New Delhi: Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) will join hands to set up collaboration on skills and in areas of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Manish Kumar, Managing Director and CEO, NSDC, while on an invited visited to the IIC…
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Only 16 entities granted tax benefits under Start Up India
Six months old Start Up India scheme of Government of India, is moving in a snail’s pace. Of over 700 companies applying under the scheme on Start Up India portal, only 180 were registered. Even out of this minuscule number, only 16 companies have been found eligible for pecuniary benefits …
Govt asks top 50 companies to fund incubators as CSR spend
The government has asked the country’s top 50 companies to fund incubators as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) spend, a move meant to strengthen the startup ecosystem. Large companies have to allocate 2% of their profits towards CSR but have competing demands -from buildi…
StartUp India: 16 entities incorporated, tax sops rejected for 2
Only 16 applicants have been incorporated under the Start Up India programme after April 1 this year making them eligible for tax sops out of which two have already been disallowed, Parliament was informed. A total of 728 applications have been received till July 18, 2016 for Start Up recognition…