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Procurement percentage from SC/ST MSEs increased by approximately 12-15%: Giriraj Singh

Procurement percentage from SC/ST MSEs increased by…

New Delhi, Feb 12 (KNN) As a result of various initiatives of the government, the procurement percentage from SC/ST Micro Small Enterprises (MSEs) has increased…

Financial inclusion and employment are the discussion point of the time: Giriraj Singh

Financial inclusion and employment are the discussion…

New Delhi, Feb 12 (KNN) The Minister of State (I/C) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MoMSME) Giriraj Singh inaugurated the Regional Conference on…

Mamata Banerjee gives land to UP's closed tannery units due to Kumbh

Mamata Banerjee gives land to UP's closed…

New Delhi, Feb 9 (KNN) West Bengal government has allotted lands to the tannery units from Uttar Pradesh (UP), which were closed down due to Kumbh Mela,…

New definition of MSME will be implemented by the new elected government: Giriraj

New definition of MSME will be implemented…

New Delhi, Feb 7 (KNN) The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce & Industry has recommended some improvements in definition of Micro, Small and…

Enable MSEs breath fresh air

Enable MSEs breath fresh air

B. Yerram Raju*

Hyderabad, Feb 6 (KNN) Banks want to revive. Large industry wants to revive. Firms like Jet Airways, Zee, Essar…

25% procurement criteria announced by PM Modi on Nov 2 was implemented from Nov 9 itself

25% procurement criteria announced by PM Modi…

New Delhi, Feb 5 (KNN) The 25 per cent procurement criteria under the Public Procurement Policy has already been implemented from November 9, 2018.

25% procurement barrier for MSMEs crossed, target is to reach 50%: Giriraj

25% procurement barrier for MSMEs crossed, target…

New Delhi, Feb 5 (KNN) We have crossed the barrier of 25% procurement for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and will further reach 50%, said…

20 large and 100 small TCs to be setup with Rs 6000 crore allocated in the interim budget: Giriraj

20 large and 100 small TCs to…

New Delhi, Feb 2 (KNN) About 20 large and 100 small Technology Centres are going to be set up with a support of Rs.6000 crore allocated in this interim…

Budget 2019: Reactions from MSME associations from across sectors and different states

Budget 2019: Reactions from MSME associations from…

New Delhi, Feb 1 (KNN) As the Modi Government presented its last Budget before the General Elections due in May, KNN India spoke to industry associations…

Income Tax bonanza will revive demand but MSMEs got a dried fig in Union Budget: FISME

Income Tax bonanza will revive demand but…

New Delhi, Feb 1 (KNN) Income Tax bonanza will revive demand but MSMEs got a dried fig in Union Budget, said the Federation of Indian Micro and Small &…

Finance Minister announces 2% interest subvention for MSMEs for loans up to Rs 1 cr

Finance Minister announces 2% interest subvention for…

New Delhi, Feb 1 (KNN) Presenting the interim budget for 2019, which is considered to be crucial because of the elections in May this year, Union Finance…

Industries using ground water without NOC after March 31 will be slapped with fine of Rs 5000 per day

Industries using ground water without NOC after…

New Delhi, Jan 30 (KNN) The industries which have not taken No Objection Certificates (NOC) for harnessing groundwater using motor pump/submersible will…

MSME Ministry issues norms for implementing Interest Subvention Scheme; interest relief to be calculated at 2% points per annum

MSME Ministry issues norms for implementing Interest…

New Delhi, Jan 28 (KNN) Issuing operational guidelines for implementing interest subvention scheme for MSMEs, Ministry of MSME said that the interest…

Current SEZ policy has significant constraints for MSMEs: Baba Kalyani Group Report

Current SEZ policy has significant constraints for…

New Delhi, Jan 22 (KNN) The current Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy has significant constraints for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) given…

FISME welcomes GST Council's decision to raise exemption limit for small enterprises

FISME welcomes GST Council's decision to raise…

New Delhi, Jan 11 (KNN) MSME body, Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME) has welcomed GST Council’s decision of keeping…

MSMEs not upbeat after meeting with RBI Governor

MSMEs not upbeat after meeting with RBI…

New Delhi, Jan 9 (KNN) Shaktikanta Das, the newly appointed Governor of Reserve Bank of India, met MSME representatives in New Delhi recently. He was…

MSMEs invited to join delegation to world’s 3rd largest Machine Tool Trade Show TIMTOS (Taiwan)

MSMEs invited to join delegation to world’s…

New Delhi, Jan 3 (KNN) The Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME) is organizing a delegation of micro, small and medium enterprises…

Experts talk about how the year was for MSMEs

Experts talk about how the year was…

New Delhi, Dec 31 (KNN) For Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) the year 2018 was full of ups and downs as on one hand government initiated various…

Year 2018 and MSMEs-All that was

Year 2018 and MSMEs-All that was

New Delhi, Dec 31 (KNN) The year 2018 was a year full of surprises for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector as the sector received…

GST Council slashes rates of 33 items; 28% slab now applicable to only 34 items

GST Council slashes rates of 33 items;…

New Delhi,  Dec 22 (KNN) The Goods and Services Tax (GST)  Council on Saturday slashed the rates of 33 items which includes some consumer…