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Innovate, break into markets through quality: CEA Nageswaran to MSMEs

November 26, 2025 8:16 am

Delayed payments to MSMEs fell 7% to Rs 8.14 lakh crore in FY24, as per a new report released on Tuesday.

MSME Forum meets Mann, seeks check on revenue leakages

November 04, 2025 7:22 pm

Adding that many officials in the department possessed assets worth billions, he said, “Taking note of this, the CM directed Chief Secretary KAP Sinha to hold a separate meeting with the forum and take steps to plug tax evasion in the state.”

Gujarat: Over 900 take part in Women Entrepreneurship Platform events

October 07, 2025 9:09 am

Aimed at equipping women in Gujarat with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to embark on their entrepreneurial journeys, the programmes focus on areas such as ideation, business planning, and financial literacy.

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Exclusive | MSME relief on cards: Former Cab Secy led panel to suggest overhaul of Quality Control Orders

September 18, 2025 8:31 am

According to sources, two important changes proposed by the committee are: bring down the number of the technical conformity assessment schemes formulated by BIS from ten to two and shift the focus of inspections from the factory to the market.

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Govt plans MSME outreach on concerns over certification

September 17, 2025 2:11 am

QCOs are legal orders issued by departments or ministries under the BIS Act, which make it mandatory for domestic and imported products to conform with certain quality standards.

UP govt greenlights MSME industrial estate policy, will ‘boost investor confidence’

August 12, 2025 2:33 pm

The policy aims to promote industries through easy land allocation, better facilities, and better management.

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel approves action plan for AI implementation

July 28, 2025 11:00 am

The mission will focus on skilling, reskilling, and upskilling the workforce in AI and related technologies", a government release said.

P Chidambaram writes: Why no jobs for most youth?

May 25, 2025 10:04 am

...The regrettable but inescapable conclusions are, firstly, that the applicants for jobs do not have the education or the skills to fill the jobs. And, secondly, that the jobs on offer are not attractive because of the structure of the enterprise or the emoluments

India to retaliate if UK introduces carbon tax, says official

May 08, 2025 11:59 pm

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal have labelled the CBAM, or carbon tax, as an "unfair" measure and a violation of the "common but differentiated responsibilities" (CBDR) principle of multilateral climate negotiations.

Compared to large companies, MSMEs are most affected by regulation, NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam added. (Express File Photo)

Not enough medium-sized companies in India, ‘an institutional, structural problem’: Niti CEO

March 27, 2025 8:57 am

India has approximately 6.18 crore MSMEs, comprising 6.09 crore micro, 7.44 lakh small, and 70,000 medium enterprises, as per the latest Udyam portal data. Udyam is the only government portal for MSME registration.