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Wednesday 29 February 2012

50,000 Indian entrepreneurs in 15 years

The MIC aims to develop these entrepreneurs under the Indian economics blueprint.

KUALA LUMPUR: MIC hopes to develop 50,000 Indian entrepreneurs in 15 years’ time under the Malaysian Indian Economics Blueprint to enable the Indians to be part of the national economic development agenda, MIC president G Palanivel said today.

“The Indians were left behind in many sectors especially economic development but we must stop blaming others.

“The Indian community today is coming back to support Barisan Nasional as the MIC is able to bring support throughout the economic transformation programmes,” he told reporters after the launching of the Malaysian India Economics Conference (MIEC) here today.

Palanivel, who is Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, said that the creation of 50,000 Indian entrepreneurs would in return provide 200,000 jobs for Malaysians.

He said for a start, the MIC in a joint effort with the Malaysian Associated Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MAICCI) would organise conferences and Outreach Service Progammes in several states in the next few months.

“We believe the outcome of these conferences would be phenomenal. It’s a move to empower the community and to ensure that Malaysian Indians will be part of the national economic development agenda,” he said.

Eight forums would initially be organised nationwide to gather information and data regarding the Indian entreprenuers’ situation, he said.

“All inputs will be included in a blueprint which later will be presented to the government through Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and the document itself is intended to be a working plan and will help the Barisan Nasional goverment identify specific action items,” he said.

-Bernama

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