As many as 50,000 startups have been recognised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) till date, an official statement said on Thursday.
DPIIT is considering changes in the current procurement norms to further increase the minimum local content requirement in public procurement tenders
Despite Covid shock, equity inflow grows 19%; Gujarat remains top recipient
Production and export commitments by 19 companies are much lower than government's projections
Provides telephone numbers, email for companies facing difficulties in distributing supplies
E-commerce firms also making arrangements to keep their supply chains running
The decision to restrict the industrial usage of oxygen has been taken to meet the rising demand for medical oxygen
The industry has been asked to send inputs in writing within a week to the government for further consultation
All central government departments and 14 state governments, to begin with, will be part of the system
The meeting, chaired by DPIIT Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra, will also see participation of Reliance Jio, Snapdeal, Paytm Mall, and Swiggy
Officials are likely to meet over a dozen e-commerce companies
Currently, online retailers such as Amazon and Flipkart are the dominant players in this space, capturing around two-thirds of the market share, experts said
DPIIT will hold a host of meetings with industry and trader associations this month on issues pertaining to foreign direct investment in the e-commerce sector, an official said.
This is not the time that the government is emphasizing fair competition in the e-commerce space
The key sectors covered under the scheme include telecommunication, food processing, medical devices, automobile and its components, textiles and solar PV modules
Centre is on track to implement the 'Single Window Clearance' system by April 15, as part of 'ease of doing business', a senior official said on Tuesday
Guruprasad Mohapatra says a systematic exercise across Centre and states is being undertaken to eliminate or reduce compliances, which have an adverse impact on time and cost of businesses
Participating in a webinar on ''Scaling up Toy Exports from India'', Wadhawan said the government intends to promote Toy clusters through innovative and creative methods
DPIIT Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Guruprasad Mohapatra said the measures envisaged in the Budget will further boost the Startups in the country
About 1,400 such Acts have already been removed since the government came to power