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Amid disruptions, a timely lifeline in a credit guarantee scheme
May 07, 2026 1:03 am
The scale of disruption warrants that the government continue to monitor the situation. More measures may be needed if the supply-chain dislocations persist and deepen
Noida workers' protest | ‘Govt shouldn’t be under pressure’: Industry body questions wage hike timing
April 17, 2026 2:45 pm
While sources said the government is in the process of forming the new wage board, there are concerns in industry about the timing of the interim hike, which came soon after protests.
Hormuz crisis may push up drug prices: Pharma MSMEs battle cost spike of raw materials, packaging
April 15, 2026 3:44 am
Industry bodies have reached out to policymakers, urging emergency measures, including shorter tender cycles, faster payments and policy support for MSMEs.
MSMEs seek loan moratorium for units affected by US tariffs, faster payments from buyers at pre-Budget meet
November 13, 2025 9:20 am
MSMEs also informed the Finance Ministry that labour-intensive sectors are the hardest hit, particularly textiles, gems and jewellery and the fishery sector.
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.
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.
As MSMEs push back, govt data shows BIS issued nearly half of all quality control orders in just 3 years
September 16, 2025 8:53 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
Govt pushes for e-commerce exports amid US tariff hit; MSMEs ask govt to allow FDI in inventory-led model
August 28, 2025 5:20 am
The source said that various methods to boost e-commerce exports are being explored, but there is a major difference of opinion among stakeholders regarding the inventory-based model of e-commerce.
Public sector banks' MSME bad loans falling, Finance Ministry tells Rajya Sabha
July 29, 2025 11:15 pm
Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said the gross bad loan ratio of public sector banks’ MSME loans had fallen to 6.18% as at the end of March 2025
Over 37 lakh new MSMEs registered in Gujarat in last 5 years: Union Minister in Rajya Sabha
July 21, 2025 11:07 pm
In the same period, 8,779 MSMEs have closed down in the state, Union Minister of State for MSMEs, Shobha Karandlaje, said in reply to a question raised by MP Parimal Nathwani
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