Tag: NITI Aayog

More than 200 start-up entrepreneurs to meet PM Modi

The country’s think-tank Niti Aayog is organising an event on August 17, for more than 200 start-up entrepreneurs and Chief Executives who have excelled successfully in their businesses, to interact with the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister will listen to their views regarding many issues…

Digital payment of GST concerns SME enterprises

Newly appointed NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog Vice Chairman Dr. Rajiv Kumar on August 8 addressed the issue of digital payment of the Goods and Service Tax (GST) by the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the national capi…

Govt has scrapped about 1200 laws to encourage start-ups: Amitabh Kant

To encourage entrepreneurs, the government has removed around 1,200 complex laws and procedures for easy registration of start-ups in the country, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on July 18, at the Entrepreneur India Congress 2017. According to Kant, the government has taken many steps especiall…

NITI Aayog looks to set up 1k tinkering labs

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has stated that this year, the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) scheme will look to select 1,000 schools. They will receive a grant of about $31K (INR 20 Lakh) each. The money will be utilised to set up tinkering labs to foster innovation, as per a recent report. The repo…

For 8% GDP growth, manufacturing needs to grow at 12-14%: Niti Aayog

India’s manufacturing sector needs to grow at 12-14 per cent for the country’s overall growth rate to touch 8 per cent, NITI Aayog member V K Saraswat said on June 1. Speaking at a seminar on modernisation of Indian Navy, the former DRDO chief said the country’s current share of…