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MSMEs demand National Steel Policy facilitate steel at competitive prices to downstream producers

MSMEs demand National Steel Policy facilitate steel…

New Delhi, Feb 16 (KNN) The Ministry of Steel, Government of India has recently issued the draft national steel Policy for public discussions.

The…

Muzaffarnagar based MSME successfully installs rooftop solar generator; first of its kind in Western UP

Muzaffarnagar based MSME successfully installs rooftop solar…

Muzaffarnagar, Feb 14 (KNN) Muzaffarnagar based MSME entrepreneur successfully installed a grid connected rooftop solar generator in his factory, which…

UP Election: 24x7 power supply- a promise no political party committed to keep

UP Election: 24x7 power supply- a promise…

Lucknow, Feb 10 (KNN) While the major contending parties are assuring 24X7 power supply with different verbiages, the real situation is really gloomy, at…

UP Elections: MSME entrepreneurs highlight ground reality of doing business in UP

UP Elections: MSME entrepreneurs highlight ground reality…

Lucknow, Feb 10 (KNN) Industrialization, which is a base for development of a particular region, is considered to be the main agenda for winning or losing…

UP Elections: Congress promises a New Industrial Policy with focus on MSMEs, improved credit facilities for SSIs

UP Elections: Congress promises a New Industrial…

Lucknow, Feb 9 (KNN) Congress, in its manifesto for UP Assembly Elections, has promised to come up with a New Industrial Policy with emphasis on micro,…

FISME warns against WTO push for e-commerce negotiations

FISME warns against WTO push for e-commerce…

New Delhi, Feb 7 (KNN) The discussion on e-commerce has suddenly gained momentum in the World Trade Organization (WTO) which has alarmed many stake holders…

UP Elections: Development charges in UP 22 times than Gujarat for industries

UP Elections: Development charges in UP 22…

Lucknow, Feb 6 (KNN) Hard to believe, but the development charges for setting up industries in Uttar Pradesh is 22 times than that of Prime Minister’s…

UP Election -  will they ‘win’ without industrialisation

UP Election - will they ‘win’ without…

Lucknow, Feb 3 (KNN) Uttar Pradesh the largest state of India is going to polls.

Having almost 20% of India’s population and equal parliamentary…

Surging NPAs within MSME sector – who is responsible??

Surging NPAs within MSME sector – who…

New Delhi, Feb 3 (KNN) The Economic Survey 2017 has brought out, may be inadvertently, a glaring glitch in the MSME credit policy of RBI.

The survey…

Promises were not a problem during Samajwadi Party’s tenure, only implementation was: UP MSMEs

Promises were not a problem during Samajwadi…

Lucknow, Feb 3 (KNN) As battleground UP is all set for the Assembly Elections in February, KNN spoke to industry representatives across sectors…

Do Economic Survey & Budget signal a movement towards labour reforms in 2017?

Do Economic Survey & Budget signal a…

New Delhi, Feb 2 (KNN) A remark made by a senior bureaucrat in the Government sums up the dilemma of all political parties when it comes to labour reforms.…

MSMEs a tad disenchanted from a politically correct budget

MSMEs a tad disenchanted from a politically…

New Delhi, Feb 1 (KNN/ FISME) Walking on a tight rope and warding off the potential ire of demonetisation critiques and election commission, Finance Minister…

Budget and MSMEs: Reasons to cheer

Budget and MSMEs: Reasons to cheer

New Delhi, Feb 1 (KNN) Encouraging small entrepreneurs take digital route for doing business, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley proposed presumptive income…

With an Eye on Election in States, Budget 2017 gives a go by to 'Make in India' and 'Ease of Doing Business'

With an Eye on Election in States,…

New Delhi, Feb 1 (KNN) With UP and Punjab, the two agro based and agro focused states on poll; Government shifts its stress in budget to rural development.

Corporate Tax Rate for MSMEs having Rs 50 cr turnover reduced to 25%; FISME hails the move

Corporate Tax Rate for MSMEs having Rs…

New Delhi, Feb 1 (KNN) The Corporate Tax Rate for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) has been slashed from 30 per cent to 25 per cent for the companies…

Overall Union Budget Highlights from FM’s speech

Overall Union Budget Highlights from FM’s speech

New Delhi, Feb 1 (KNN) As Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents the most eagerly watched budget in recent past, let’s have a look at Key Highlights…

Top 10 demands of MSME sector from Union Budget

Top 10 demands of MSME sector from…

New Delhi, Feb 1 (KNN) With the Union Budget 2017-18 to be tabled in the Parliament at 11 am today, here are the 10 points that the MSME sector wants  addressed.

Credit growth to medium and small scale enterprises (MSMEs) - is lowest in past two decades – Economic Survey

Credit growth to medium and small scale…

New Delhi, Jan 31 (KNN) The Economic Survey 2016-17 presented in the Parliament today accepts that a relatively small number of Companies are responsible…

RBI removes cash withdrawal limits on current a/c; maintains weekly cap of Rs 24000 on saving a/c

RBI removes cash withdrawal limits on current…

Mumbai, Jan 31 (KNN) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has removed the cash withdrawal limit from current accounts, cash credit accounts and overdrafts, with…

Prabhat Kumar submits Report on National MSME Policy to Kalraj Mishra

Prabhat Kumar submits Report on National MSME…

New Delhi, Jan 28 (KNN) Dr. Prabhat Kumar, former Cabinet Secretary and Chairman One Member Committee for formulating National MSME Policy has presented…