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Ministry of Labour and Employment issued advisories to States / Union Territories with request to issue necessary directions to employers / industries to take effective steps to mitigate the adverse effects of extreme hot weather on workers through a multi sectoral and multi-dimensional administrative approach. Some of the suggested measures …

The Government is implementing the Unorganised Workers Social Security Act (UWSS), 2008, to provide social security to unorganized workers by formulating suitable welfare schemes on the matters relating to: (i) life and disability cover; (ii) health and maternity benefits; (iii) old age protection; and (iv) any other benefit as may …

The government has been taking various steps to increase hydrocarbon production whichinter- alia include: Policy for Relaxations, Extensions and Clarifications under Production Sharing Contract (PSC) regime for early monetization of hydrocarbon discoveries, 2014. ii. Discovered Small Field Policy, 2015. Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP), 2016. Policy for Extension of Production …

Biomass is available in the form of forestry waste, residue from agricultural operation, processed waste from industry, municipal/urban solid waste. Annual Biomass production in the Country is around 750 MMT, out of which 228 MMT is surplus Biomass. Biomass can be utilized in various forms like production of Heat & Energy, …

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has launched two sub-schemes under RAMP Programme namely (i) MSE Green Investment and Financing for Transformation Scheme (MSE GIFT Scheme) and (ii) MSE Scheme for Promotion and Investment in Circular Economy (MSE SPICE Scheme) on 20th December, 2023. The MSE Green Investment and Financing for …

Ministry of MSME, through Khadi and Village Industries Commission, is implementing Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) for assisting entrepreneurs in setting up of new micro units in the non-farm sector. It aims to provide employment opportunities to traditional artisans/ rural and urban unemployed youth at their doorstep.The target and achievements under the …

Ministry of MSME has undertaken several initiatives to access modern technology and digital transformation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). These inter-alia, include Udyam Registration,MSME Champions Portal, Government e-Marketplace (GeM), Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS), msmemart.com,MSME SAMBANDH for monitoring of procurement by Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) from Micro and …

Marketing on e-commerce platforms opens a wide market for MSMEs. However, it is associated with significant transaction costs. To help micro and small enterprises market their products through ecommerce platform, and reach wider markets, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises launched a sub-scheme under RAMP namely “MSME Trade …

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has a network of Technology Centres(TCs) in various sectors like General Engineering, Electronic System Design and Manufacturing, Automobile, Leather and Footwear, Sports Goods etc. across the country. Some of the TCs have collaboration with academic institutions like Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), …

In view of the importance of collaboration between industries and academia for capacity building and enhancing industrial skills of the students/MSMEs in the country, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is implementing MSME Innovative Scheme under MSME Champions Scheme to ensure industry-academia linkages for MSMEs. The scheme has …