Small and Medium Enterprises
SC-ST Hub Conclave
The MSME ministry organized a national SC-ST hub conclave in Gujarat. Key facts The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) organized the event on September 28 to raise awareness about the National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) scheme and other ..
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Guidelines issued for PLI Scheme for Food Processing Industry
The Government of India recently issued guidelines for the “Production Linked Scheme” of Food Processing Industry. The GoI had earlier approved the PLI Scheme for Food Processing under the “Atma Nirbhar Bharat” with an outlay of 10,900 crores of rupees. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
‘Gramodyog Vikas Yojana’ programme launched by MoMSME
The MSME Ministry has given the approval to start a programme for the benefit and welfare of artisans involved in the manufacturing of agarbatti and also to develop village industry under the ‘Gramodyog Vikas Yojana’. As of now, four pilot ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
SAFE Scheme: SIDBI provides working capital of Rs 1 crore to MSME
On April 8, 2020, the Small Industries Development Bank of India announced that it will provide emergency working capital of Rs 1 crore to small and medium enterprises. SAFE Scheme The SIDBI launched SAFE scheme on March 26, 2020. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Bank of Baroda signs MoU with Care Ratings to assess SMEs’ credit quality
Indian Public sector bank, Bank of Baroda recently signed an MoU with Indian credit rating agency, Care Ratings. The pact aims to assess credit quality of the small and medium enterprises (SME) customers of the bank. The rating agency is ..
Govt Plan to Curb Special Steel Imports
The Ministry of Steel is working on a proposal to impose quality control regulations on tinplate and tin-free steel. The Ministry of Steel is planning to mandate foreign tinplate suppliers to adhere to BIS standards. Mandating impost to be in ..
KVIC distributes more than 1 lakh Bee-Boxes under ‘Honey Mission’
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) distributed more than one lakh bee-boxes among farmers and unemployed youths across India in less than two years under its ‘Honey Mission’ initiative. This is the first time such mass scale distribution of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
New Delhi hosted the 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave
14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership concluded in New Delhi. Ministry of Commerce in association with Confederation of Indian Industry and EXIM Bank of India has organized this 3-day conclave addressing the session. This conclave has marked the ..