Budget 2016: Dicci says proposed SC/ST Hub to play matchmaker for them"Now the challenge is before the businessmen to make most of this opportunity," Dicci founder and chairman Milind Kamble
Budget 2016: FM Arun Jaitley allocates Rs 500 crore to support SC/ST, women entrepreneursJaitley said there has been extensive interactions with Dalit India Chamber of Commerce and Industry on building an entrepreneurship ecosys...
Dalit chamber seeks policy for SC/ST SMEs in West BengalThere are a number of SMEs in the state which are being run by SCs and STs, DICCI chairman Milind Kamble said.
Maharashtra to launch incentives for Dalit businessmen by January-endThe state Cabinet is likely to clear a proposal by month-end which envisages a number of sops to encourage these entrepreneurs.
Dalit SME Fund: Total corpus stands at just Rs 50 crore after 3 years as FIs lack interestDICCI SME fund was hoped to raise Rs 500 crore over 10 years to fund enterprises run exclusively by Schedule Caste (SC)/ Schedule Tribe (ST...
Dalit SME fund, launched by P Chidambaram, close to shutting downWe could not raise the money because we could not convince financial institutions," Milind Kamble, Chairman Dalit Chamber of Commerce, told...
Telangana CM Chandrasekhar Rao announces India's first Dalit incubation centreTelangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao has announced the setting up the country's first Dalit incubation centre in Hyderabad with an initial corp...
25% industrial land to be earmarked for SC/ST entrepreneursTelangana govt is planning to earmark 25 per cent of the land allotted for industrial use to SC and ST entrepreneurs, Chief Minister K Chan...
- Dalit right to exploit resources can’t be defended: Sociologist
Environmentalists are now facing a challenge from a very unusual quarter —a section of dalits , who are demanding a right to exploit natura...
Tata Group to invest Rs 1 cr for 33% stake in Dalit enterpriseThe Tatas are also exploring the possibility of floating a not for profit company to channelise more investments into other Dalit-owned ent...
SIDBI commits Rs 10 crore to DICCI SME fund for dalit entrepreneursUnion Finance Minister Chidambaram complimented SIDBI for being the first FI to contribute to the DICCI SME Fund and urged other FIs to do ...
FDI in retail: To empower dalits, do away with India’s antiquated retail trading systemFDI in retail will further boost India's industrialisation and give modernity a thumbs up. FDI lao, Manu bhagao.
Venture capital fund to promote dalit business launchedA VC fund, dedicated to promoting Dalit entrepreneurs, has been registered by Sebi, paving way for creation of a corpus to support business...
- Ratan Tata asks India Inc to help dalit entrepreneurs grow
Ratan Tata said India Inc should assist the small entrepreneurs, especially those from the dalit community, to become global entrepreneurs.
- Dalit industry body to set up Rs 500cr venture capital fund
"We expect the procedure to be completed soon and in the next six-eight months we will be ready with the fund," Kamble maintained.
- Ratan Tata to attend first Dalit trade fair at BKC
In a first, the three-day trade fair organized by Dalit entrepreneurs and businessmen in December will be attended by Ratan Tata , the head...
Dalits gain traction; govt plans preferential purchases from SC, ST businessesScheduled castes, or dalits, who make up about 180 million of 1.2 billion Indians, are usually seen as a homogenous entity.