Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) welcomes National Manufacturing Policy (NMP)'s support for MSME manufacturing. It also applauds NMP for support that has been extended to the employment-intensive industries for job creation. Special focus is on textiles, garments, footwear, leather, gems, jewelry and food processing industries.

Inadequate access to finance has remained a limiting factor to MSMEs for years. Lack of financial ...

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The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has stated that a 10 member delegation from small and medium enterprise (SME) sector will be visiting Japan soon. Japanese manufacturing companies will be on the panel of interaction with the delegation. The exchange of thoughts will be illuminating for both sides. It will also be the right moment to express India’s sorrow ...

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Large corporate are lending a helping hand to micro and small enterprises (MSEs) to keep pace with changing times. This is especially meant to help MSEs become cost efficient by introduction of innovative measures.

Logistics Company DHL has organized a “CEO mentoring clinic” in Chandigarh last month. This program has focused on providing insights for SMEs on cost reduction and ...

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Just two years ago, the machine tool industry, an important component of manufacturing activity, had been struggling. It remained incapable to pay wages to workers and didn’t have the ability to retain them. The slowdown in industrial activity and cancellation of orders led to this turmoil. This sector now has recovered and is recruiting large no. ...

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A survey conducted by the CII, reveals prospects of increased domestic demand for SMEs in the October-December quarter. As there is growth in credit availability, the Business Confidence Index (BCI) has improved 1.4 points from that of last year and has reached 67 points on the 0-100 scale.

It is the surging prospects in domestic ...

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