Union Government launches Technology Acquisition and Development Fund under NMP

Union Government has launched the Technology Acquisition and Development Fund (TADF) under the National Manufacturing Policy (NMP), 2011. It was launched by Union Minister of State (MoS) for Commerce & Industry Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi. Key facts TADF will ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015

Union Cabinet gives nod to India-Taipei MoU on MSME

The Union Cabinet has approved the MoU between the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center (TECC) in India and India-Taipei Association (ITA) in Taipei. Decision in this regard was taken at Union Cabinet Meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015

MIDC inks MoU with SIDBI to raise Rs 200-crore fund for MSMEs

Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) has inked memorandum of understanding (MoU) with state-run Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to provide easy finance to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) for their growth. The MoU was signed Ananta P ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015

Small Finance Banks

On 27 November 2014, RBI had released the guidelines on Small Finance Banks along with the Payment Banks. The objective of small finance banks is to further financial inclusion by providing: Basic banking facilities to the unbanked and thereby boosting ..

Trade Receivables Discounting System

Trade Receivables Discounting System or TReDS is a welcome step by RBI to secure finances for micro, small and medium enterprises. It has been set up under the regulatory framework set up by RBI under Payment and Settlement Systems Act ..

Priority Sector Lending

In the first week of September, 2020, the Reserve Bank of India has revised the Priority Sector Lending norms. As per the new guidelines, loans up to Rs. 50 Crore for startups in agriculture and MSME sector would be given ..