PSUs should register first in the GeM for the benefits to accrue to small entrepreneurs: PIA President The 358 products reserved for exclusive purchase from MSMEs will be given preference in Government e-marketplace (GeM). This announcement was made at a session on facilitating e-procurement from MSMEs, at a recent workshop on
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IN DIRE STRAITS Increase in Retirement Age in Private Sector Will Hurt Small Industry: PIA
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Karnataka State Cabinet has approved the proposal to raise retirement age of workers in the private sector from 58 years to 60 years. With this, the State Government will shortly initiate the process to amend the Karnataka Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) (Amendment Rules, 2009) to increase the retirement age.
State Budget is Pro-MSME; Union Budget Industry-Friendly: PIA President
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A Conclave on Central & State Budget 2017-18 was organized by PIA in association with Act Now Consultants Pvt Ltd at Hotel Taj Vivanta, Bengaluru on March 24. Addressing the participants, PIA President Sri R. Krishnamurthy, presented his perspective on the State and Union Budget for 2017-18, from the point of
PIA President discusses MSME issues with new Secretary (SSI)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]PIA President Sri R. Krishnamurthy called on Sri Rajendra Kumar Kataria, IAS, on March 1 who recently took charge as Secretary (SSI, Mines & Textiles), to greet him on his new assignment. “Sri Rajendra Kumar Kataria has a great track record and his performance as MD of KSRTC earlier saw