The Narendra Modi government is all set to make khadi a “zero-effect, zero-defect” global product. The government has decided to harness solar energy to power “charkhas” (spinning wheels) across the country to enable handspun khadi to become the zero-carbon footprint green fabric of India. Minist…
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Laghu Udyog Samachar Magazine released in 13th Meeting of NBMSME
The 13th Meeting of the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises was held on January 18th under the Chairmanship of Shri Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister of MSME. Shri Giriraj Singh, MoS of Ministry of MSME was also present to address the gathering. The Start-up issue of Laghu Udyog Sa…
Whopping 193 per cent MSMEs growth in Gujarat
Gujarat clocks whopping 193 percent growth in MSMEs pushing it up to second slot. The state’s share of MSMEs in the country goes up to 16% with over 3.62 lakh entrepreneurs in 2013-14. Tamil Nadu however continues to top the list with 32% share according to a recently published study by apex indu…
MSME Year-ender for UP
The economic slowdown over the last few years cast a shadow over the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Uttar Pradesh during 2015. In terms of sick units, Uttar Pradesh brought the curtain down on year just ended with 84,063 such units as per RBI data cited in Parliament by Minister o…
Indian SMEs are second to none; have to be recognized as brands | Anup Pujari | Secretary, MSME Ministry
‘State governments also need to enforce 20% procurement quota for SME sector’ The Indian small and medium enterprises are second to none but they have to sustain standards and be recognized as brands to reckon with, says MSME Secretary Anup Pujari in an exclusive sit down interview with SMEpost.…
IPR awareness drive amongst MSMEs to enhance competitiveness
Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises has launched a scheme to build awareness on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) among MSMEs. The aim of this scheme is to enhance competitiveness of MSMEs under the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme (NMCP). Apparently, only one MSME h…
National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme | Enhancing the value chain of MSME
Government has come out with a National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme to enhance the entire value chain sector and develop global competitiveness among Indian micro, small and medium enterprises. Indicating this, the Minister of State for MSME, Giriraj Singh listed out various schemes u…
Technology and Quality Up-gradation | Scheme to promote MSMEs for energy efficient technology
With reports that seventy per cent of the total industrial pollution load of India is attributed to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), the government said it has launched the schemes to promote energy conservation and provide necessary framework for improving energy efficiency parti…
Govt to encourage toy making in MSME | Giriraj Singh, MoS, MSME
Stung by cheap imports of Chinese toys, the government has come out with plans to promote and develop toys in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the country. The MSME Ministry has already come out with various schemes and programmes in designing, market assistance, technology up gradation…
MSME Ministry implements National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is implementing the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme (NMCP) to develop global competitiveness among Indian MSMEs. Speaking at the Lok Sabha, Minister of State, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Giriraj Singh said the t…