Govt extends PMEGP scheme for five more years with Rs 13.5k crore outlay


Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: The government on Monday announced the extension of its scheme for employment generation Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) over the 15th Finance Commission Cycle from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs 13,554.42 crore. In addition, multiple modifications have also been made to the scheme including increasing the maximum […]

ZED Scheme


ZED Scheme As the MSMEs are amongst the strongest drivers of economic development, innovation and employment, it becomes imperative to strengthen their ecosystem. The Government of India envisioned the Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) initiative to enhance MSME competitiveness, make them sustainable and transform them as National and International Champions. MSME Sustainable (ZED) Certification is […]

MSME Innovation Scheme


MSMEs are the strongest drivers of Nation’s economic development, innovation and employment. It becomes imperative to strengthen MSME’s ecosystem by developing innovative solutions and applications which will help them to move up the value chain. The Government of India, therefore, envisioned creating MSME Innovative Scheme through combination of Incubation, Design intervention and IPR protection initiatives […]

Women entrepreneurs scripting a silent transformation


A conducive social atmosphere enables them to thrive in Tamil Nadu The 2021 edition of  Women & Men in India, published last week by the National Statistical Office (NSO) of the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, has an element of pleasant surprise for Tamil Nadu. With about 10.87 lakh units, Tamil Nadu accounts for the highest number of women entrepreneur-owned establishments, which cover not only […]