulbarga, Apr 24 (UNI) The Karnataka Government will encourage small scale industries (SSIs) and handicrafts in the Karnataka-Hyderabad region as it is devoid of any major industry, Agriculture and Marketing Minister Sharanabasappagowda Darshanapur informed today.

Inaugurating a ten-day handicrafts exhibition-cum-sale here, he said the region required SSIs to generate self-employment.

The Minister said the government would provide financial assistance to Self Help Groups engaged in making handicrafts.

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