The government has vowed that the goods and services tax (GST) will transform the economy by bringing more businesses into the digital system and filling state coffers, but for shopkeeper Sanjay Kumar Rai, who has never used a computer, the transition is terrifying. Rai is one of hundreds of thou…
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AAP’s trade wing moots new industry body for small businessmen
A new industry body, the Chamber of Trade and Industries (CTI) — a brainchild of the AAP’s trade wing — is taking shape in Delhi. Office-bearers of AAP’s trade wing say the initiative is an attempt to provide a platform to small traders and owners of small-scale industrial units in th…
FM gives Rs 500 crore to support sc/st, women entrepreneurs
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government will partner with Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI) to set up entrepreneurial hubs for entrepreneurs from the backward classes. Jaitley, presenting the Union Budget for 2016-17, said the government proposes to allocate Rs…