98% Exporters, Especially from MSMEs, to Benefit Under Merchandise Exports from India Scheme, Says Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, September 2: The Union Minister of Railways, Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that 98 per cent of the exporters — especially Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) — will benefit under Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) with reward cap of Rs 2 crore per Importer Exporter Code (IEC) from […]

Jio Mart, Facebook Tie-Up Aims to Bring 25 Million SMEs Online in Near Future

Mumbai, August 29: With an aim to help millions of COVID-19 affected Kirana stores in India, JIO Mart has tied up with Facebook to bring 20-25 million small businesses online in the near future. The two business giants have joined hands to help these small and medium enterprises digitise their product catalogues through the use […]

MSMEs in Maharashtra: State Government Mulling Relief Package For Lockdown-Hit Sector, Says Industries Minister Subhash Desai

In what is believed to be a move to revive the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in Maharashtra, the state government is planning to provide some relief to the sector which has been severely impacted due to coronavirus lockdown. Maharashtra industries minister Subhash Desai was quoted in a TOI report saying that the […]

RBI Extends Deadline For Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum of MSME Registrations Till March 31, 2021

New Delhi, August 24: The Reserve Bank of India on Monday extended the validity of Entrepreneurs Memorandum (EM) Part II and Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum (UAMs) from June 30, 2020, to March 31, 2021. The RBI circular even stated that all the enterprises are required to register online and obtain ‘Udyam Registration Certificate’ to be classified […]

Flipkart Ties-Up With Nepal’s E-Commerce Firm Sastodeal to Enable Cross-Border Trade, Now Its MSMEs Can Sell Their Merchandise Abroad

Good news for India MSMEs. All the Indians MSMEs which are registered with e-commerce giant Flipkart will now be able to sell their merchandise abroad as well as the homegrown e-commerce platform. Flipkart had partnered with an e-commerce company in Nepal named Sastodeal. With this, Flipkart aims to create cross-border trade opportunities for lakhs of […]

Modi Govt Considering Giving ‘MSME Status’ to Dealers to Enable Them to Avail Benefits Offered to MSMEs, Says Nitin Gadkari

The Modi government is considering of giving ‘MSME status’ to dealers which will enable them to avail benefits offered to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The announcement was made by Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for MSME and road transport and highways, while he was addressing a virtual exhibition on ‘Construction Equipment, Technology Components and […]