The Quality Council of India (QCI), a Government of India body which propagates the adoption and adherence to quality standards in all important spheres of activities, organised the 11th edition of its flagship event- National Quality Conclave (NQC) 2016. The two day event was based on the theme …
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Kalraj Mishra bats for ‘Zero Effect, Zero Defect’ policy
Asserting that the ‘Zero Effect Zero Defect’ policy as enunciated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gained a lot of attention, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Kalraj Mishra has said that the setting up of MSMEs is necessary for the overall progress of the country. …
11th National Quality Conclave inaugurated by Suresh Prabhu and Jayant Sinha
Aviation sector witnessed a growth of 18% which was the highest in the world: Jayant Sinha (Minister of State, Civil Aviation) at the 11th National Conclave MoU between Quality Council of India and Food Industry Capacity & Skill Initiative (FICSI) New Delhi, 20 August, 2016: The Quality Cou…
Mudra aims Rs 1,80,000 cr loans in 2016-17
Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha has said that the government aims to disburse loans worth Rs 1,80,000 crore to small businesses through Mudra Banks in the current fiscal. “Last year Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana gave loans worth Rs 1,20,000 crore. This year the aim is to give loans…
Entrepreneurs from India driving innovation | Satya Nadella Microsoft CEO
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on May 30 said that developers and entrepreneurs from India are playing a key role in driving innovation — both in the country and outside — and the company wants to be the platform for creators in the country. Nadella, who was on a one-day trip to India, addressed stu…
MSME bank SIDBI, LIC join to fund the funders
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), in the presence of Jayant Sinha, MoS for Finance, for supplementing Government’s efforts under ‘Fund-of-Fund’ operation for the Venture Fund industry. The …
Budget strikes a fine balance between ‘Bharat’, the rural India and 21st century India | Jayant Sinha
NEW DELHI, 8 March, 2016: Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Finance, today described the Union Budget 2016-17 as one which achieves a fine balance between ‘Bharat’, the informal rural economy and India, the modern 21st century India; between fiscal rectitude and economic growth imperatives an…
SMEs are not major defaulters of bank loans: RBI
Amidst a sense of outrage over big pile of Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) in the public sector banks, the least amount of stress is visible among not- too fancied priority sector borrowers, comprising agriculture and the micro industrial units, according to the latest RBI data. While the ratio of t…
Govt open to tweaking Start-up Policy | Jayant Sinha
The government is open to tweaking its start-up policy as it aims to encourage enterprenuers to start new companies and provide employment to a larger number of people, minister of state for finance Jayant Sinha said on February 10. “Policy making is a dynamic process. There are no full stops,” S…
Modi to unveil Action Plan for Start-up India on Jan 16
The government will kick-start the “Start-Up India, Stand-Up India” initiative with Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiling the Start-up Action Plan on January 16. This will be a government’s New Year gift to “young people” who want to set up new businesses or innovative projects, highlighting th…