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FinMin to meet CEOs of PSBs on Tuesday, review progress of financial inclusion schemesThe finance ministry called a meeting of heads of Public Sector Banks to review financial inclusion schemes like PM Vishwakarma, Jan Suraks...
Telangana proposes Rs 5L insurance cover, Rs 12,000 crore support scheme for farmers"The estimated total expenditure in 2018-19 is Rs 1,74,453.84 crore. Of this, revenue expenditure is Rs 1,25,454.70 crore and capital expen...
Government mulls health insurance cover for weavers under ESICThe medical care under the ESI scheme entails primary, secondary and tertiary medical care with no cap on individual expenditure.
FinMin working to converge all insurance schemes for weaversThe Finance Ministry is coordinating with concerned ministries to converge all insurance schemes including Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojan...
Govt considers providing tax benefits, marketing support for powerloom sectorThis would be the second in a series of incentives for the textile sector, after a Rs 6,500 crore package announced for garments in June.
Higher insurance cover for handloom weavers in the worksThe ministry has proposed increasing the cover for accidental death to Rs 4 lakh from Rs 1.5 lakh. In case of natural death, benefit may be...
Government working to increase wages of skilled handloom weavers: Santosh Kumar GangwarGangwar said the Budget utilisation for the sector in 2015-16 was Rs 591 crore, which is 25 per cent higher than the previous year.
Free yarn distributed to 22,49,249 weavers in AssamDuring the last six years, 4,656 weavers were distributed handlooms free of cost by incurring an expenditure of Rs 1,412.85 lakh.
Jammu and Kashmir government provides insurance cover to over 44,000 weaversAs many as 44,714 weavers have been covered under health insurance scheme and Mahatma Gandhi Banker Bima Yojana in the state, the govt said.
Textile Minister K S Rao chairs first meeting of Handloom BoardTextiles Minister K S Rao chaired the first meeting of the reconstituted All India Handloom Board and discussed measures taken to boost the...
- Government approves National Social Security Fund
The Government today approved the constitution and operation of the National Social Security Fund for unorganised sector workers with an in...
- Ministry beats deadline & target for weaver cover
40,000 powerloom weavers covered against 25,000 a month before100-day prog ends.
- Maran looks east as US, UK slow down
The government on Wednesday expanded the scope of its Look East policy to the textile sector, asking the industry to tap market in Japan wh...
- Micro insurance players may escape service tax
The proposal is still being looked at, especially in view of giving a major push to social security in low income groups.
- Many Surat cos out in the cold without cover
Once the flood waters recede, many Surat-based businesses in the diamonds and textile sectors may face a second blow.
- Surat's entrepreneurs out in the cold without insurance
Once the flood waters recede, many Surat-based businesses in the diamonds and textile sectors may face a second blow.
- Cleared! I-cards for all and a commodities exchange
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Thursday cleared proposals for a Rs 15,000-crore National Rail Vikas Yojna, identity cards for all c...