India and Poland Explore New Avenues for Cooperation in the MSME Sector

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India, held a bilateral meeting today at Kartavya Bhawan, New Delhi with a high-level delegation from the Republic of Poland led by Deputy Minister Mr. Michał Baranowski, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, to explore opportunities for strengthening cooperation in the MSME sector.

Bharat Khera, Secretary, Ministry of MSME, highlighted the pivotal role of India’s MSME sector in driving economic growth, employment generation and exports. He noted that India has over 86 million registered MSME, contributing nearly 30 per cent to the country’s GDP, over one-third of manufacturing output, and nearly half of India’s exports, while supporting the livelihoods of around 330 million people.

Deputy Minister, Mr. Michał Baranowski appreciated India’s remarkable progress in strengthening its MSME ecosystem and expressed Poland’s keen interest in expanding collaboration with India. He reaffirmed Poland’s commitment to deepening institutional partnerships and promoting greater business-to-business engagement between enterprises of both countries. (UPDATED ON 15TH JULY 2026)