New Delhi: The government should support small and medium businesses and the informal sector to create jobs instead of unleashing taxmen on them, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has said. In a video released by the Congress on October 6, Gandhi said the central issu…
Tag: Swachh Bharat
SMEs & start-ups are sorting trash for a Swachh Bharat
In 2014, the Modi government identified cleaning up India as a national concern through the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Movement). Though the Clean India Movement has yet to be followed up with comprehensive policies, the initiative invigorated national attention towards finding solutions …
Make in India needs better execution to succeed
Only 17% of India’s GDP comes from manufacturing as against 29% for South Korea and 34% for China. The gap has widened in the last decade. The BJP Government is attempting to correct the same with its Make in India initiative. However most of the initiatives taken up by PM Narendra Modi have real…
Budget2017: Online payments may get cheaper with tax rebates in offing
Payments through digital channels including internet banking, debit card and credit card are likely to become cheaper. The Union Budget, which will be presented on February 1, is likely to announce tax rebates on such transactions. Currently, payments ranging from restaurant bills to booking a ai…
Creating a skilled workforce
Prime Minister Modi shares the dreams and aspirations of a billion plus people of the country “to make India a global economic leader”. To make this dream a reality, Make in India, Digital India, Smart Cities, Startup India and Swachh Bharat programmes, among others, have been launche…
Gandhi Jayanti Special: Evolving a Swachh Bharat with the spearheads of MSMEs
National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) brought together the MSME leaders who paid rich tribute to the father of the nation on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, and swept clean the path ahead for MSMEs. To help fulfill Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of ‘Clean India’, Union MSME Minister Kalraj Mishr…
P&G CEO meets Modi, discusses Make in India
Procter & Gamble Global Chief Executive Officer and President David S Taylor called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on September 27. Taylor, who was in India for a short visit, discussed the company’s Make in India initiatives as well as partnering with the Centre’s key initiatives such …
Establishment of SMEs necessary for Make in India & overall progress of country: Kalraj Mishra
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 …