Phulkari can also be a means of earning and this is proved by a self-help group comprising of 3000 women members. Patiala district women have learned the art of becoming economically independent. Many women working as skilled embroiderers are earning handsome money and now they draw respect from their male partners.

Jasbir Kaur (45) is one such women of ...

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The Union Budget gives some small businesses the benefit of not paying advance taxes in the 2010-11 fiscal year. Businesses with an annual turnover of less than Rs 40 lakh have the option to not maintain their books of accounts and pay a fixed income tax of 8 percent of their revenue, said the SME Times. Other positive ...

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