Ministry of Commerce & Industry Tripura gets its first SEZAgro Based SEZ to come up in SabroomTripura SEZ to open Avenues for Investment and Connectivity The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has notified the setting up of the first ever Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tripura on December 16, 2019. The SEZ is being set-up…...
Education sector received maximum CSR funds from 2014-15 to 2017-18
Ministry of Corporate Affairs ‘Education’ sector received the maximum CSR spent during financial year 2014-15 to 2017-18. This was stated by Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. On the basis of filings made by the companies in…...
Setting up of National Investment & Manufacturing Zones
Ministry of Commerce & Industry Government notified the National Manufacturing Policy(NMP) in 2011. The Policy is based on the principle of industrial growth in partnership with the States. National Investment & Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs) are one of the important instruments of the policy. Government has already granted final approval to the NIMZ in Sangareddy district,…...
Development of SEZ
Ministry of Commerce & Industry The Special Economic Zones (SEZs) policy was launched in April, 2000. The Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, was passed by Parliament in May, 2005 which received Presidential assent on the 23rd of June, 2005. The SEZs Rules, 2006 came into effect on 10th February, 2006. The salient features of the…...
e-Marketplace
Ministry of Commerce & Industry GeM SPV has been established as the National Public Procurement Portal to facilitate procurement of goods and services required by Central and State Government organizations. Key features of the marketplace are: - · Marketplace based end to end procurement platform for products and services. · Online validations. · Inclusive &…...
Commerce & Industry Minister to Inaugurate National Public Procurement Conclave
Ministry of Commerce & Industry The 3rd edition of National Public Procurement Conclave (NPPC) is being organised by Government e-Marketplace (GeM) in association with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on 5-6 December 2019 in New Delhi. The conclave will be inaugurated by Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal. It will provide…...
DPIIT invites applications for First Ever National Startup Awards 2020
Ministry of Commerce & Industry The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has announced institution of the first ever National Startup Awards. The National Startup Awards seek to recognize and reward outstanding startups and ecosystem enablers that are building innovative products or solutions and scalable enterprises, with high potential of employment generation…...
Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2019-20 (Series VII) – Issue Price
Ministry of Finance In terms of the Government of India Notification No. F. No. 4(7)-B(W&M)/2019 dated September 30, 2019, Sovereign Gold Bonds 2019-20 (Series VII) will be opened for the period December 02-06, 2019. The issue price of the Bond during this subscription period shall be Rs 3,795 (Rupees Three Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety Five…...
Agarbatti Industry
Ministry of Commerce & Industry Imports of agarbatti are largely coming from Vietnam. Out of total 1,04,097 metric tonne (MT) of imports of agarbatti, imports from Vietnam was around 98,000 MT in 2018-19. By Notification dated 31.08.2019, import of agarbatti has been amended from free to restricted with immediate effect. This information was given by…...
Trade in Kashmir
Ministry of Commerce & Industry Under the Rs. 80,068 crores Prime Minister’s package announced on 7th November 2015, 63 major development projects in road, power, health, tourism, agriculture, horticulture and skill development sectors are already under various stage of implementation. In addition to the above steps, many flagship schemes of the Government of India including the…...