-Livemint.com Move aims to give further boost to manufacturing and exports of apparel, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said at an industry event on Saturday COIMBATORE: The Union government is set to come out with a second production linked scheme (PLI) for the textiles sector, to give further boost to manufacturing and exports of apparel, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said at an industry event on Saturday. On possibility of extension...
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Crisis in salt sector hits 5 lakh people in Gujarat -AM Jigeesh
-The Hindu While farmers suffer due to a lack of minimum support price, workers are also in distress for want of a proper system for wages and social security MORBI/JAMNAGAR: Bharat C. Raval, president of the Indian Salt Manufacturers’ Association (ISMA), started his career as a salt inspector with the Gujarat government. After spending 19 months in the government, he was attracted towards the salt cooperatives initiated by none other than Dr....
More »Loans worth ₹37 trillion sanctioned to MSMEs in FY22, up 182% from FY20: Report
-Livemint.com From ₹37.7 lakh in FY20 to ₹72.4 lakh in FY21-22, the average ticket size of MSME loans increased by 92%, the data on MSME loans showed. Total loan sanctioned to MSMEs stood at ₹37.29 trillion in FY22, an increase of roughly 5% over FY21 and 182% over FY20, as per a report by CRIF High Mark, a credit bureau. From ₹37.7 lakh in FY20 to ₹72.4 lakh in FY21-22, the average ticket...
More »70 per cent of 10-year-olds in 'learning poverty', unable to read and understand a simple text
-Press release by UNICEF dated 23 June, 2022 COVID-19 worsens global learning crisis, risking $21 trillion in lifetime earnings WASHINGTON: As a result of the worst shock to education and learning in recorded history, learning poverty has increased by a third in low- and middle-income countries, with an estimated 70 per cent of 10-year-olds unable to understand a simple written text, according to a new report published today by the World Bank,...
More »At the centre of job creation -KR Shyam Sundar
-The Hindu The government should re-establish its role as the principal employment generator With his announcement that 10 lakh government jobs will be provided over the next 18 months on a “mission mode”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent four messages. One, the creation of employment is indeed a problem and can no longer be hidden from the public discourse. Two, the private sector, especially modern sectors such as the service and manufacturing...
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