Chennai, April 23: In a bid to boost the startup ecosystem in India and help the women-led MSMEs in the country, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) part of the World Bank Group has proposed to loan up to $150 million to Bajaj Finance Ltd. Under the new initiative, Bajaj Finance will increase its lending to MSME […]
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Digitalisation To Play Key Role in Growth and Development of MSME Sector in India, Says Nitin Gadkari
With an aim to development of small businesses in the country, digitalization across areas like marketing and manufacturing would play a critical role, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Nitin Gadkari said. The Minister also emphasised the need for technologies that can help expand economically viable MSMEs in the rural and tribal areas across the […]
Amazon India Helped 2.5 Firms in MSME Sector Go Digital
The e-commerce giant, Amazon India said that it has digitised 2.5 Million micro, small and medium enterprises in the country. The company had last year announced that it will invest $1 Billion to digitally enable 10 Million firms belonging to the MSME sector by 2025. The ongoing pandemic has also pushed several businesses to shift […]
Centre Committed to Promote Renewable Sources of Energy, Especially in MSME Sector, Says Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
The government and its various enterprises have taken several initiative to promote and develop the micro, small and medium enterprises. Several schemes and programmes have been implemented with the aim to boost the MSME sector in the country and improve its competitiveness at par with the global competitors. There are have certain steps undertaken by […]
MSME Sector ‘Growth Engine’ of Indian Economy, Contributes around 30% to GDP, Says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises have been gaining momentum in past few years. Government at various levels, the MSME Ministry, Public Sector Banks, and NBFCs among other state agencies have been implementing several initiatives for the development of the sector and encourage more and more people to establish their businesses in the MSME sector. […]
MSMEs in India: Govt Aims To Raise MSME Sector’s Share in GDP to 40% From the Current 30% To Benefit Rural Poor, Says Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi, February 7: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday said that the government aims to increase the MSME sector’s share in the GDP to 40 per cent to benefit the rural poor. At present, around 6.5 crore micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) contribute 30 percent to the GDP. While addressing a workshop […]
Union Budget 2021: Here Is What the First Paperless Budget Has In Store for the MSME Sector
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented the central government’s Budget for the upcoming financial year 2021-22 in the Parliament. The MSME sector got a fair share of the estimated public expenditure for the next fiscal year set to begin from April 1 this year. In the budget unveiled today in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman […]
MSMEs Backbone of Indian Economy, Govt Aiming to Increase the Sector’s Contribution to India’s GDP to 50%, Says Nitin Gadkari
Hyderabad, December 12: Terming Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) as the backbone of Indian economy, MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari said the Modi government is now aiming is to increase the MSME sector’s contribution to the GDP to about 50 percent. The existing contribution of the MSME sector to India’s GDP is 30 percent. While […]
IIT Kharagpur Develops Portable AI-Based Device to Enable Automatic Inspection of Goods in MSME Sector
Kolkata, December 4: IIT Kharagpur researchers have developed a portable Artificial Intelligence-based device for automatic inspection of goods manufactured in MSMEs. According to a PTI report, the innovation will immensely benefit the micro, small and medium enterprises, which rely on manual checking and face losses when an entire batch is rejected if a few samples […]
MSME Employment Opportunities: Centre Plans to Create 5 Crore Job Opportunities in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Sectors in India
Mumbai, December 1:Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday stated that the Central government is planning to create 5 crore employment opportunities in addition to the existing ones in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sectors alone. He was addressing at 2020 Horasis Asia Meeting. Gadkari was quoted saying, “The government is planning to create 5 […]