From Rs 422 cr to Rs 5.43-lakh cr: A Government ‘startup experiment’ is redefining public procurementThe growth of Government e-Marketplace (GeM) since 2016 indicates a strong growth in MSMEs stepping up in the world of public procurement.
27 Jun, 2025, 03.22 PM IST
Startup Mahakumbh 2025: We’ve taken the first step, it’s time for start-ups to catch the train, says GeM’s Ajit ChavanGovernment e Marketplace (GeM) aims to boost start-up participation through upcoming events like Startup Mahakumbh.
01 Apr, 2025, 10.32 AM IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs fifth pre-budget consultation with MSME representativesUnion Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the fifth Pre-Budget Consultation in New Delhi, focusing on inputs from the MSME sector for the f...
21 Jun, 2024, 10.40 PM IST
Exporters seek exemption from 45-day payment rule for supplies from MSEsThe new rule, Section 43B(h) of the Income Tax Act, introduced in the Finance Act 2023, is designed to make sure small businesses get paid ...
31 Mar, 2024, 12.32 PM IST
Strict compliance for industrial well-beingIndia wants to grow its industrial base. This expansion requires the robust implementation of environment and health-related regulations. H...
01 May, 2023, 11.18 PM IST
CIA bats for independent ministry for self-employed and micro businessesFurther, it has stressed on the need for the government to adopt a three-pronged approach towards micro businesses for at least 12 months t...
15 Feb, 2023, 04.07 PM IST
Budget 2023: From ‘jailed for doing business’ to ‘total harassment’ by banks, entrepreneurs seek an end to hostilitiesIndia may have taken considerable strides in ease of doing business, but it needs to do much more. The Budget can be a great avenue to get ...
20 Jan, 2023, 12.45 PM IST
MSME Day: Intensifying efforts for speedy disposal of delayed payments, says MoS, Bhanu Pratap Singh VermaMSME Day: The performance of the Credit Guarantee Scheme during 2021-22 achieved a milestone with guarantee coverage of Rs. 56,172 crore, w...
27 Jun, 2022, 03.53 PM IST
‘Why is medium a part of MSME definition?’: As inflation pushes small firms to medium, incentives run drySome small firms recently crossed over to the medium category as their turnover increased due to high input costs and inflationary pressure...
09 Apr, 2022, 09.58 AM IST
MSMEs largely outside the ambit of PLI scheme, many small businesses left out of ECLGS. Can Budget 2022 do a course correction?Faced with lingering Covid blues, the MSME sector wants the FM to reduce compliances, address rigid banking norms and announce a PLI-like s...
19 Jan, 2022, 09.24 AM IST
New strategy to revive MSMEs mootedThe CIA and its 50 partner-SMB associations conducted a survey in June last that covered the plight of over 8,100 self-employed and micro/s...
22 Oct, 2021, 05.58 PM IST
Azim Premji University, FICCI, TISS roll out plan for employment generation in MSME sectorThe report proposes the creation of a support system that will improve Ease of Doing Business for largely informal micro and small entrepre...
23 Jan, 2021, 03.21 PM IST
Why being GST-compliant can actually increase your creditworthinessEven though creditworthiness of an individual loan applicant is one of the prime factors gauged by lenders, India has a long way to go when...
15 Jul, 2017, 11.22 AM IST
RGUMY being revamped to push MSME sector growthThe scheme is scheduled to be implemented on a pilot basis through the 12th Plan, and its primary objective is to focus on the growth of th...
26 Dec, 2014, 08.44 PM IST
- MSEs face tough norms in West Bengal
Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in West Bengal are often being promised by the state government of an easy life with simplification of r...
08 Apr, 2009, 08.19 PM IST
'MSEs need a sub-target in priority lending’Dinesh Rai, Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, spoke to ET about the current difficult situation in small-industry...
12 Dec, 2008, 04.55 AM IST
- Making banking easy for MSEs
KV Subbarao, CEO, BCSBI, speaks about the new ‘Code of Bank’s Commitment to Micro and Small Enterprises’. Excerpts from the interview.
14 Oct, 2008, 12.57 AM IST