Four out of 10 MSMEs changed their business models to survive Covid: ReportWhen asked about the support received from government schemes and incentives, 50% of the respondents said that the schemes did not help the...
14 Dec, 2021, 03.31 PM IST
Delta-wary MSMEs brace for Omicron impactThe coronavirus pandemic has crippled small businesses and sucked out liquidity from the ecosystem. But the discovery of another variant sh...
02 Dec, 2021, 09.10 AM IST
Parliamentary panel calls for fresh package to help MSMEsThe panel has recommended that the government should immediately come out with a larger economic package “aimed at bolstering demand, inves...
28 Jul, 2021, 10.12 AM IST
59% of startups and MSMEs may shut shop, sell off or scale down: SurveyThe second Covid wave has hit the MSMEs hard. Most of the companies have witnessed their working capital being hit as sales crashed.
27 May, 2021, 11.11 AM IST
Govt should allow MSMEs to do home delivery to help sustain livelihood: FISMEIt said India is home to about 6.3 crore micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) which form the backbone of the economy and the second ...
25 May, 2021, 10.06 PM IST
How MSMEs will fare during the second Covid waveThere will be a slight increase in the delinquencies in Q1 depending on how long it will go on, says Rajesh Sharma.
20 Apr, 2021, 03.31 PM IST
Bajaj Auto MD questions need for another lockdown, says time for industry bodies to speak upBajaj asked if 95% of the cases are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, then what is the need to impose a lockdown on 130 million people of...
12 Apr, 2021, 01.54 PM IST
Latest round of Covid restrictions has lenders fretting over rising defaultsYesterday, Maharashtra, which has seen a resurgence of infections, announced a weekend lockdown starting 8 pm of Fridays to 7 am on Mondays...
06 Apr, 2021, 07.13 AM IST
What MSMEs expect from Budget 2021 to put behind the COVID-19 affectWith fintech and digital payments becoming more accepted, the government could announce some support for creating a digital payments framew...
22 Jan, 2021, 11.49 AM IST
Signs of greenshoots: India's electricity output recovers further in first half of JulyIndustries and offices account for over half of India's annual power use. While power use has picked up from previous months when India was...
16 Jul, 2020, 02.26 PM IST
CII poll finds Rs 1,819 crore of unpaid dues to MSME membersThe sample CII poll showed that about 32 per cent of the outstanding to MSMEs have been delayed for more than 2 years and about Rs 895 cror...
18 May, 2020, 04.52 PM IST
Second coronavirus stimulus could be unveiled this weekThe first part of the package targeted at MSMEs and migrants could come early this week, the official said. A package for services, one of ...
11 May, 2020, 06.57 AM IST
Cash flows for companies dry up due to lockdownSome companies are struggling to pay salaries to employees, while some are looking at winding up operations rather than continue with an un...
04 May, 2020, 08.19 AM IST
HAPPY launches Lockdown Loans for MSMEsHAPPY interacted with nearly 300 MSMEs via a survey to understand their sentiments and painpoints before designing the new feature.
30 Apr, 2020, 05.19 PM IST
We can’t be guided only by the response of other countries: Nitin GadkariNitin Gadkari is shaping the government’s response to distress in the MSME sector as a consequence of the lockdown prompted by the Covid-19...
26 Apr, 2020, 06.30 PM IST
Revise, upgrade schemes to help MSMEs battled Covid-19: GadkariIn a review meeting held by the minister on MSMEs after the country went into a 21-days’ lockdown for battling the Covid-19 outbreak, Gadka...
09 Apr, 2020, 09.52 PM IST
A quarter of MSMEs may shut shop if the lockdown persists19% to 43% of the MSMEs may disappear if the crisis persists 4 or 8 weeks.
30 Mar, 2020, 11.20 AM IST