New Delhi Oct 27 PTI Leading stock exchange BSE on Wednesday joined hands with the Chhattisgarh government to help in spreading awareness about the benefits of listing of small and medium enterprises SMEs in the state Through this pact BSE will provide intellectual and manpower support to create awareness about the benefits of listing among SMEs and will conduct generationcapacity building programmes the exchange said in a statement Besides the exchange will provide training and capacity building support to District Industries Centre officials of the Government of Chhattisgarh As part of this association the Department of Industries and Commerce will provide support in mobilizing the SME representatives through District Industries Centre They will also help in mobilising the StateRegional associationschambers to encourage their SME members to attend capacity building programs The MoU Memorandum of Understanding entered with BSE today is a landmark for the state This will help the SMEs of the states in getting equity financing which will help in their growth This will future boost the income of the state and create employment Manoj Kumar Pingua Principal Secretary Commerce Industries Government of Chhattisgarh Ajay Thakur Head-BSE SME Startups said SMEs of Chhattisgarh will leverage the exchanges SME platform for raising equity funds for their growth unlocking the value of their companies and creating visibility This will further help in creating employment and growth in the state BSE launched its SME platform in March 2012 So far 353 companies listed on the platform have raised Rs 3732 crore from the market and total market capitalization of such companies stood at over Rs 38500 crore Of 353 companies 117 companies migrated to BSE Main Board PTI SP MR MR

Excelsior CorrespondentJAMMU Aug 21 Deputy Commissioner Anshul Garg today chaired a meeting to review the arrangements for organizing exhibition at Jammu Haat here at a meetingThe Tourism Department was asked to provide photos along with frames with little description of places and monuments and videos of tourist places for display at Jammu HaatThe Archives Department was asked to provide photographs of historic spots and artifacts related to the culture of JammuThe Information Department was asked to provide videos highlighting specific places and achievements of Jammu districtSimilarly Handicrafts and Handloom department was asked to provide items related to Dogra culture such as Chabri Charkha Chajja Kundi Danda Charpai itc