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Purvanchal is the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh comprises of seventeen districts. MSMEs are the registered enterprises as per the criteria defined under the MSMED Act, 2006. The MSME sector contributes a significant part in the export, employment and GDP of the country. The government of Uttar Pradesh is concentrating on this sector and initiated work on project of Ganga Expressway, Purvanchal expressway, Gorakhpur Link Expressway and MSM parks in various districts of Purvanchal. The critical issues regarding this sector are lack of skilled workers, inadequate capital, promotion, inadequate infrastructure facilities, lack of access to new technology, etc. The measures to overcome these issues could be: providing credit facilities, promotional platforms, introducing new technology, run programs that focus on skilled labour etc. The districts need to focus on the exportable items, manufacturing and service clusters as these have potential for the same, so that the growth and expansion of MSME sector can be ensured.