Tag: MSMEs

MSMEs should upgrade technologies: Experts

Shedding light on the challenges faced by the capital goods industry many experts spoke about its adverse effects leading to loss of employment, investment and growth opportunities and the need for SMEs and MSMEs to upgrade their technologies at a meet on July 4th. In the light of emerging challe…

Ludhiana to create 3 lakh skilled jobs by 2022

Ludhiana alone is estimated to create around 3-lakh job opportunities for skilled workforce by 2022, stated a survey conducted by Rockman Industries, India’s leading auto components manufacturer, and Ernst & Young (EY). The survey revealed that vocational training and skills training wo…

Bank NPAs in Gujarat cross Rs 25,000 crore mark

Banks in Gujarat are seeing a “drastic jump” in the quantum of bad loans. In March this year, the Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) for the banks in the state have crossed the Rs 25,000 crore mark, with MSMEs forming the largest chunk of this NPA-pie. The latest report of the State Level Bankers’ Comm…

United Bank bets big on MSME sector

State-run United Bank of India has said it will focus its lending on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and retail according to news agencies. The bank is planning to raise up to INR 1000 crore in one or more tranches through Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) for which it sought sh…

Tamil Nadu has highest number of factories in India: RBI

Tamil Nadu has the highest number of factories in the country and employs the largest factory workforce, according to RBI data for the financial year 2014. The Reserve Bank of India, for the first time, has published a Handbook of Statistics on state-level data. In terms of capital, Gujarat has b…

No registration fee for Udyog Aadhar: Govt clarifies

The Government on June 20 clarified that there is no registration fee for filing Udyog Memorandum and it is the only form of registration for MSMEs in India, in view of complaints received regarding fee charged by certain agencies for facilitating the registration “It may be pointed out that fill…