Rahul Gandhi claims OBC artisans, trapped in vicious circle of neglect, fail to succeed in textile sectorRahul Gandhi highlighted the lack of representation for backward classes in the textile industry, sharing his interaction with a skilled ar...
12 Apr, 2025, 04.28 PM IST
These key constituencies can figure in Sitharaman's pre-poll budgetInterim Budget 2024: Looking back at the bonanza showered on voters by the 2019 interim budget, voters will expect this one too to be simil...
01 Feb, 2024, 07.12 AM IST
MSMEs’ share in exports 45.56% till Sept’23: Govt to ParliamentThe share of MSME products in India's exports increased from 43.59% in FY23 to 45.03% in FY22, with a growth from 49.35% in 2020-21 to 49.7...
11 Dec, 2023, 05.50 PM IST
BJP and Congress try to win over artisans in OBC community ahead of Lok Sabha electionsLeaders from both the parties suggest that unlike landholding OBCs like Yadavs, Kurmis, Jats, and several others, these OBCs engaged in the...
29 Sep, 2023, 11.13 PM IST
PM Modi launches Vishwakarma Scheme ahead of Lok Sabha electionsInaugurating the scheme and a modern India International Convention and Expo Centre ‘Yashobhoomi’, the prime minister said he was dedicatin...
18 Sep, 2023, 01.02 PM IST
FinMin says govt will provide up to 8% interest subsidy for Vishwakarma YojanaThe Indian government will provide a subsidy of up to 8% on loans to craftsmen under the Vishwakarma Yojana, according to Finance Minister ...
18 Sep, 2023, 11.11 AM IST
PM’s Vishwakarma Scheme launch on Sept 17: 70 ministers to attend event at 70 locationsUnion home minister Amit Shah will be attending the program from Ahmedabad while defence minister Rajnath Singh will attend from Lucknow. U...
11 Sep, 2023, 12.28 AM IST
Union Cabinet approves Rs 13,000-cr 'PM Vishwakarma' Yojana; craftsmen to get subsidised loans up to Rs 2 lakhThe Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved 'PM Vishwakarma' scheme to support traditional artisans and craftspeople of rural and urban India.
16 Aug, 2023, 08.43 PM IST
UP to prepare proposal asking centre to "redefine" 17 OBC sub-castes as SCsThe Allahabad HC last week quashed two GOs- one issued under the SP government in 2016 and one under the BJP government in 2019, saying onl...
09 Sep, 2022, 01.17 PM IST
Rs 8 lakh income criterion for EWS more stringent than one for OBC creamy layer: Centre to Supreme Court"The committee, therefore, concludes that the two sets of criteria are significantly different despite both using the Rs 8 lakh cut-off and...
02 Jan, 2022, 08.25 PM IST
Mati Kala board likely to help BJP cause in UP pollsThe Yogi Adityanath government had constituted the Mati Kala Board for providing training and support to the state's clay artisans, who bel...
18 Oct, 2021, 07.32 AM IST
Govt should engage with int'l media to build pressure on Pakistan: Demand in Rajya SabhaA demand for the government escalating its engagements with the international media to build a global opinion against Pakistan for sponsori...
19 Sep, 2020, 12.07 PM IST
In poll bound Rajasthan, government and political leaders are ignoring artisansRajasthan’s Dabu print is famous throughout the country but the people who make them say politicians ignore their demands, even during elec...
24 Nov, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
Govt approves continuation of PMEGP with Rs 5,500 crore outlayModifications in the scheme include making Aadhaar and PAN mandatory; New provision to allow a second loan of up to Rs 1 crore to existing ...
28 Feb, 2018, 09.25 PM IST
Small business backbone of Indian economy; not large corporations: PM ModiAccording to the prime minister, while many think that large companies dominate, in reality it is over 5.5 crore small units that drive the...
09 Apr, 2015, 12.39 PM IST
- Government petitions SC for 4.5% sub-quota within reservation for OBCs
Its argument: Muslims in the OBC category are often artisans and craftsmen, who, vis-a-vis peasant communities in the category are the more...
10 Jun, 2012, 04.59 AM IST
- Dynamic poverty list to help target aid
Govt to set eligibility criteria for automatic inclusion & exclusion of names from list.
13 May, 2010, 04.20 AM IST