Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting Union Budget in the parliament on February 1 proposed to set up a dedicated ₹10,000-crore growth fund for micro, small and medium enterprises ...

While the reclassification is seen as a trigger for business expansion and greater formalisation, its implications —both positive and otherwise — warrant more nuanced assessment. (AI image) Before ...

Having released the consultation paper in 2014 to envision national policy, it took more than seven years to release the draft National MSME Policy The draft policy has identified nine action areas ...

Dr Rao is currently teaching risk management in the institute of Insurance and Risk Management (IIRM). A career banker with Bank of Baroda, he held the position of General Manager - Strategic Planning ...

NEW DELHI: The government is set to launch an online dispute resolution (ODR platform for small businesses to improve their ease of doing business on 27 June, according to two officials directly aware ...

The Budget’s push to SMEs through equity support and TReDS-anchored liquidity signals a structural shift in MSME working ...

Nagpur: The Union Budget 2026–27 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to open fresh growth ...

Government ministries, departments and central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) have cleared 84 per cent of pending dues to micro and small enterprise (MSE) vendors. According to the data shared by ...

One of the structural constraints in MSME financing has been the over dependence on collateral.

RBI has announced doubling collateral-free lending for MSMEs to ₹20 lakh from the next fiscal year, aiming to strengthen credit flow, support business growth, and promote economic development.