The Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS), a flagship scheme under Startup India initiative has been implemented with effect from 1st April 2021. Under the Scheme, Rs. 477.25 crore has been approved to 133 incubators of which Rs. 211.63 crore has been disbursed as on 31st December 2022, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash said in ...

Union Budget 2023-24 has a slew of measures to give boost to exports and help accelerated growth of manufacturing in the country.  The indirect tax simplification and rationalization has a clear export-oriented focus. Following are highlights for export and manufacturing Sector: The Department of Commerce’s recommendation on lab grown diamond (LGD) has been accepted whereby the research grant of Rs. ...

The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 7.4 per cent (provisional) in December 2022 as compared to the Index of December 2021. The production of Coal, Electricity, Steel, Cement, Fertilizers, Refinery Products and Natural Gas increased in December 2022 over the corresponding month of last year. ICI measures combined and individual performance of production of eight core industries viz. ...

The G20 Startup20 Engagement Group will hold its inception meeting in Hyderabad this week, featuring delegates from G20 nations and nine special invitees from observer countries, representatives from multilateral organizations as well as the Indian startup ecosystem. The group formed under G20 after India assumed presidency will convene from January 28-29 anticipating a productive development of policy recommendations on entrepreneurship ...

The Government has taken the following measures to boost exports and reduce trade deficit: Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20) extended upto 31-03-2023. Interest Equalization Scheme on pre and post shipment rupee export credit has also been extended upto 31-03-2024. Assistance provided through several schemes to promote exports, namely, Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) and Market Access Initiatives (MAI) Scheme. Rebate ...

Central Government on 19th January 2022, has approved the continuation of Central Sector Scheme ‘Indian Footwear and Leather Development Programme (IFLDP)’ till 31.03.2026 or till further review, whichever is earlier. Leather and Footwear industries are being benefitted through this programme. IFLDP has been approved for implementation with six sub-schemes and the details are as under: (i) Sustainable Technology and Environmental ...

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) recognized startups have self-reported creation of over 8.6 lakh direct jobs as on 30th November 2022 since the launch of Startup India in 2016 The Government with an intent to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and startups in the country launched Startup India initiative on 16th January 2016. In order ...

The Department has taken various initiatives to expedite the process of patent applications and eliminate pendency that includes manpower augmentation from time to time, setting up of feedback mechanism and appropriate legislative amendments. These includes, modernization of the Intellectual property (IP) offices with steady switchover from manual to computerized system of processing of applications, improved management of intellectual property (IP) ...

‘Make in India’ is an initiative which was launched on 25th September, 2014 to facilitate investment, foster innovation, build best in class infrastructure, and make India a hub for manufacturing, design, and innovation. It is one of the unique ‘Vocal for Local’ initiatives that promoted India’s manufacturing domain to the world. ‘Make in India’ initiative has significant achievements and presently focuses ...

The annual rate of inflation based on all India Wholesale  Index (WPI) number is 5.85% (Provisional) for the month of November, 2022 (over November, 2021) against 8.39% recorded in October, 2022. Decline in rate of inflation in November, 2022 is primarily contributed by fall in prices of food articles, basic metals, textiles, chemicals & chemical products and paper & paper ...