Government relaxed procurement norms related to experience and turnover for micro, small and medium startups with a view to enabling these ventures to be part of its public procurement. From April 2015, all PSUs, central government ministries and departments have been directed to procure at least…
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CII Telangana & DRDL to hold a ‘Make in India’ meet
CII Telangana, in partnership with DRDL, are organising a two day conference on ‘Make in India: DRDL (DRDO) – CII Industry Meet on Opportunities and Challenges for SMEs in the Defence Sector at the DRDL campus, at DRDL Auditorium, Kanchanbag. The objective of the conference was to promote partner…
MSMEs need to tap procurement policy
The number of micro, small and medium enterprises in Rajasthan enrolled with the National Small Industries Corporation to participate in tenders floated by various government departments and PSUs is small even though the public procurement policy offers them opportunities to get bulk orders, a to…
Budget will boost many sectors in Goa | CM
Stating that the Union Budget would be win-win situation for Goa, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on February 29 said that each village panchayat in the state will get Rs 80 lakh, while each Municipal Council will get Rs 21 crore from the Central Government in the coming financial year. Stating…
Budget 2016 | Quotable Quotes
“Finance Minister spent a considerable amount of time in trying to address the rural distress and the difficulties being faced by the farmers. The emphasis on the budget on various schemes and ideas, which including for instance the linking of the MNREGA scheme to rural challenges, is very signif…
NEA | Bridging the gap between its member-industries and Government bodies since 1978
Noida Entrepreneurs Association is one of the pioneer Associations in UP. It has been functioning since 1978. Right from the beginning, NEA has been trying to bridge the gap between its member-industries and Government bodies and is determined to further eliminate this gap. It’s Committee/Members…
CII initiative to improve manufacturing prowess pays rich dividends
For the 13 textile units in Tirupur knitwear industry, which became the part of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s first cluster constituted a year back to improve manufacturing excellence on a consortium platform, the initiative has paid rich dividends. An assessment carried out revealed tha…
Nepal to establish SEZs to facilitate trade and investment
Buoyed by success of some of India’s Special Economic Zones, Nepal has drawn up ambitious plans for SEZs and Industrial estates along Indo-Nepal border offering Indian industries opportunity to set up units there. “Investing within SEZ has multiple benefits that include flexible and investment fr…
Start-Up registrations to be simplified
Move is afoot to launch a portal as also an app to make the registration process for start-ups easy and hassle-free, a top government official said here. Highlighting the five pillars around which the Action Plan for start-ups has been developed, Shailendra Singh, Joint Secretary and Chief Vigila…
Women entrepreneurs should start up new enterprises | Nirmala Sitharaman
Only eight per cent of the start-ups in the country are run by women and hence, women entrepreneurs should come up with more enterprises, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman said. She was speaking at a session on Start-Up India organised by Young Indians (Yi), Con…