Integrating SMEs into Global Value Chain

The tenth seminar of the “PIF-YGI Monthly Seminar Series on MSMEs” was held in New Delhi on the 16th October 2018. Ms. Nirupama Soundararajan, Senior Fellow, Pahle India Foundation, made the introductory remark at the session. The panellists at the seminar included Shri Anil Bhardwaj, Secretary General, FISME, Shri Anurag Awasthi, Consultant, Govt e-marketplace (GeM)…

Disinvestment in India – Prospects, Progress and the Path Ahead

The first seminar of second volume of ‘BSE-PIF Financial Sector Policy Series’ was organised in Delhi on 4th September 2018. The session was chaired by Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayogand moderated by Ms. Nirupama Soundararajan, Senior Fellow, Pahle India Foundation. The seminar discussants were Shri Prashant Saran (Senior Consultant, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas &…

Industry 4.0: The future of textiles in India , New Delhi

The ninth seminar of the “PIF-YGI Monthly Seminar Series on MSMEs” was held in New Delhi on the 31st July 2018. Ms. Nirupama Soundararajan, Senior Fellow, Pahle India Foundation, made the introductory remark at the session. The panellists at the seminar included Shri Manu Kapur, President and CEO, Home Textiles, GHCL, Shri Saravanan P., Founder,…

Building Energy Efficient SMEs in India, New Delhi

The eighth seminar of the “PIF-YGI Monthly Seminar Series on MSMEs” was held in New Delhi on the 19th April 2018. Ms Gunja Kapoor, Associate Fellow, Pahle India Foundation made the introductory remark at the session. The panellists at the seminar included Shri Sudhir Garg, Joint Secretary, Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium…

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…