TReDS tweak to ease MSME credit flow amid global pressureBanks are set to boost credit flow to MSMEs as regulators ease onboarding for the Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS). This move a...
10 Apr, 2026, 05.59 AM IST
As India's MSME sector matures, IDBI Bank's Sumit Phakka says the lending framework must keep paceIndia's small businesses are now driving economic growth. New government budgets are boosting MSME financing and support. Digital tools are...
08 Apr, 2026, 03.52 PM IST
MSMEs seek force majeure relief amid Gulf war disruptionsSmall businesses supplying the government are seeking relief from contract penalties. They want the Centre to invoke force majeure due to g...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.32 AM IST
Eco Survey 2026: Budget 2025-26 measures expand guaranteed credit for MSMEsThe Economic Survey 2026 says that various measures announced in the Union Budget 2025-26 helped expand guaranteed credit for MSMEs.
29 Jan, 2026, 01.14 PM IST
Union Budget 2025 receives mixed reactions from Ludhiana’s MSMEsThe announcement to increase the threshold of MSME turnover criteria from Rs 250 crore to Rs 500 crore has raised concerns among local indu...
05 Feb, 2025, 12.36 PM IST
Inter-ministerial group to draw up MSME schemeFinance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced an MSME package in the budget that included a credit guarantee scheme to cover loans of u...
22 Aug, 2024, 12.28 AM IST
Budget Manufacturing push: PLI boost for shoes, toys, electronicsThe government has increased the budget for the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme by 33% to Rs 6,200 crore and is reviewing the PLI ...
02 Feb, 2024, 01.38 AM IST
Interim Budget 2024: MSMEs want to see execution of policies, express cautious optimism on announcementsAmong some of the measures announced include the establishment of a corpus of Rs 1 lakh crore to give interest-free loan for tech-savvy you...
01 Feb, 2024, 03.05 PM IST
MSME sector to soon become the largest employer of the country: B B Swain, MSME SecretaryThe government is working towards a comprehensive and coordinated response to help the MSME sector face the current challenging phase, B B ...
22 Mar, 2023, 10.31 AM IST
NBFCs hail budget announcements for agri, MSME sectorsNBFCs operating in the gold loan, auto finance and other segments feel that the announcements made in the budget for growth and development...
02 Feb, 2023, 01.36 PM IST
Rs 6,000-cr programme to rate MSMEs to be rolled out in 5 yrs: SitharamanAs part of initiatives to promote digital infrastructure, a desh stack e-portal will be launched, she noted in her presentation of the Unio...
01 Feb, 2022, 12.02 PM IST
Monetary policy: RBI provides new incentives for commercial banks to lend to MSMEsThe move will facilitate more fund flow for a sector which has been facing acute financial crunch in the aftermath of the pandemic.
05 Feb, 2021, 12.18 PM IST
Top of the list: MSMEs look for easier access to loans in Budget 2019The year 2019 seems hopeful for MSME’s since the government has already started providing them with various reliefs.
31 Jan, 2019, 09.44 AM IST
Budget 2017: Announce special sops for MSME sectorI hope that like past year, budget 2017 will continue to be farmer friendly as success of the food processing sector and allied industries ...
25 Jan, 2017, 12.30 PM IST
Budget 2014 provides Rs 10k cr entrepreneurship fund; bankruptcy law to be made startup-friendlyPresenting his budget speech, Jaitley said that promotion of entrepreneurship and start-up companies remains a challenge.
10 Jul, 2014, 04.58 PM IST
Union Budget 2011: MSME's disappointed with Union Budget 2011-12: Anil Gupta, President, IIAThe back bone of Indian Economy, the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME’s) represented by Indian Industries Association (IIA) was di...
28 Feb, 2011, 11.13 PM IST
- SIDBI begins work on Rs 2,000-cr risk capital fund
Small Industries Development Bank of India will soon roll out new equity schemes for small and medium enterprises through a Rs 2,000-crore ...
07 Mar, 2008, 05.38 PM IST