Tarun Current Affairs, GK & News
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana: 1.12 crore employment generated
The Ministry of Finance recently announced that nearly Rs 15 lakh crores have been sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY). What are the achievements of PMMY? More than 28 crore 68 lakh loans have been sanctioned since the launch of Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana. Of the total loans provided, 68% were provided to women ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: employment generation • Kishor • MUDRA • Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana • Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) • Shishu • Tarun • Women Empowerment
Increase in Quantum of MUDRA Bad Loans
An RTI reply has shown a spike in the quantum of bad loans disbursed under the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY). Extracts from the RTI Reply Gross NPAs under MUDRA rose by 68.7 per cent to Rs 16,480.87 crore for the financial year ended March 2019 from Rs 9,769 crore a year ago. When ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Bad Loans • Kishor • NPA • PMMY • Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana • Shishu • Tarun
Recommendations of U K Sinha Committee
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had constituted an Expert Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises under the chairmanship U K Sinha to suggest long-term measures for the economic and financial sustainability of the MSME sector. Recommendations of the Committee The committee has proposed doubling the limit on collateral-free loans to Rs 20 lakh ..
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Kishor • Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency • MSME sector • MSMEs • MUDRA Bank • PMMY • Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana • RBI • Reserve Bank of India • Shishu • Tarun
RBI cautions on NPAs due to MUDRA Loans
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has voiced concern on the spike in non-performing assets (NPAs) under the government’s flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana to support micro-enterprises in the country. Disbursements under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana The annual report of the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana provides following data about the disbursements under the Pradhan ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Topics: Kishore • Mudra Loans • NPA • Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana • Refinancing • Reserve Bank of India • Shishu • Tarun
5 Novels by Indian Writers in Man Asian Literary Prize
Five novels by Indian writers figure in this year’s Man Asian Literary Prize long list. The personalities including 5 Indians are: Jamil Ahmad (Pakistan) – The Wandering Falcon Tahmima Anam (Bangladesh) – The Good Muslim Jahnavi Barua (India) – Rebirth Rahul Bhattacharya (India) – The Sly Company Of People Who Care Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (Iran) – ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Topics: Amitav Ghosh • Bhattacharyya • Indian people • Jahnavi Barua • Magazines • Man Asian Literary Prize • Outlook • Rahul Bhattacharya • Tarun • Tarun Tejpal • Tehelka • Writers