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Article Celebration of First United Nations Micro, Small and Medium – sized Enterprises Day and distribution of National Awards-2015 – Dr. Om Parkash Mehta he memories of the National Awards function on previous year awards for KVIS and Coir sector held on 18 October 2016 that was presided were also used to be given on same day. Number Tby Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra of awards were also increased manifold in various Modi at Ludhiana had not yet been vanished in the categories i.e., by including dibayangs as well as minds of masses and the Government of India again also export sector inter alia. recognised good management practice of giving incentives (financial & non-financial/recognitions) 3. Recognizing the importance of micro-, of the efforts/works of people and enterprises for small- and medium-sized enterprises in achieving the splendid cause and public spirit that played the new global development goals, the United an important role in their existence and further Nations General Assembly designated 27 June as achievements (scale up, expansion and innovation International Day for those actors. In a resolution etc.) in a short interval of time that was repeated on adopted without a vote, the 193-member body also 27 June 2017 in New Delhi. invited all stakeholders, including Member States, UN entities and civil society organizations, to 2. Government of India through its Office observe the Day and raise public awareness of their of the Development Commissioner (MSME), an contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable attached office in the Ministry of Micro, Small Development, which the Assembly adopted in and Medium Enterprises (MSME) recognized the September 2015. The resolution was introduced by contribution of entrepreneurs of MSME sector on the delegation of Argentina, with its representative the first auspicious occasion of United Nations stating that more than 95 per cent of enterprises Micro, Small and Medium – sized Enterprises (UN in the world are micro-, small- and medium-sized MSME) Day celebrated worldwide on 27 June 2017 and they account for about 60 per cent of private by giving them National Awards. Although, it was sector employment. “These enterprises can in not the first occasion that the National Awards were fact become the engines that sustain growth for given to MSMEs for their outstanding contribution long-term development in developing countries,” in MSME sector as these awards have been the representative said, thanking the contribution regularly given by the Office of the Development made by the International Council for Small Commissioner, Ministry of MSME yearly since Business (ICSB) to the creation of the Day. ICSB these had been instituted in the year 1983, yet this held its 61 Annual World Conference at United st year the function was unique in many respects. Nations last year, in which authorities from over Government selected the occasion coinciding with 55 countries participated. In that occasion, ICSB first UN MSME Day to express the gratitude of the made a declaration about the urgent need to have Government to the achievers in the MSME field a day to recognize the important role of micro, which is so important for the national economy. small, and medium enterprises in the development and the day was celebrated with distribution of of economies as a whole. the National Awards along with other activities. Another unique feature was that the awards were 4. The glittering function was held at Pravasi given exclusively to entrepreneurs of MSMEs as Bhartiya Kendra, New Delhi which was presided June-November, 2017 43