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TREAD women entrepreneurship programme focuses to promote self-employment in non-farm sector: MoS MSME

TREAD women entrepreneurship programme focuses to promote…

New Delhi, Aug 3 (KNN) Government of India has a Trade Related Entrepreneurship Development Assistance Scheme (TREAD) which focuses on promotion of self-employment…

GST challenging, manufacturing sector impacted the most: Study

GST challenging, manufacturing sector impacted the most:…

New Delhi, Aug 3 (KNN) With one month already passed since the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the country, a study reveals that…

Responding to queries, CBEC clarifies GST rates on textile industry

Responding to queries, CBEC clarifies GST rates…

New Delhi, August 3 (KNN) In an attempt to address the confusions over the different tax slabs for the textile industry under the Goods and Services tax…

7,300 crores earmarked for  infrastructure plans in industrial areas: K J George

7,300 crores earmarked for infrastructure plans in…

New Delhi, Aug 2 (KNN) Responding to the requests made by the small scale industry bodies in Karnataka for proper infrastructure in the industrial…

A month after GST, MSMEs in Pune facing crisis due to high tax rates; demand roll back

A month after GST, MSMEs in Pune…

Pune, Aug 2 (KNN) With the Goods and Services Tax (GST) entering its second month after it was rolled out on July 1st, the Micro, Small…

Proposed Spice Parks for Telangana gets govt’s nod, Industry to benefit

Proposed Spice Parks for Telangana gets govt’s…

New Delhi, Aug 2 (KNN) Responding to the proposal made by the State Government of Telangana requesting setting up of a spice park in the Nizamabad…

Central Govt to provide assistance to Andhra Pradesh-Telangana  for industrial sector: Sitharaman

Central Govt to provide assistance to Andhra…

New Delhi, Aug 2 (KNN) Aiming at helping the industrial growth the State of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the government is taking measures to…

Govt holds penalty on Pharma MSMEs without barcode tags; industry welcomes the move

Govt holds penalty on Pharma MSMEs without…

New Delhi, Aug 2 (KNN) In response to the repeated requests made by the Pharma Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) that are engaged in…

Utkarsh Bank targets lending10,000 crores by 2022 to MSMEs

Utkarsh Bank targets lending10,000 crores by 2022…

New Delhi, Aug 2 (KNN) In a bid to extend credit to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the country, Utkarsh Small Finance Bank has set…

RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points to 6%

RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis…

Mumbai, Aug 2 (KNN) In line with the market expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has slashed the repo rate…

Railway Board clarifies details regarding payment of taxes under GST system for ongoing supply contracts

Railway Board clarifies details regarding payment of…

New Delhi, Aug 2 (KNN) In a letter to the MSME suppliers in West Bengal, Railways has clarified various details regarding payment of taxes under GST system…

GST rate not in tune with West Bengal musical instrument industry; MSMEs upset

GST rate not in tune with West…

Kolkata, Aug 2 (KNN) The manufacturers and dealers of musical instruments in West Bengal seems upset over 28 per cent GST on musical instruments  making…

MOFPI seeks applications for investment in food processing sector under CEFPPC Scheme

MOFPI seeks applications for investment in food…

New Delhi, Aug 2 (KNN) Opening opportunities for entrepreneurs in foods processing sector to investment, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI)…

More than 11 lakh PANs identified and deleted or de-activated as duplicate

More than 11 lakh PANs identified and…

New Delhi, Aug 2 (KNN) As on July 27, 2017, as many as 11,44,211 PANs have been identified and deleted or de-activated in cases where multiple PANs were…

Govt extends interim relief to garment, made-up exporters till Sept 30 through RoSL Scheme

Govt extends interim relief to garment, made-up…

New Delhi, Aug 2 (KNN) Giving relief to garment and made-ups exporters’ in the country, a transitional arrangement for the period 1st July 2017 to…

Mandatory for medical devices, e-commerce cos to print MRP on the packages from Jan 1, 2018: Mandaviya

Mandatory for medical devices, e-commerce cos to…

New Delhi, Aug 1 (KNN) From January 1, 2018, it would be mandatory for medical devices and e-commerce companies to print/ label MRP on the packages.

National Capital Goods Policy identifies key issues adversely impacting domestic demand: Babul Supriyo

National Capital Goods Policy identifies key issues…

New Delhi, Aug 1 (KNN) National Capital Goods Policy, 2016 has identified key issues which has had adverse effect on domestic demand of capital goods, Parliament…

BJP MLA leads assault on MSME; May scare away job providers from UP

BJP MLA leads assault on MSME; May…

Muzaffarnagar, Aug 1 (KNN) In an unprecedented turn of events, a sitting BJP MLA led a violent mob to raid an MSME in Muzaffarnagar physically assaulting…

Select best CAs; it is not a cost but an investment: Bandhan Bank CEO to MSMEs

Select best CAs; it is not a…

New Delhi, Aug 1 (KNN) Signature of reputed Chartered Accountants (CAs) or CA firms boosts banks’ confidence, said Bandhan Bank CEO Shekhar Ghosh…

Opaque subsidy regime and distorted factor prices make Chinese products cheaper than Indian products: MoS MSME

Opaque subsidy regime and distorted factor prices…

New Delhi, Aug 1 (KNN) Opaque subsidy regime and distorted factor prices make Chinese products cheaper than Indian good, MoS MSME Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary…