According to Devika Ramesh, Chairperson of FLO Coimbatore chapter, land has been earmarked at industrial estates in Telangana, Gujarat, and Karnataka. In Assam, Haryana, Meghalaya, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, the State Governments have agreed in principle to create industrial parks for…
Tag: Skill Development
Nitin Gadkari calls for massive skill development in maritime sector
Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari on July 22 called for a massive effort to enhance skill development in the Indian maritime sector. According to the Minister, a large number of employment opportunities are expected to be generated from the shipping and allied sectors in the coming years. Gadkari w…
Cabinet approves Rs 12,000 crore skill development plan
The Cabinet on approved an outlay of 12,000 crore for providing job skills to and certifying 10 million young people over the next four years, advancing the government’s effort to create an employment-ready workforce for industry. The central government will be responsible for meeting three-fourt…
Skill Development in Domestic Firms will provide impetus to India Corporate Training Market | Ken Research
India Corporate Training Market is expected to reach INR 32 billion by FY’2020 Growth of the organized segment across different sectors and business streamlining initiatives in MSMEs will require heavy deployment of training programs that will help in widening of the corporate training market in …
Madras chamber wants state to expedite approvals
With a new government in place, Tamil Nadu industrialists hope that it will give impetus to Small and Medium Enterprises and accelerate regulatory approvals. Addressing media persons recently, SG Prabhakharan, President, Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said the government should bring po…
Insurance studies should be mirrored for SMEs | Prabodh Thakkar, Chairman, Aon Global Insurance Brokers
A fourth generation insurance entrepreneur and commanding vast knowledge on various aspects of insurance, Prabodh Thakkar is the Chairman of Aon Global Insurance Brokers Pvt Ltd. He served as President of Indian Merchants’ Chamber and is also the member of the managing commitee of Indo Amer…
Varun Mirchandani, ONICRA ED | Budget well balanced, focuses on SMEs
With an estimate over 57.7 million, Indian MSMEs contribute 8% to the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and account for 40% of the total Indian exports. MSMEs lead to entrepreneurial development and diversification of the industrial sector. Budget 2016 has tried to, and has, well-balanced the ec…
A good socio economic budget; will boost exports | S C Ralhan, President, FIEO
FIEO welcomed the measures announced by the Government to improve the socio economic scenario of the nation. FIEO Chief S C Ralhan observed that some of the measures will have good long term impact on the export sector mainly the announcement to set up 1500 multi skilled training institutes and N…
WASME has been building a synergistic global network to catalyze growth of MSMEs | Sampa Banerjee | ED, WASME
Founded in New Delhi in 1980 World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (WASME) has established itself as the premier international organisation supporting MSMEs. It is probably the first Indian global civil society organization representing small & medium enterprises at the global la…
Employee engagement critical at small enterprises | Raj Narayan, COO, CDS Development Centre
Motivation, training, employee engagements is no longer associated only with large corporate houses. Even a 10-member company is today looking for an employee engagement activity. Raj Narayan, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of CDS Development Centre says unavailability of skilled resources and poa…