Latest MSME News & Updates

Vadodara/Bengaluru, May 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday distributed more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly recruited candidates across various government departments and organisations during the 19th edition of the Rozgar Mela held at 47 locations across the country. Newly appointed youths in Vadodara and Bengaluru on Saturday expressed happiness and gratitude after receiving their appointment letters. In Vadodara, the 19th Rozgar Mela was organised with Union Jal Shakt…

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Governing Body Meeting of intergovernmental body Asian Productivity Organization concluded here after three days of deliberations, reviewing Vision 2030 roadmap and institutional performance measures, an official statement said on Saturday.The meeting — hosted by the National Productivity Council under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) — reviewed priorities and informed member economies about GAIA (Genuine AI Action) for AI‑drive…

Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)-backed National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) has joined hands with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) to strengthen training in governance, ESG and capital markets, an official statement said on Thursday.The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Mumbai and aims to jointly design and deliver capacity building programmes, certification courses, executive education modules and training initiati…

Chennai, May 18 (IANS) In a move aimed at improving administrative efficiency and ensuring closer coordination across departments, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has assigned a wide range of government portfolios to senior officials in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), outlining a new administrative structure for overseeing governance and policy implementation. According to an order issued by the CMO, senior bureaucrats have been entrusted with clusters of important departments to …

New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India’s private capital expenditure recorded a sharp 67 per cent jump to Rs 7.7 lakh crore in September 2025, signalling the strongest revival in the country’s investment cycle in more than a decade, according to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Sunday.The industry body said private capex had risen significantly from Rs 4.6 lakh crore in September 2024.CII’s analysis of nearly 1,200 companies from the CMIE Prowess database showed that manufacturing acc…

New Delhi, May 8 (IANS): As Chair of BRICS in 2026, India is spearheading a renewed agenda for MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) cooperation under the BRICS Partnership on the New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR).During India’s Chairship, the Ministry of MSME is mandated to convene three SME working group meetings and the inaugural BRICS MSME Forum.The first SME Working Group Meeting was successfully convened online on 24th April 2026 with a specialised focus on “Access to Finance fo…

Gandhinagar, May 7 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Thursday said that decisions on preventive detention and externment measures such as PASA and “tadipar” must be taken after hearing police officers, while stressing that strict action against anti-social elements should be ensured wherever necessary. He was addressing the closing ceremony of a three-day Revenue Department’s ‘Chintan Shibir’, where he underlined the need for administrative decisions to be taken with due…

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) India’s manufacturing sector reported sustained growth and rising optimism in Q4 FY26 even as input costs climbed, a report said on Wednesday. The report from FICCI said that its Manufacturing Survey found 93 per cent of respondents saying production was higher or flat, compared to 91 per cent in the previous quarter.This optimism was also evident in domestic demand, as 89 per cent of respondents anticipated higher or same orders in Q4 FY 2026 compared to the previous q…

Surat, May 2 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said on Saturday that 2,792 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) worth Rs 3.53 lakh crore were signed during the two-day Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) in Surat, with projects expected to generate direct employment for more than 2.82 lakh youths over the next three years. Addressing the concluding session at Auro University, Sanghavi described the conference as a “historic” platform that has showcased South Gujarat’s indus…

Surat/Ahmedabad, May 2 (IANS) Union Health Minister and former Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) J. P. Nadda arrived in Gujarat on Saturday to attend the concluding session of the third edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) – South Gujarat in Surat. He is scheduled to address the valedictory programme alongside Union Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil.Ahead of the closing session, Nadda held a courtesy meeting in Ahmedabad with state BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma.The interaction…