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Central fund to buy equity in Dalit firms likely

-The Times of India   Dalit Venture Capital Fund is the next big idea as the Centre looks to roll out 'procurement quota' in government purchases from Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The Fund would seek to buy equity in Dalit companies to provide capital support as investment. The Centre is mulling creation of a special purpose vehicle or a capital support system to help develop entrepreneurs among scheduled castes and tribes. The...

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MPs want package for micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

-PTI   A strong demand was made in the Lok Sabha today for a package for the micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, which are facing problem on account of the economic slowdown. Members from different parties made the demand while participating in a discussion on the Regulation of Factors (Assignment of Receivables) Bill, 2011. Shailendra Kumar (SP) demanded that Government should set up a special fund to help the MSME sector. Gorakhnath Pandey (BSP) said...

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FDI in Retail: Misplaced Expectations and Half-truths by Sukhpal Singh

The central government claims that allowing foreign direct investment into India’s retail sector will benefit small farmers, expand employment and lower food inflation. What has been the experience in India with organised retail so far and what has been the global experience with FDI? Sukhpal Singh (sukhpal@iegindia.org) is currently at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. After being under relentless attack for a week, the United Progressiv Alliance government was forced to...

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Traders' concern by TK Rajalakshmi

Indian traders reject FDI in multi-brand retail and emphasise the need for a policy to regulate the labour-intensive sector. TRADERS across the country responded angrily to the Union Cabinet's decision to allow 51 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail trade, disproving the arguments of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and the assessment of corporate India, which had tried hard to make it appear that traders and...

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Credit disbursements to dalit entrepreneurs drops 33.8% this fiscal by Divya Rajagopal

Lack of adequate credit - the lifeblood for any company is threatening to derail fledgling attempts by hundreds of dalit entrepreneurs to overcome deep socio-economic barriers and break into mainstream business.  Without credit, such entrepreneurs would also struggle to cash-in on the Rs 7,000-crore business opportunity opened up by the central government's new dalit-friendly sourcing plan, unveiled last month.  Credit disbursements to dalit entrepreneurs through 20-odd schemes run by the Ministry of...

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