Government scheme for rural BPOs creates more employmentIndia BPO Promotion Scheme will soon list its services on the government eMarketplace portal GeM.
14 Dec, 2017, 09.01 AM IST
Government to expand BPO subsidy scheme; RS PrasadUnder the scheme the government provides subsidy of upto Rs. 1 lakh for each BPO seat set in a tier II or tier III town.
13 Dec, 2017, 07.54 PM IST
- Key highlights of Assam Budget 2017-18
Encouragement to Khadi- Every employee will be provided Rs 1000 on reimbursement basis upon buying two Khadi apparels every year.
07 Feb, 2017, 06.50 PM IST
50 companies including World Bank, Deutsche Bank and Barclays keen on associating with postal bank initiative: Ravi Shankar PrasadThe Union Cabinet in June had cleared the proposal for postal payments banks with a corpus of Rs 800 crore. The proposal is to set up 650 b...
20 Aug, 2016, 11.11 PM IST
Government's BPO promotion scheme gets a lukewarm response from the industryMost top and mid-tier IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) companies stayed away from govt's ambitious project with the exception of T...
28 Jul, 2016, 11.34 AM IST
IT department woos ministries to make BPO scheme a successThe national BPO scheme which is aimed at creating job opportunities in small cities promises a subsidy of up to Rs 1 lakh per seat.
30 Jun, 2016, 04.20 AM IST
India attracts over Rs 1.28 lakh crore in electronic manufacturingGovernment was working towards making India a hub for electronics manufacturing, in which the Centre and states have to play a crucial part...
22 Mar, 2016, 03.37 PM IST
Digital India will be a $1-trillion business opportunity: Ravi Shankar PrasadThe Modi government, Prasad said, is building a robust broadband infrastructure for digital delivery of services, including e-education and...
26 Feb, 2016, 04.24 AM IST
Government may perk up incentives for national BPO promotion schemeThe government is trying to perk up the incentives for the national BPO promotion scheme by adding women-oriented and differentlyabled bene...
09 Jan, 2016, 06.19 AM IST
Government has received Rs 1.13-lakh crore electronic manufacturing proposals: Ravi Shankar Prasad"M-SIPS, DeitY, has received 156 proposals with investment of over Rs 1 lakh 13 thousand crore. Major brands have submitted their applicati...
30 Nov, 2015, 09.02 PM IST
Varying minimum wages may hit rural BPO pushThe government’s plan to push the business process outsourcing industry to expand into non-metro and rural areas could trip on this long-st...
30 Sep, 2015, 12.04 PM IST
Companies want government to relax rules to promote BPOs in tier II, III citiesThe BPOs have also demanded that the incentives under the scheme should be extended to companies that already operate in non-metro location...
14 Sep, 2015, 05.17 AM IST
Government offers funding, dedicated contracts to BPO industry to create jobs in North-EastThe government is looking at this demand, having already created a North East BPO Promotion Scheme to help fund creation of 5,000 jobs.
24 Mar, 2015, 01.59 PM IST
Bescom plans big rate hike as big clients go off gridCream of Bescom’s big-ticket customers -- SAP Labs, Wipro, Manyata Tech Park and Sasken Communications, among others -- have walked out of ...
03 Jan, 2015, 06.43 AM IST
- Towards a broadband revolution
We should allow 3G equipment to be installed on 2G spectrum.
29 Aug, 2009, 01.44 AM IST
- Why IT industry should expand its physical base
Average salary bill for IT cos is around 45% of the total cost. This could come down with government's proposed 43 new IT cities.Keep your ...
18 Jun, 2008, 10.50 AM IST
- Small IT firms lose as Andhra baits big fish
Niche players say govt policy of linking space needs to job creation hits them hard.
02 Aug, 2006, 09.48 AM IST