Addressing the Eclipse over Sunrise Sectors in India December 20, 2020, 7:14 PM IST
Food processing industry needs a renewed household-entrepreneur focused approach
By Pradeep S. Mehta and Sarthak Shukla
“We are furthering Government’s agenda by bringing hundreds of jobs here, despite which we are not getting the promised subsidy benefits on time”, said the owner of a biscuit manufacturing plant in North East Mega Food Park in Nalbari, Assam. He said this when asked about the main challenges faced by their enterprise, during our field visit for the study on Good and Better Jobs in India.
This concern highlights a dangerous development that the Indian economy is staring at. There is a trust deficit between the government and industry, and employment has become merely a number to showcase one’s efforts for job creation.
PM Modi assures farmers over farm laws, Rahul Gandhi calls it asatyagrah | 10 points
PM Modi assures farmers over farm laws, Rahul Gandhi calls it asatyagrah | 10 points
As the farm stir continues, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to the farming community to clear the air. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the government is open to talks and hopeful that the farm stir will end before the New Year.
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The farmers have been agitating against three new farm laws at Singhu and Tikri borders of Delhi since last month (File | PTI)
Thousands of farmers are still staying put at the Delhi border points demanding the repeal of the three farm laws that Parliament passed in September. The government, on the other hand, has maintained that the farm laws are good for the farmers while indicating its willingness to amend the wordings of the laws to allay fears among the farmers. As the farm stir continues, Prime Mi
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik
BHUBANESWAR: With an aim to help the pandemic-hit micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the state, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved a package of Rs 289.42 crore that includes a number of assistance measures.
The assistance measures include interest subvention, top-up subsidy, reimbursement of state GST and waiver of annual institutional maintenance charges, which would benefit around 2 lakh MSMEs, said an official statement.
“The package has been announced at benefiting a range of entrepreneurs, mostly women and weaker sections of society, in the MSME sector of the state to recover from the unexpected challenges by the Covid-19 pandemic. MSME sector generates huge employment opportunities,” said an official.
Naveen announces Rs 289 crore package for MSMEs to combat COVID-19 outbreak PNN
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved a package of Rs 289.42 crore for the benefit of MSMEs in order to combat the pandemic situation in the state.
The package includes a number of assistance measures such as interest subvention, top-up subsidy, reimbursement of state GST and waiver of annual institutional maintenance charges.
The package is aimed at benefiting a range of entrepreneurs, mostly women and weaker sections of society, in the MSME sector of the state to recover from the unexpected challenges by the COVID-19 pandemic.
As per the provision, the government will provide an interest subvention for the MSMEs under emergency credit line guarantee scheme with a one-year moratorium.