Prime Minister Narendra Modi today shared that his special attention helped the kite industry in Gujarat, which, he said, employs over 90 per cent Muslims.
"When I was the Gujarat Chief Minister, I paid attention to the kites industry. Kite-making is an environment-friendly cottage industry that employs over 90 per cent Muslims," PM Modi said at the launch of a bank to fund micro-finance companies.
"A Rs 35 crore sector soared to a 500-crore sector," he added, arguing his point that small industries employ a much bigger work force and therefore need more investment.
Mr Modi said he asked ad companies to project Gujarat's kite industry.
"A little bit of attention went a long way in this sector," he told the gathering in Delhi.
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