Guarantees amounting to ₹ 3.61 lakh crore have been issued under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS), benefiting 1.19 crore borrowers, the government said. Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad in a written reply to a question
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector, which accounts for generating the largest employment opportunities in the country, has recorded a relatively higher rate of women participation in the workforce (24%) compared to other industries, revealed the findings of the CIEL
The Indian forging sector has expressed concerns to the government over high steel, aluminium, and nickel prices, as the increase in steel prices has damaged the Indian forging industry. As a result, the forging industry is feeling the heat of increasing production
Amazon India has announced a series of key initiatives to digitally enable lakhs of local stores, entrepreneurs, traders, artisans, and weavers across Uttar Pradesh (UP) and help them grow their business by selling to customers across India and the world. The e-commerce
India will ban the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of identified single-use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential, all across the country from July 1, 2022. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is all
The emergency credit line guarantee scheme (ECLGS) launched by the government amid the COVID-19 pandemic helped 13.5 lakh MSME units, saved 1.5 crore jobs and prevented 14% of MSME loans from turning into non-performing assets (NPAs), says a SBI Research study. “We
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has given 200 bee boxes, 100 electric potter wheels and 50 Agarbatti making machines to the rural artisans of Bundelkhand to make them self-employed and self-reliant. Minister of State for MSME, Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma distributed
