Laghu Udyog Bharati – Goa Chapter organised MSME Adhiveshan 2.0 at the Amazing Goa Summit and Expo at Dr Shyama Prasad Stadium Bambolim. Laghu Udyog Bharati is a registered all India organization of Micro, Small and medium Industries in India since 1991 and the Goa Chapter which was installed under the leadership of Rajkumar Kamat in 2023, currently has 100 plus members.
The Adhiveshan had domain expert speakers – CA Maheshwar Marathe who spoke on the topic : New Era incentives for MSMEs and Abhay B Fulke, Senior Scientist CSIR – NIO, Mumbai who spoke on the topic: Waste to wealth: an R&D innovation for transforming India’s bioeconomy.
The program also saw a panel discussion on ‘ Opportunities and challenges facing MSMEs in Goa’ moderated by LUB executive committee member Pallavi Salgaocar with panellists- Pravimal Abhishek IAS – MD GIDC; Manguirish Raikar – Assocham Goa Chairman; Aniruddh Dempo – President GSIA; PP Kulkarni – Assistant Director MSME DFO Goa and LUB executive council member Rahul Parab.
There was also a Vendor Development program by PSU ( Public Sector units) Heads – from NBCC, Mormugao Port Trust, Goa Shipyard and ONGC .
The MSME awards in the Start up category was given to Lit Air – Founders Rohan Nadkarni and Sachin Shah; Scale up Category- Zantye’s Cashewnuts – owners Pravin, Siddharth and Rohit Zantye; and Women Leading MSME category- Entrepreneur Sneha Bhagwat Oorja Wellness Centre.
There was also a change in the leadership of Laghu Udyog Bharati Goa Chapter- as Pallavi Salgaocar took over as the President of the chapter from Rajkumar Kamat .The new office bearers were Mudit Agarwal-General Secretary; Jayesh Raikar – Vice President; Vibhor Keny- Treasurer and Rahul Parob – Joint Secretary for the term 2025-27.
The Chief Guest for the event was Industries Minister Mauvin Godinho and Guest of Honour was Suresh Prabhu who complimented Laghu Udyog Bharati – Goa chapter for organising the program and driving towards a future filled with innovation, growth and prosperity for Goa’s Business Community.
