वित्त मंत्रालय ने 423.26 करोड़ रुपये की लागत के साथ 120 गांवो के डिजिटलीकरण के लिए पायलट परियोजनाओं को मंजूरी दे दी है। “डिजिटल विलेज” योजना को देशभर के 120 गांवो के लिए संचालित किया गया है। धनराशि को आने वाले तीन सालों में योजना के ऊपर खर्च किया जाएगा जिसमें 2.5 साल तक योजना [&hellip…
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बजट 1 फरवरी को ही पेश किया जायेगा: फाइनेंस मिनिस्टर अरुण जेटली
फाइनेंस मिनिस्टर अरुण जेटली ने कहा है की बजट 1 फरवरी को ही पेश किया जायेगा। मंत्री ने बजट की तारीख को चुनाव से जोड़ने का विरोध किया है। उन्होंने कहा कि बजट पेश करने की तारीख की घोषणा 5 राज्यों में चुनाव की तारीख तय किए जाने से काफी पहले की जा चुकी थी। […]
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Kalraj Mishra allays fears of cash curb hitting MSMEs
Economic activities in the cash-driven informal sector may have been adversely affected by demonetisation, but the government does not foresee any major shrinkage in the overall production for FY17. “There might be some short-term contraction in production but as per the information given b…
Demonetisation | Steps to boost spending needed on urgent basis, waiting till budget may prove futile
Demonetisation is not just causing hardships for the common man it is also shifting the focus of the economic policy maker from the future to the near term. Finance Ministry officials are reacting almost every day to address the demonetisation challenges. In the process, they may be losing the pl…
Flush with funds, lenders must rethink SMEs’ credit support: Sitharaman
In an interview, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that even though micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are facing problems due to demonetisation, they will be the ones getting a better access to capital later as the banks are flushed with money now with high number of deposits in…
Finance Ministry backs easing curbs on FDI in e-Commerce
The Finance Ministry has backed the scrapping of restrictions on ecommerce companies that have overseas investment, such as those on directly offering discounts to customers, said an official. “This condition (directly or indirectly influencing discounts) is arbitrary,” the person sai…
FinMin pitching for Jan 31 Budget
The Finance Ministry is said to be pitching for the Union Budget 2017-18 to be presented on January 31, an event which would give Parliament exactly three months to approve the Finance Bill before April 1. The final decision on the Budget date will be a political one and will be taken by the Cab…
Banks unaware of SME issues, says Nirmala Sitharaman
After pitching for a two per cent cut in RBI’s interest rate, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said banks have not sufficiently understood the problems faced by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), especially those related to high credit costs. Responding to Twitterati on the issue,…
DIPP to organise startup festival in Hyderabad in September
The Commerce and Industry Ministry will organise a ‘Startup Fest’ in Hyderabad in September, with a view to showcase innovation and provide a collaboration platform. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the p…
Rs. 200 crore for Performance & Credit Rating Scheme to enable MSME credit access
Union MSME Minister Kalraj Mishra addressed a post-Budget press conference on March 08, 2016 in New Delhi and announced an all-time high budget of Rs. 200 crore for Performance and Credit Rating Scheme for financial year 2016-17. The allocation would enable units to be ready for accessing credit.…