New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Centre has disbursed approximately Rs 1 lakh crore under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme 5.0 (ECLGS) to enable MSMEs and other industries to tide over the liquidity crunch during the West Asia crisis, MSME Secretary Bharat Khera said on Tuesday.Speaking at a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) event here, Khera said, “Our effort has been to ensure that MSMEs don’t suffer unduly in such times.”Khera said while disruptions caused by the West Asia crisi…
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Amaravati, June 29 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday directed officials to make government services more accessible and citizen-friendly. Reviewing the performance of various departments from the Real Time Governance Society (RTGS) Centre at the Secretariat, the Chief Minister directed the officials to simplify and streamline the service delivery mechanisms.According to an official release, officials informed the Chief Minister that the government has already in…
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) India has made significant progress across several sectors over the past 12 years, but the country must become more globally competitive to achieve its ambition of becoming a $10 trillion economy, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) President R. Mukundan said on Tuesday.In an interaction with IANS, Mukundan said India has witnessed substantial improvements in infrastructure sectors such as power, logistics, railways, ports and shipping. However, he stressed that the cou…
Ahmedabad, June 19 (IANS) The Directorate General of Taxpayer Services (DGTS), in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Gujarat organised a seminar in Ahmedabad on Friday to increase industry awareness of the Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) programme and the Manufacture and Other Operations in Warehouse Regulations (MOOWR), two key initiatives aimed at facilitating trade and improving business efficiency. The seminar, held in Ahmedabad, brought together customs official…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) India has witnessed remarkable progress across economic, social and infrastructure sectors during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 12 years in office, with reforms and efficient governance strengthening the country’s resilience, competitiveness and global standing, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Director General Chandrajit Banerjee said on Wednesday.Congratulating PM Modi on completing 12 years of leadership, Banerjee said the country has emerged as one of the wor…
Gandhinagar/Vadodara, May 30 (IANS) Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), India’s first and only Central university dedicated to transportation and logistics education, is expanding its academic, research and industry-linked programmes as Vadodara prepares to host the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for the Central Gujarat region. Established on December 6, 2022, under the guidance of the Central government and with the support of the state government, the university has emerged as a spe…
Gandhinagar, May 21 (IANS) As the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the proposed “One Nation, One Election” framework concluded its three-day consultation visit to Gujarat on Thursday, educational institutions and industry bodies emerged among the strongest supporters of simultaneous elections, arguing that repeated polls were causing sustained disruption to academic functioning, labour availability and economic activity across the state. The 39-member committee, chaired by BJP M…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Thursday called for a coordinated national response to tackle a ‘3Fs’ challenge of fuel, fertiliser and food amid the West Asian crisis, causing price rise in these sectors.CII said the three pressures from fuel, fertiliser and food are interlinked and must be treated as a single, integrated economic challenge.“Fuel feeds into fertiliser, fertiliser feeds into food, and all three feed into inflation, fiscal stress, and hous…
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Following the success of “Metro Monday” in the national capital, Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra said on Wednesday that the state government has intensified its work-from-home initiative, with Ministers and employees working remotely, including himself, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to save fuel and promote sustainable practices.Speaking to IANS, Minister Mishra noted that the Delhi government has decided to implement a two-day work-from-home policy ever…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Secretariat has officially notified the composition of the joint committee of Parliament on the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The list of members was published in the Lok Sabha Bulletin on Tuesday.The joint committee, comprising members of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, has been constituted to examine the proposed amendments to corporate laws aimed at further strengthening governance, ease of doing business, transparency, and regulatory ov…