STARTUP INDIA: How far we have come

Prime Minister’s Startup India campaign celebrated its 2ndanniversary on 16th January. The initiative was launched two years back in order to provide a new dimension to doing business in India by simultaneously encouraging entrepreneurship and fostering innovation. It couldn’t have been launched at a better time given the current situation of Indian economy. Onone hand, India…

What SMEs Expect from Budget 2018, New Delhi

The sixth seminar of the monthly “PIF-YGI Monthly Seminar Series on MSMEs” was held in New Delhi on the 21st December 2017. Ms. Yuvika Oberoi, Senior Vice President, Business Economics Banking, YES BANK made the introductory remark at the session. The panellists at the seminar included Shri Ram Mohan Mishra, Additional Secretary, Ministry of MSME,…

2018-19 Pre-Budget Seminar , New Delhi

Development, transformation and reinvigoration have been the cornerstones of the government’s agenda since May 2014. The defining features of the first couple of budgets were a focus on farmers’ welfare, creation of economic opportunities for underprivileged classes and structural reform of the budget itself. This was done with the objective of making the system more…

Driving Make in India Through SMEs , New Delhi

The fifth seminar of the monthly “PIF-YGI Monthly Seminar Series on MSMEs” was held in New Delhi on the 14th November 2017. Ms. Nirupama Soundararajan, Senior Fellow, Pahle India Foundation made the introductory remark at the session. The session was moderated by Dr. Ramgopal Agarwala, Pahle India Foundation while the panellist included Shri K.K. Jalan,…