Tag: CPSEs

Cabinet approves National Steel Policy 2017

The new Steel Policy enshrines the long term vision of the Government to give impetus to the steel sector. It seeks to enhance domestic steel consumption and ensure high quality steel production and create a technologically advanced and globally competitive steel industry. Key features of the NSP…

Highlights of Union Budget 2017-18

The 2017 Union Budget, presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on February 1, was broadly focused on 10 issues — farming sector, rural population, youth, poor and health care for the underprivileged, infrastructure, financial sector for stronger institutions, speedy accountability, public serv…

IRCTC, IRCON, IRFC to be listed on bourses: Arun Jaitley

New Delhi: The government will move ahead with the listing of Railway PSUs — IRCTC, IRCON and IRFC — and come out with a procedure for a time-bound listing of CPSEs. In his Budget speech on February 1, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government will look at consolidation option for PSUs an…

CII lists a host of steps to make ‘Procurement Policy’ a success

Concerned about a majority of state-owned firms not meeting the norm of 20 per cent Procurement from Micro and Small Enterprises, CII has called for a strong co-ordination mechanism between the Ministry of MSME and other stakeholders. The industry body is in the process of submitting a set of sug…

MSME led National SC/ST hub launch on Oct 8 in Ludhiana

National SC/ST Hub under the Ministry of MSME will be launched soon. This will promote the SC/ST entrepreneurs. In this regard, a National High Power Committee meeting headed by Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for MSME was held on September 22, to review the progress of the National SC/ST Hub. Spea…

Govt issues guidelines on SC/ST Hub to encourage entrepreneurs

Government issued guidelines related to setting up of the National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub to provide professional support to entrepreneurs coming from such communities. “The scheme is proposed to be applicable from the date of sanction till March 31, 2020. Total project cos…