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  Mamata Banerjee launches micro business credit card to boost MSMEs

  February 12, 2015 8:29 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wednesday launched a Micro Business Credit Card, which will give a boost to MSME sector in the state.At a programme here at the state secretariat, Banerjee said the

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  Budget 2015: 'Make in India' likely to get big push

  India | January 19, 2015 12:15 IST

  New Delhi: The ‘Make in India' plan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi may soon get a big push in the forthcoming Union budget 2015-16.In addition to several tax breaks, some crucial steps are likely to

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  MSMEs to play lead role in 'Make in India': Kalraj Mishra

  Politics | January 10, 2015 15:08 IST

  Kolkata: The MSME segment will lead the central government's 'Make in India' initiative, and steps are being taken for the empowerment of the sector, according to MSME Minister Kalraj Mishra."The micro, small and medium enterprise

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  BJP neither disappointed nor dejected: Kalraj on bypoll results

  Politics | September 18, 2014 16:25 IST

  Lucknow: Union Minister for Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSME) Kalraj Mishra today said though the by-election results were not as per BJP's expectation, the party was “neither disappointed nor dejected”.  “The results of by-elections

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  Power crisis may force closure of 25 percent small businesses

  June 09, 2014 7:31 IST

  New Delhi: Acute power shortages are likely to force over 25 percent micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in several states, mostly in north India, to close their businesses, according to industry lobby Assocham.The worst

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  Panel suggests flexible labour laws in its report to Cabinet Secretary

  November 18, 2013 20:18 IST

  New Delhi: A government panel has suggested flexible labour laws and simplified taxation system, among other things, to improve manufacturing in small units.The inter-ministerial committee (IMC), headed by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Secretary