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A Monthly Journal for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises fodkl vk;qDr (,e,l,ebZ)

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A Publication of Development Commissioner (MSME)Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

Government of India

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Harendra Pratap SinghChief Editor

Dr. Harish YadavAssistant Editor

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GCIP India -Programme Overview 14

Central Budget 2017-18: An Insight/Dr. Om Parkash Mehta 17

36th India International Trade Fair – 2016, An Opportunity for Showcasing MSME Products/H.S. Bisht & S.K. Sahoo 23

Sweden Making Business in India; SME Companies Bringing Cutting Edge Technology/Neeraj Bajpai 29

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GCIP India – Programme Overview

The Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP) initiative has three main components: National Platform to promote clean

technology innovations and competitiveness of SMEs and business models that can deliver global environmental benefits; Building national capacity for clean technologies and development of a supportive local entrepreneurial ecosystem; and Policy and institutional framework for sailing up cleantech competition, innovations and acceleration activities across India.

Over a period of 3 years, UNIDO India has been working towards realizing these three objectives. The GCIP selects startups via a competitive platform and then trains, mentors, promotes them as well as connects them with potential investors, customers and partners. In India, the GCIP initiative has been running for 3 years now, via a collaborative effort of UNIDO, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), along with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and US Cleantech Open (CTO), a nonprofit as the knowledge partner of UNIDO in this Programme. GCIP India was launched on 3rd May 2013 by the Ministry of MSME, UNIDO & GEF as the implementing partners in the presence of then Secretary (MSME), Mr. Madhav Lal, then DC (MSME) Mr. Amrendra Sinha, Ms. Naoki Isshi, CEO and Chairperson GEF, Dr. Pradeep Monga, Director Energy UNIDI and Ms. Ayumi Fujino, the RD India, UNIDO.

Over the last three years, GCIP India has reached out to more than 500 innovators, out of which 69 semi-finalists were shortlisted via a competitive process. The Programme trained and mentored the semi-finalists through a network of 93 India mentors for guidance on various aspects of the sustainability and viability of their technology and business models. The Cleantech Open USA which is the knowledge partner for GCIP, trained these innovators on the commercialization of their products and provided a global platform for exchange of ideas and learning. This partnership has been beneficial for the innovators as they received training and exposure of international standards in form of 35 webinars spread over a 3-4 month period. The content of the webinars is the same as what the CTO imparts to the USA startups in the same year. Further, each semi-finalist was allotted 2 to 3 Indian mentors with whom they got a chance to interact personally as well as through discussions and one to one interactive sessions in form of business clinics organized by the PMU.

The semi-finalists came from all over India, through Southern States have seen more representation in the Programme over the three years. The innovators were spread over 41 cities in the three years and many came from tier 2 and tier 3 cities of India too. These market-ready innovators were finally connected to potential investors, customers and partners. Over the one-year period of the GCIP process, the cleantech

Over a period of 3 years, UNIDO India has been working towards realizing these three objectives. The GcIP selects startups via a competitive platform and then trains, mentors, promotes them as well as connects them with potential investors, customers and partners. In India, the GcIP initiative has been running for 3 years now, via a collaborative effort of UNIDO, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), along with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and US cleantech Open (cTO), a nonprofit as the knowledge partner of UNIDO in this Programme.

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companies were supported and their progress continuously monitored and assessed. After a rigorous accelerators drill over a 4-month period, they underwent an evaluation by a panel of expert judges and esteemed jury for the selection of the National Winner. The final winners were brought together to the Cleantech Open Global Forum in Silcon Velly, California for recognition, awards and connections to potential partners, customers and investors world-wide. The year 2016 was the final year of GCIP India Programme which received 190 applications from innovators in the areas of energy efficiency, renewable energy, waste-to-energy and water efficiency. The programme selected and shortlisted 20 innovators by a six-member screening committee. The selected semi-finalists represented 14 cities spread across the country. 20 mentors were shortlisted from ten cities across the country to work with these innovators over a five-month period.

A national academy was held in June 2016 at Delhi which brought all the teams, mentors and the CTO members together for a two-day workshop for familiarization with the programme contours and the stakeholders.

Two business clinics were held on-each in Delhi (July) and Bengaluru (Aug.) where intensive sessions were held between the participants and the mentors. Each participant got to interact with around five to six mentors over the day’s event where he got mentoring support identified in advance by the teams depending on the skill set and expertise of the mentor.

The global training series comprised of twenty-five webinars of an hour’s duration were organized for the team’s starting from 15th September on every Wednesday and Thursday of the week which had a mix of presentation (10) and interactive sessions (15). Almost all the presentation sessions were attached to a background video on the topic concerned which the teams had to see in advance before attending the session.

The team had to do a set of eight worksheets along with presentation of their executive summary and investor pitch on which they were evaluated by a set of subject experts and evaluation was counted in their final selection round.

The final selection of the national winner is based on the worksheet evaluation and two rounds of Investor pitch presentation –one to subject judges and second to the jury Panel (20th Oct.).

An investor connect was organized for all the teams after the final event in Delhi.

The Global Forum event in San Francisco, California held by the CTO for the programme from 6-10th February, 2017 in which the India delegation was led by DC, MSME, Mr. Surendra Nath Tripathi along with four teams from India, the National winner (GIBBS) and runners up team (Cellzyme) along with two other teams as per their ranking in the final merit list (team Atommberg and team Arshadhattu). Two mentors of the programme Mr. Deepak Gadhiya and Mr. Karthik Chandrashekhar and one team (Inficold) also attended the event at their own cost.

The programme could rope in the SME associations and national agencies working in the area to work on the national platform and engage in the business competition through extensive advocacy and outreach activities through the national partners. GCIP gave opportunity to the innovators and mentors to bond together, network and learn from each other’s experience in and outside the Programme and thus developed a supportive local entrepreneurial ecosystem in the three-year period. The team got an opportunity to understand the Indian and the international market better and learned the finer nuances of successful commercialization even though the GCIP journey will come to an end this year, the ecosystem that has been crated and is expected to leave its mark on the Clean Energy Future of India. The steering

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of the programme by the Ministry of MSME also enabled the programme to sensitize the policy and regulatory environment on the subject with the ground realities.

There are a number of companies which get benefitted from the project. A few of these are mentioned here. For example CELLZYME BIOTECH situated at 24-A, Cooperative Colony, Mettupalayam-641301, Coimbatore, India was established with an idea of business project stems on reducing energy consumption and toxic effluent discharge to produce antibiotics. The Product (enzyme) and the process can be used for the large-scale commercial manufacturing of cephalosporin antibiotics. Proposed process eliminates 800 L of harmful solvents and toxic chemicals, Green Technology improves worker safety and increases product yield by 10%. Immobilized enzyme and green technology will be offered to FDA approved antibiotic manufactures in India.

Business Model is based on generating recurring revenue through sales, one time technology transfer, and Licensing to multiple clients. The main Customers are Aurobindo Pharma, Hyderabad and Covalent Laboratories, Hyderabad.

Another example is Atomberg Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Situated at EL-111, MIDC Electronic Zone, Mahape, Navi Mumbai-400710. The business description of the company is related to manufacturing and selling of super energy efficient ceiling fans, which saves upto Rs. 1000-Rs 1500/year depending on usage and works in a wide voltage range of 110-285V and sells primarily to industries and institutions through direct sales force. The first market for the company is the ceramic industry (sanitaryware). More than 200 fans are used in each plant for 16-20 hours daily for drying in areas of wide voltage fluctuations. Because of high saving and performance in wide voltage range, product market fit is natural. The business model sells to institutions directly with own sales force. It reaches to the end users through exhibitions, network of influencers (contractors)

and a strong online presence. The main Customers/LOI are Ceramic Industry Cluster, Infosys, Tata Power, Hyatt Hotels, Aditya Birla Group.

And the third example is GIBSS i.e Green India Building Systems & Services Private Limited, 605 Nirmal Avior, LBS Road, Mulund West, Mumbai which has business description as Pioneer in introducing the geo-thermal air conditioning system in India and currently the market leader in the geo-thermal air-conditioning market in India targeting an addressable market of INR 100,000 crore by 2018-19. Executing world’s largest geothermal air conditioning project (1200 TR) at Hawlett Packard Enterprises, Bengaluru, India.

The product is energy efficient and water saving having air-conditioning system with a very low carbon foot print called Geo Exchange system which brings upto 60% energy saving, 100% water savings and reduces the carbon footprint for air conditioning and refrigeration in commercial and industrial buildings respectively. Air Conditioning contributes to 60-80% of energy demand in buildings. Traditional air conditioning system consumes high amount of energy and lose millions of liters of water to cool buildings in hot and tropical climatic conditions in India. The efficiency of traditional air conditioning system is determined by the atmospheric temperature, if the atmospheric temperature is high, their efficiency is low.

The business model : Turnkey project player-design, build, install, commission system at site understanding site specific ground and weather parameters. Offers upfront investment, operating lease and project financing and commercial solutions (performance bank guarantee, buy back, dedicate inventory of critical spares) for smooth adoption. Value of saving in energy and water realized by customer over the cost with a payback period of 3 years and 40-50% incremental price over traditional alternatives. n

– The Report is based on the release.

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Introduction

There is a direct co-relation between money and budget. Money which is any item or verifiable record or legal tender that is

generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a particular country or socio-economic context, or is easily converted to such a form. The main functions of money are distinguished as: a medium of exchange; a unit of account; a store of value; and, sometimes, a standard of deferred payment. Any item or verifiable record that fulfills these functions can be considered as money. A budget is a quantitative expression of a financial plan for a defined period of time. It may include planned sales volumes and revenues, resource quantities, costs and expenses, assets, liabilities and cash flows. It expresses strategic plans of business units, organizations, activities or events in measurable terms. A budget is the sum of money allocated for a particular purpose and the summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them. Same is true when we talk about household budget or of any entity or even national budget. Difference lies in the quantum of available resources, ability of the controlling authorities to mobilise the resources and efficacy to use the resources in an optimum way with least reduction and encumbrances. The present Government under the able leadership of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi intervened in some important areas of economy

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like demonetisation move to get the monetary resources and control black money; digitalisation and to boost investment in the Indian economy to name some.

Economic Survey 2017

The Economic Survey 2017, Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) presented in Parliament on 31 January 2017 by the Union Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley states that once the cash supply is replenished, which is likely to be achieved by end March 2017, the economy would revert to the normal. Therefore the real GDP growth in 2017-18 is projected to be in the range of 6¾-7 percent.

The Economic Survey points out that demonetisation will have both short-term costs and long-term benefits as detailed in the attached table. Briefly, the costs include a contraction in cash money supply and subsequent, albeit temporary, slowdown in GDP growth; and benefits include increased digitalization, greater tax compliance and a reduction in real estate prices, which could increase long-run tax revenue collections and GDP growth.

Released Economic Survey 2017 of the Government of India, also has a section called "Eight Interesting Facts About India” to attract the attention of the readers. These are outlined as under:

The Economic Survey points out that demonetisation will have both short-term costs and long-term benefits as detailed in the attached table. Briefly, the costs include a contraction in cash money supply and subsequent, albeit temporary, slowdown in GDP growth; and benefits include increased digitalization, greater tax compliance and a reduction in real estate prices, which could increase long-run tax revenue collections and GDP growth.

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Eight Interesting Facts About India

Indians on the Move

New estimates based on railway passenger traffic data reveal annual work-related migration of about 9 million people, almost double what the 2011 Census suggests.

Biases in Perception

China’s credit rating was upgraded from A+ to AA- in December 2010 while India’s has remained unchanged at BBB-. From 2009 to 2015, China’s credit-to-GDP soared from about 142 percent to 205 percent and its growth decelerated. The contrast with India’s indicators is striking.

New Evidence on Weak Targeting of Social Programs

Welfare spending in India suffers from misallocation: as the pair of charts show, the

districts with the most poor (in red on the left) are the ones that suffer from the greatest shortfall of funds (in red on the right) in social programs. The districts accounting for the poorest 40% receive 29% of the total funding.

Political Democracy but Fiscal Democracy?

India has 7 taxpayers for every 100 voters ranking us 13th amongst 18 of our democratic G-20 peers.

India's Distinctive Demographic Dividend

India’s share of working age to non-working age population will peak later and at a lower level than that for other countries but last longer. The peak of the growth boost due to the demographic dividend is fast approaching, with peninsular states peaking soon and the hinterland states peaking much later.

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India Trades More Than china and a Lot Within Itself

As of 2011, India’s openness - measured as the ratio of trade in goods and services to GDP has far overtaken China’s, a country famed for using trade as an engine of growth. India’s internal trade to GDP is also comparable to that of other large countries and very different from the caricature of a barrier-riddled economy.

Divergence within India, Big Time

Spatial dispersion in income is still rising in India in the last decade (2004-14), unlike the rest of the world and even China. That is, despite more porous borders within India than between countries internationally, the forces of “convergence” have been elusive.

Property Tax Potential Unexploited

Evidence from satellite data indicates that Bengaluru and Jaipur collect only between 5% to 20% of their potential property taxes.

Today with the use of advanced technology in the inter-connected world economy, it has become a global village in which it is possible to adopt and implement any initiative or good practice happening in any corner of the world immediately for better living. These may or may not result in favour of a particular segment or partisan manner but it is evident from the history that as and when any initiative is taken with the efforts of masses in the national interest, it has definitely positive returns for betterment of masses across the society. It is suffice to conclude that at least efficacy improves consoling to a common man to have a brighter ray of light in his life.

Budget 2017-18 Announcements

Central Budget 2017-18 announced by the Government of India contains 3 major reforms. First, presentation of Budget advanced to 1st February to enable the Ministries to operationalise all activities from the commencement of the financial year.

Second, merger of Railways Budget with General Budget to bring Railways to the centre stage of Government’s Fiscal Policy and Third, removal of plan and nonplan classification of expenditure to facilitate a holistic view of allocations for sectors and ministries. Government of India laid, a consolidated Outcome Budget along with the other Budget documents, covering all Ministries and Departments, for the first time.

challenges in 2017-18

In the above direction the Government has announced the Budget 2017-18 on 1 February 2017 stating the challenges in 2017-18. These challenges include:

World economy faces considerable uncertainty, in the aftermath of major economic and political developments during the last year

The US Federal Reserve's, intention to increase policy rates in 2017, may lead to lower capital inflows and higher outflows from the emerging economies

Uncertainty around commodity prices, especially that of crude oil, has implications for the fiscal situation of emerging economies

Signs of retreat from globalisation of goods, services and people, as pressures for protectionism are building up

Salient Features of Budget 2017-18

The Budget announcements of the Government indicated following salient features:

Inflation brought under control. CPI-based inflation declined from 6% in July 2016 to 3.4% in December, 2016

Economy has moved on a high growth path. India’s Current Account Deficit declined from about 1% of GDP last year to 0.3% of GDP in the first half of 2016-17. FDI grew 36%

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in H1 2016-17 over H1 2015-16, despite 5% reduction in global FDI inflows. Foreign exchange reserves have reached 361 billion US Dollars as on 20th January, 2017

War against black money launched

Government continued on path of fiscal consolidation, without compromising on public investment.

The Indian economy has been robust to mild shocks and IMF forecasts, India to be one of the fastest growing major economies in 2017

Government announced Ten distinct themes to foster broad agenda. These are:

Farmers : committed to double the income in 5 years;

Rural Population : providing employment & basic infrastructure;

Youth : energising them through education, skills and jobs;

The Poor and the Underprivileged : strengthening the systems of social security, health care and affordable housing;

Infrastructure: for efficiency, productivity and quality of life;

Financial Sector : growth & stability by stronger institutions;

Digital Economy : for speed, accountability and transparency;

Public Service : effective governance and efficient service delivery through people’s participation;

Prudent Fiscal Management: to ensure optimal deployment of resources and preserve fiscal stability;

Tax Administration: honouring the honest.

Budget announcements include following initiatives and measures to promote business, entrepreneurship and MSMEs in particular:

Credit support to MSMEs;

Foreign Investment Promotion Board to be abolished in 2017-18 and further liberalisation of FDI policy under consideration;

Promoting affordable housing and real estate sector;

Encouragement to digital transactions;

Lending target under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana to be set at Rs. 2.44 lakh crores. Priority will be given to Dalits, Tribals, Backward Classes and Women;

Concessional withholding rate of 5% charged on interest earned by foreign entities in external commercial borrowings or in bonds and Government securities is extended to 30.6.2020. This benefit is also extended to Rupee Denominated (Masala) Bonds;

For the purpose of carry forward of losses in respect of start-ups, the condition of continuous holding of 51% of voting rights has been relaxed subject to the condition that the holding of the original promoter/promoters continues. Also the profit (linked deduction) exemption available to the start-ups for 3 years out of 5 years is changed to 3 years out of 7 years;

MAT credit is allowed to be carried forward up to a period of 15 years instead of 10 years at present ;

In order to make MSME companies more viable, income tax for companies with annual turnover upto Rs. 50 crore is reduced to 25%;

Allowable provision for Non-Performing Asset of Banks increased from 7.5% to 8.5%.

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Interest taxable on actual receipt instead of accrual basis in respect of NPA accounts of all non-scheduled cooperative banks also to betreated at par with scheduled banks;

Basic customs duty on LNG reduced from 5% to 2.5%;

Under scheme of presumptive income for small and medium tax payers whose turnover is upto 2 crores, the present, 8% of their turnover which is counted as presumptive income is reduced to 6% in respect of turnover which is by non-cash means;

No transaction above Rs. 3 lakh would be permitted in cash subject to certain exceptions;

Miniaturised POS card reader for m-POS (other than mobile phones or tablet computers), micro ATM standards version 1.5.1, Finger Print Readers / Scanners and Iris Scanners and on their parts and components for manufacture of such devices to be exempt from BCD, Excise/CV duty and SAD;

Ease of doing Business Initiatives;

Scope of domestic transfer pricing restricted to only if one of the entities involved in related party transaction enjoys specified profit-linked deduction.

Threshold limit for audit of business entities who opt for presumptive income scheme increased from Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 2 crores. Similarly, the threshold for maintenance of books for individuals and HUF increased from turnover of 10 lakhs to 25 lakhs or income from 1.2 lakhs to 2.5 lakhs.

Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) Category I & II exempted from indirect transfer provision. Indirect transfer provision shall not apply in case of redemption of shares or interests outside India as a result of or arising out of redemption or sale of investment in India which is chargeable to tax in India.

Commission payable to individual insurance agents exempt from the requirement of TDS subject to their filing a self-declaration that their income is below taxable limit.

Under scheme for presumptive taxation for professionals with receipt upto Rs. 50 lakhs p.a. advance tax can be paid in one instalment instead of four.

Time period for revising a tax return is being reduced to 12 months from completion of financial year, at par with the time period for filing of return. Also the time for completion of scrutiny assessments is being compressed further from 21 months to 18 months for Assessment Year 2018-19 and further to 12 months for Assessment Year 2019-20 and thereafter.

Personal Income Tax

Existing rate of taxation for individual assesses between income of Rs. 2.5 lakhs to 5 lakhs reduced to 5% from the present rate of 10%

Surcharge of 10% of tax payable on categories of individuals whose annual taxable income is between Rs. 50 lakhs and Rs. 1 crore Simple one-page form to be filed as Income Tax Return for the category of individuals having taxable income upto Rs. 5 lakhs other than business income

Appeal to all citizens of India to contribute to Nation building by making a small payment of 5% tax if their income is falling in the lowest slab of 2.5 lakhs to 5 lakhs.

Goods and Services Tax

The GST Council has finalised its recommendations on almost all the issues based on consensus on the basis of 9 meetings held.

Preparation of IT system for GST is also on schedule.

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The extensive reach-out efforts to trade and industry for GST will start from 1st April, 2017 to make them aware of the new taxation system.

Transformational; Reforms of last year

Passage of the Constitution Amendment Bill for GST and the progress for its introduction

Demonetisation of high denomination bank notes

Enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code; amendment to the RBI Act for inflation

targeting; enactment of the Aadhar bill for disbursement of financial subsidies and benefits

conclusion

In a nutshell, it can be concluded that result of the initiatives of the Government being a political power could be visible in short or long run as narrated by them but the above interventions show that the Government of India has somewhere a strong desire to improve in some particular areas of economy for the welfare of masses so that the country has a brighter face and place in the world economy in the modern age of global village. n

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Introduction

The India Trade Promotion Organisation has organised the 36th India International Trade Fair (IITF) from 14th – 27th November, 2016 at

Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. This is one of the biggest events in South Asian Region with a renewed focus on “Digital India” which is an important dimension of the “Make in India” campaign, launched by the Government to make India a global manufacturing hub. The fair aims at providing concerted effort and impetus to the process of economic and industrial growth, addressing the local needs and integrating with the global perspectives. The event also aims at ensuring transition towards globalisation without compromising on the growth of domestic industries, protection of natural resources, ancient wisdom and the diverse cultural heritage of the country. The event in this year also highlighted flags mission of the Government of India such as ‘Swachh Bharat’, ‘Skill India’, ‘Startup India’ and ‘Smart cities’. This also manifested a multi – pronged strategy of Indian Economy which is driven by “Make in India” initiatives and reforms to transform trade and industry into an engine of socio-economic growth. It provided first hand information of the policies, progressive reforms and the new schemes launched by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India under the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020). These schemes are the Merchandize Exports from India Schemes (MEIS) and Services Exports from India Scheme (SEIS). Under these schemes, incentives are available for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and ‘e-BIZ’ for promotion of diverse sectors.

Background

ITPO, the premier trade promotion agency of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India is committed to showcase excellence achieved by

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the country in diverse fields especially trade and commerce.

ITPO provides a wide spectrum of services to trade and industry and acts as a catalyst for growth of India's trade. ITPO approves holding of international trade fairs in India and regulates holding of various expositions in India primarily to avoid any duplication of efforts while ensuring proper timing. It manages India's world class exhibition complex which is constantly upgraded to keep it in a high standard of readiness. Spread over 123 acres of prime land in the heart of India's capital, New Delhi, Pragati Maidan offers about 61,290 sq. mtrs. of covered exhibition space in 16 halls, besides 10,000 sq. mtrs. of open display area. The state-of-the-art exhibition halls have enhanced the appeal of Pragati Maidan as the ideal center for an increasing number of fair organisers and business visitors from different parts of the world.

The IITF provides a platform for featuring the industrial and technological progress and also India’s vast cultural heritage, intrinsic export potential and reforms. The fair has been tremendous significance for the Indian and foreign investors as it projects 25 sectors under “Make in India” as well as the Foreign Trade Policy schemes. It also aims to focus on steps for “Ease of Doing Business”.

During the current year, 2016 as many as 7,000 participants has taken part in the fair. The ‘Partner Country’ was ‘South Korea’ and the Focus Country was ‘Belarus’. The Partner States are ‘Madhya Pradesh’ and ‘Jharkhand’ while Haryana is participating as the Focus State. There has been considerable increase in the foreign participants. Overseas participation is from Australia, Afghanistan, Belarus, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Iran, Indonesia, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Netherlands, Oman,

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Sri Lanka, South Africa, South Korea, Singapore, Tibet, Turkey, Thailand, UAE and UK.

Apart from featuring the state-of-the-art technologies, products, services and innovations along with CSIR initiatives, the fair showcases immense variety and kaleidoscopic repertoire of India’s handicrafts and handlooms with their multifarious hues, designs, motifs and techniques with diversity in both medium and method.

Theme of the Year

This year, the theme of the fair was ‘Digital India’ assumes special significance for highlighting country’s persistent efforts to alleviate poverty through meaningful convergence of digital technologies and e-governance. This was an event to project a ‘Connected India’ and ‘Information India’, ‘Financially - included India’, and most importantly, a revolution, which are today an integral part of every enterprise and a unique manifestation of India’s competitiveness in the global scenario.

Aims & Objectives

∙ To highlight India’s achievements, socio-economic development and export potential.

∙ To provide a platform for business transactions, product launches and test marketing.

∙ To provide a one-stop sourcing point for quality products, services and technologies at competitive prices.

∙ To open new avenues for transfer of technology, entrepreneurs of India’s neighbouring countries.

∙ To explore joint venture opportunities.

Display Profile

*Home Electronics *Communication *Building Technology *Jute and Coir *Light Engineering Goods

*Home Appliances and Kitchenware *Cosmetics *Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals *Agro Products *Processed Food *Textiles and Garments *Flooring and Furnishing *Furnishing *Stationery *Footwear *Good Living *FMCGs *Products of Small and Medium Enterprises *Handicrafts *Rural Arts and Crafts *Toys and Games etc.

Scope for SMEs

The fair provides a reliable and tested platform to SMEs exporters, entrepreneurs and investors. Apart from highlighting initiatives on ‘Digital India’ of the Centre/ Sate Governments in their respective pavilions, the pavilions also projects first hand information about priceless collection of exquisite gems, architectural marvels built centuries ago, scenic hill stations, languid beach resorts, vibrant festivals, bountiful wild life, throbbing cities, lush tropical forests, timeless deserts, exhilarating adventure sports, ethnic handicrafts, impregnable forts and palaces and lots more.

Event Participation by Development commissioner (MSME)

Office of the Development Commissioner (MSME), Ministry of MSME is regularly participating in India International Trade Fair (IITF) since 2007. This year also Office of DC (MSME) has participated in the 36th India International Trade Fair (IIFT), at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 14th -27th November, 2016. Union Minister of MSME, Shri Kalraj Mishra inaugurated MSME Expo 2016 Pavilion in the Hall No. 7- FGH in the India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan on 15.11.2016.

The theme of the Expo was “Quality Manufacturing and Inclusive Growth of MSMEs” under which SC/ST Hub, ZED Certification Scheme & National Award related activities were displayed through audio/video mode. In his opinion, this type of event creates a very good platform for the enterprises to showcase their products at National and International level. Over 85 enterprises have showcased their range of products during the trade fair. Besides NSIC, NIESBUD and Office

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of DC(MSME) also displayed their products and services during the Fair. State wise number of enterprises participated in the event along with product range are given as under:-

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Major Products

1. West Bengal 2 Textile

2. Uttar Pradesh 11 Texile, Jewellery, Wood,

Handicrafts, Cosmetics &

Perfumes, Food, Wood

3. Rajasthan 6 Jewellery, Food, Textile

4. Gujarat 4 Jewellery, Food

5. Haryana 10 Handloom, Footwear,

Jewellery, Textile

6. Delhi 22 Health, Jewellery, Home

Appliances, Leather, Ladies

Garments, Food, Book,

Electrical Products , Textile

7. Bihar 2 Textile

8. Jammu 4 Home Appliances, Textile

9. Himachal

Pradesh

2 Woolen, Leather

10. Madhya Pradesh 3 Leather, Handicraft Items

11. Assam 9 Tea, Food, Bamboo

Products, Textile

12. Punjab 5 Food, Home Appliances,

leather

13. Uttarakhand 2 Food, Handicrafts

14. Tamil Nadu 1 Jewellery

15. Maharashtra 1 Leather

16. Karnataka 1 Auto Components

Brief on MSME Sector

The MSME Sector in India is diverse in items of its size, levels of technology employed and range of products and services produced. Starting from grass root village industries, the products from the sector spans to auto components, micro-processors, electronic component and electro-medical devices are coming under this domain. MSMEs have shown constant growth rate of over 10% in recent years much ahead of the large scale corporate sector. This sector contributes 8% of the country’s

GDP, 45 per cent of the manufactured output and more than 40 per cent of its exports. The MSMEs provide employment to more than 80 million persons through 36 million enterprises which producing over six thousand products. “Make in India”, “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan”, “Digital India”, “Start ups, IPR, Incubation, Tool Rooms, Public Procurement Policy, Vendor Development Programmes, Zero Defect and Zero Effect (ZED) are some of the area being focussed by this Ministry for the growth and development of the MSME sector.

Practice of MSME Units in the Event

The participants have a diverse profile such as women entrepreneurs, SC/ST and Entrepreneurs from North Eastern States & Minorities. 50 Women, 14 SC/ST and 09 from North Eastern Region, 03 Minorities and others are participated in the event. The event also provided opportunities for creating sustainable business alliances. Wide range of products including Engineering, Food, Chemical, Cosmetics, Herbal products, Handicraft, Textile/Hosiery, Electrical/Electronic Appliances, Auto Components, Readymade Garments, Gems & Jewellery and other products displayed in the MSME Expo, 2016. The product-wise number of participating units were as follows:-

PRODUcTWISE NUMBER OF UNITS

Name of the Products Total No.

Textiles Products 20

Jewellary Products 14

Wooden and Handicrafts Items 12

Food and Allied Items 15

Cosmetic Items 5

Leather Products 8

Home Appliances and others 11

Role of MSME in Export

The share of MSMEs in total exports is spread across different product segments. In case of items like Textiles, Leather Goods, Processed Food, Engineering Goods and Gems and Jewellery, export performance has been commendable over the

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years. Sectors like Sports Goods are almost 100% export oriented. In view of this, export promotion from MSME sector has always been accorded high priority in India’s export promotion strategy which includes simplification of procedures, incentives for higher production of exports, preferential treatment to MSMEs in market development fund, simplification of duty drawback rules, etc. Considering the strategic significance of small and medium scale enterprises in the manufacturing sector and in employment generation, the new Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20) has been given an impetus to MSME Clusters for focused interventions to increase exports from this sector. Moreover, office of the Development Commissioner, Ministry of MSME is having a scheme of Marketing Assistance & Technology Upgradation (MATU) for promotion of MSME Export Sector. The highlights are as follows: The details of the modified scheme Marketing Assistance and Technology Upgradation (MATU) is available under the Marketing Assistance Icon of this office link www.dcmsme.gov.in. The scheme is under operation w.e.f the 29th June, 2016. The highlight of the scheme is as under:

i). Objective of the scheme

a) To encourage manufacturing Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in their efforts of tapping and developing domestic/overseas markets.

b) To encourage Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) for adoption of bar coding on products for increase in marketability of products in National/International market.

c) To facilitate marketing linkages especially in the view of Public Procurement Policy for MSEs Order 2012.

d) To create consciousness and to educate the MSMEs about importance of packaging in marketing, latest packaging technology, import-export policy and procedure, latest development in

international trade etc by organising International & National Workshop/Seminar on marketing/packaging/topics relevant to MSME sector.

ii). Eligibility criteria

The applicant Micro/Small Enterprise should suitably be registered through EM part II/Udyog Aadhar Memorandum(UAM) for availing financial benefits.

a). Domestic Trade Fairs/ Exhibitions To encourage manufacturing Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in their efforts of tapping and developing domestic markets. MSME Development Institutes will act as the Implementing Agency. 80% of space rent paid for General category units and 100% of SC/ST/Women/NER/PH units limited to Rs. 20,000/- or actual whichever is less. The space rent will subject to maximum booth/stall size of 6 Sq. Mtrs. or minimum booth/stall size provided by the fair organiser. (In case of technology trade fair/exhibition, maximum limit of space rent charges will be Rs. 50,000/- in place of Rs. 20,000/-). 100% of contingency expenditure for all categories of units subject to maximum Rs. 10,000/- or actual, whichever is less (travel expenditure for one representative from each participating unit).

b). International Trade Fairs/Exhibitions: To encourage manufacturing Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in their efforts of tapping and developing overseas markets. MSME Development Institutes will act as the Implementing Agency. The financial assistance to MSEs is 80% of the space rent for General Category units whereas 100% for SC/ST/Women/NER units subject to maximum Rs.1.00 lakh or actual rent paid, whichever is less. The space rent will subject to maximum booth/stall size of 6 Sq.Mtrs. or minimum

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booth/stall size provided by concerned Indian Trade bodies (e.g. ITPO, FIEO etc.) or the Fair Organiser. 100% of the economy class air fare for all categories of units subject to maximum Rs. 1.25 lakh or actual air fare paid, whichever is less (for one representative from each participating enterprise).

c). International / National Workshops/Seminars on Marketing / Public Procurement / Packaging etc International / National Workshops/Seminars on Marketing / Packaging will be organised for promotion of new marketing techniques, emerging global marketing / product innovation trends in various product and services verticals, development in packaging, reviewing public procurements with Central Ministries / Departments / Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) under Public Procurement Policy for MSEs Order 2012 and topics relevant to MSME sector. Scale of assistance would be Rs. 2.5 lakhs per National Workshop/Seminar any where is the country (or actual whichever is lower) and Rs. 2.5 lakhs per International Workshop/Seminar in the country with an additional cost of Rs. 2.5 lakh (maximum) towards cost of air travel, boarding and lodging etc. for international experts (or actual whichever is lower) subject to condition that International Workshop/Seminar should not be held in any Five Star Hotel. MSME Development Institutes or any other agency approved by O/o. DC-MSME depending upon the need of the event is the Implementing Agencies.

d). Vender Development Programmes Vendor Development Programme provides a common platform for buyer and sellers including displaying the products and service of MSMEs and requirements

of large scale buyer organisations. The significance of Vendor Development Programmes has increased manifold in view of the Public Procurement Policy for MSEs Order 2012. Provision for financial assistance to the tune of Rs. 30,000/- per programme for State Level Vendor Development Programme and Rs. 8.00 lakh for “A Class cities”, Rs. 6.00 lakh for all other cities and Rs. 5.00 lakh for any States/J&K/Himachal Pradesh has been kept for National Level Vendor Development Programme. MSME Development Institutes are the Implementing Agencies.

e). Reimbursement on obtaining Bar code To provide financial assistance to Micro & Small Enterprises (MSEs) enhance their marketing competitiveness by obtaining Bar Code registration of GS-1. Financial assistance of 75% of one time registration fee and annual recurring fee (for first three years) paid by MSEs to GS1 India. The claim may be submitted in prescribed format (or system in place). GS1 India, formerly EAN India, an autonomous body under Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, is authorized for granting registration for use of Bar Codes. Other details on Bar Code are available on their website: www.gs1india.org. Interested MSEs may approach the GS1, India for getting registration for use of Bar Codes. MSME Development Institutes are the Implementing Agencies.

iii). International co-operation (Ic) Scheme

The important objectives of the Scheme are Technology infusion and/or upgradation of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), their modernization and promotion of exports. The IC scheme including the application form is available on the website of this Ministry viz. http://msme.gov.in. The Scheme encompasses following activities:

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Deputation of MSME business delegations to other countries for exploring new areas of technology infusion/upgradation, facilitating joint ventures, improving the market of MSMEs products, foreign collaborations, etc.

Participation by Indian MSMEs in international exhibitions, trade fairs and buyer seller meets in foreign countries as well as in India, in which there is international participation.

Holding international conferences and seminars on topics and themes of interest to the MSMEs.

Under the Scheme, financial assistance is provided to the industry associations/institutions/agencies of the States/Central Government for the activities mentioned above.

conclusion

Considering the strategic significance of small and medium scale enterprise in the manufacturing

sector and in employment generation, ‘MSME Clusters’ have been identified, based on the export potential of the product and the density of industries in the cluster for focused interventions to boost exports. Government is planning to organize outreach activities in a structured way in these clusters with the help of willing “Industry Partners” and “Knowledge Partners”. This will specifically help in increasing exports from MSME sectors. Further, various steps being taken by the Govt. of India specially under MATU Scheme as well as showcasing of products/services by MSEs in such trade fair will definitely helpful to enhance the marketing of products/services including the export. However, there is a need to adopt latest technology and quality standard for manufacture of the products/providing services to meet the global challenges and to succeed in meeting the national goal of Make in India, Digital India, Zero Defect and Zero Effect. n

– H.S. Bisht, Director (Chem/MATU) and Dr. S.K. Sahoo, Dy. Dir. (Export Promotion) in Office of DC(MSME),

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi.

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Walking down snow swept streets of Stockholm, if you enquire with any swanky trade center about India-

Sweden Companies’ mutual trade, vaulting Truecaller operations is the instant reply.

There is not an iota of doubt in this truth, but it is also equally true that Swedish companies are increasing investment rate in India. Many of them eye on the MSMEs. Swedish companies have made their footprint known in India with strong brands and stake holders feel the cooperation is bound to increase further.

In the city of Skype origin, where this visiting journalist was busy chatting back home on Skype with high end pictures on the laptop, talks of successful start-ups can be heard anywhere, but many locals evince keen interest in the emerging start up ecosystem in India too. They lace their claims with mega success stories of Truecaller and Skype’s growing popularity in India.

Many such companies envision that they can make big inroads in India in the wake of huge population’s leaping ambitions for quality life– better healthcare, exact weather forecasting, abridging of digital divide etc.

Though the internationally famous True Caller is Sweden based company, the application has its largest users in India.

India is the most attractive destination for its

Sweden Making Business in India; SME Companies Bringing Cutting Edge Technology

– Neeraj Bajpai

founders- Alan and Nami, who had found much to their surprise that more than half its users, more than 25 million out of its international clientele of more than 45 million Users across the globe are in India. The figures might have multiplied by this time.

Right from the true caller inception, its promoters riveted their eyes on India because

Sweden has a long history of investment In India; both Ericsson and Swedish match established presence in India in early 20th century. Today, there are numerous multinational companies established such as ABB, Astra Zeneca, Atlas copco, Ericsson, Sandvik, Scania, SKF, Tetra

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of Its market size and tremendous scope for the growth. The vast market size and faith of early adopters did not disappoint them, and today, The company takes pride in highlighting India as the biggest market for their application. The service is a global telephone directory and reverse directory that has caller ID, social media integration and call blocking functionality. It uses crowd sourced data, which enables it to work even in countries like UK and India where public data is not available.

Sweden has a long history of investment In India; both Ericsson and Swedish match established presence in India in early 20th century. Today, there are numerous multinational companies established such as ABB, Astra Zeneca, Atlas Copco, Ericsson, Sandvik, Scania, SKF, Tetra

Pok and Volvo trucks and buses. Many of these units have invested in manufacturing and research development, distribution and service centers in India.

A latest survey – “Sweden Makes Business in India” says Indian export of services like information technology to Sweden is strong. With about 20 Indian IT companies operating in the country.

The inflow of Swedish direct investments to India has fluctuated over the years. Accumulated Swedish FDI assets in 2014 totalled SEK 15 billion, which is a substantial increase from SEK 11 billion the year before.

In the last 10 years, several SME companies have found their way to India, bringing cutting edge technology with them in sectors such as healthcare, environment technology and engineering products.

Informatively, IKEA and H&M were among the first companies to be approved as a foreign investor under the new single brand retail legislation. H&M opened up their first stores in Delhi two years ago and IKEA will open up stores in India soon.

This correspondent who recently visited the city of Nobel prizes fame, Stockholm, found that many quoting India’s Nobel laureate for peace

-2014 Kailash Satyarthi who had said, "India may be a land of over a 100 problems, but it is also a place for a billion solutions.”

Trade of goods between Sweden and India amounted to more than 2 billion USD in 2014. Exports of goods from Sweden accounted for two thirds of that amount. An estimate found that during the first nine months of CY2015, Swedish exports of goods to India grew with seven per cent compared to the same period in 2014, while Indian exports to Sweden increased with 11 per cent.

As many as 160 Swedish companies are currently established in India These companies are present in various sectors. Sweden and India had concluded a treaty for the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of tax evasion in 1997, which was amended on October 1, 2013. Sweden and India enjoy a bilateral investment treaty for the promotion and protection of investments since 2000.

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India is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) since 1995 and is therefore party to agreements within the WTO framework. Since 2007 the EU and India are engaged in negotiations of a free trade agreement.

Swedeish companies invested in different business areas in 2015, reflecting the belief that in India‘s growth potential and this potential can only be achieved with highly skilled team in place.

In Marketing and sales-54 per cent invested and 63 per cent companies plan to invest. SME companies specially indicate that they will focus more on marketing and sales in the coming years.

Thirty Four companies invested in the skill development and Thirty eight per cent plan to invest. Many companies especially in the automotive/heavy vehicles sector invested in Skills development and training in 2014. Companies in all sectors plan to focus more on skill development and training in coming years.

Thirty one per cent companies invested in services sector and 45 per cent plan to invest. IT/ Telecom and automotive/heavy vehicles are the main sector indicating they will invest in services.

Almost all companies in the life sciences/healthcare sector observe an increase in market share followed by half of the companies that are into engineering products ( 52 per cent) and Automotive/heavy vehicles (50 percent). Companies believe India continues to be a competitive market from a cost of view.

Almost 90 per-cent perceive that the cost advantage is the same or even better than last year (2014), cost of material / component and availability of workers are the key factors cited by the companies giving India the competitive edge.

One third of companies-141 companies- that participated in the survey manufacture in India. Eighty per cent of them invested in existing or new production units .

Seventy per cent of all manufacturing companies produce in India both for the domestic market and for export. Informatively, Tetra Pak’s manufacturing plant in Chakan, Pune has been recognized as the groups’ best performing factory in the world. They have 37 performing companies globally. They make safe and hygienically packaged milk and beverage products available to the Indian consumers.

Swedish companies In India directly employ more than 1, 60,000 people and another 11,00,000 indirectly. The Sandvik family has 3,000 members in India today. As a world leader in tooling materials technology, mining and construction. The company is committed to enhance customer productivity, profitability and safety. Sandvik established operations in Pune in 1960 as one of the first Swedish companies to set up a manufacturing unit in the country.

Lack of right skill set continues to be biggest issue faced by companies across all sectors

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regarding blue collar workers but this is also one of the top issues for white collars. The companies are active in seeking to close this gap and invest in skills development and training.

With the challenge of low retention and coupled with this, increased labour cost, Swedish companies face challenges in India that are very different from home.

More than one third of the companies point out trust and business ethics as one of the top challenges that they are facing in India.

Labour laws are considered as a challenges by Swedish companies. Outdated laws and local interpretation, regulation regarding contractual workers and cumbersome handling of expatriates are some of the issues that ail them.

In 2015, Scania, opened up its second production unit outside Bangalore producing trucks and buses. They also initiated a biogas project in Nagpur converting local waste to local fuel for local transport and are running the country’s first Green Bus on Ethanol. Scaina is pioneer of sustainable Transport solutions for the Indian market.

There has been an influx of Swedish SMEs the last decade. Almost 8 out of 10 companies present in India entered between 2000-2015. Seventy per cent have between 1-20 employees in India.

The SME companies are present in many sectors, mainly engineering products, IT/ telecom (20 per cent) and consulting/advisory/legal (17 per cent) and coming sectors for SMEs are environmental Technology and Life science/med tech and health care.

One out five of the companies participating in the survey were classified as Small and Medium seized Enterprises, as per EU definition. The survey said obstacles faced by SMES are issues with taxation interaction with authorities and banks, permits/permissions and import regulations. SMEs encounter more problems with corruption than Large companies.

The survey found that that the current business climate as favorable, Swedish companies are present in all states through marketing and sales offices, research and development, manufacturing, distribution and service centers. One out three companies are looking to expand into new states in the coming years.

The top three states of interest are Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan because cause they are seen as strategic locations for sales. Gujarat for good infrastructure and access to skilled labour.

Companies in Fashion and Lifestyle, and Life science/ Med Tech/Healthcare sectors are especially looking to expand beyond the operations into new states.

Thirty three of the Swedish companies have their headquarters in Maharashtra. Atlas Copco has four manufacturing units in Pune, Nashik and Hyderabad, and 22 offices across India. Company services customers with innovative compressors, vaccum solutions and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems.

With the Swedish business coming to India, Handelsbanken and SEB, two leading banks in Sweden have also set up offices here to provide their clients across India with advisory services and quality products.

The Business Climate survey (BCS) is conducted annually by The Swedish Chamber of Commerce India in partnership with Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi. This was the latest survey which came in 2016 –a few months back.

Many Companies visualise huge potential in populous India. Like, ifoodbag is the Swedish newcomer in the packaging industry who developed the unique paper carrier bag with the same name. The company was set up in 2013 with a vision of a more sustainable society through offering consumers and businesses cost-effective, environmentally-friendly and robust packaging solutions that have chilling and freezing

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functionality for up to 24 hours.

In India, where Polio vaccine programme, is great success, such bags can be very handy to carry vaccines and likewise food items. A Top Executive of the company Robert Grenmark, executive Vice President of Global sales at ifoodbag showing the bag told this journalist.

The Swedish companies are hitting the international markets. may it be a game on phone, music online or video-phoning, they are there. Skype became Stockholm’s first unicorn when it was bought by eBay for $2.6bn in 2005 – just two years after it launched – and has since been followed by Spotify, Candy Crush parent King, Minecraft maker Mojang and the payments service Klarna.

Stockholm is turning into hub of technology,” Skype creator Niklas Zennström, who also founded London-based Atomico, is quoted by media .

CEO of Ignitia Liisa Petrykowska Li told this correspondent says there are lots of types of data that Ignitia, a weather forecasting startup, could have focused on. But, after talking with farmers in West Africa, it is realized only one question really matters to its customers: "Will it rain?". They don't care about temperature or wind, or about daylight hours or soil moisture".

Ignitia takes satellite data and, working with telecom providers, sends out localized forecasts via text message (say, "rain this morning, dry tomorrow"). The company claims a high accuracy rate of 84% and a forecast range of up to five miles.

In its first of operation last year, Ignitia signed up 80,000 farmers in Ghana and sent out more than 10 million forecasts. It now wants to expand into West Africa using a $2.5 million grant from the "Securing Water for Food" challenge funded by the governments of the United States, Sweden, South Africa, and the Netherlands.

The company proved its model in Ghana, and it plans to expand in the region next. Eventually, its

goal is to bring its system to other parts of Africa, India, and South America.

The Company sees a huge potential in India, agrarian based economy where farmers need the data on their traditional mobiles through SMS, Likewise, Johan Jorgensen, Interim Project Chairman/Project Leader of Internet of food—where food and internet meet-- said development and advancement of the food sector is essential for feeding an ever- growing population on Earth. Food production, sustainability, and distribution issues are part of various international agendas, including in economic development, security, and human welfare, to name a few.

Furthermore, global population trends towards urbanization are spurring questions about the challenges and opportunities of feeding high-density communities. Internet technology can play a role in the advancement of food issues, helping the food sector to develop in a sustainable way, producing healthy and appealing food for a growing global population.

While the food sector is the largest single industry on the planet, encompassing roughly 10% of global GDP, it has yet to advance in many areas important to being a successful sector for the future. This includes transparency, quality control, and knowledge dissemination. The food sector is furthermore one of the few large sectors remaining that have not been transformed through the influx of new technology, in particular the Internet, and thus structural dynamics is not present to the extent as in other sectors.

Such companies and campaigns will also hit the Indian market in coming future as the world is fast changing into a global village and India, one of the leaders in IT technologies, can’t afford to lose any opportunity to improve quality of life. n

– Writer is a Senior Journalist.


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Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has welcomed the Union Budget 2017-18 presented by

Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley which provides renewed impetus to manufacturing and Make in India, export infrastructure and Government e-marketplace.

Several measures have been announced in the Budget 2017-18 to provide impetus to commerce and industry. The key initiatives include

1. A Special Scheme for creating employment in leather and footwear industries is proposed to be implemented, on the lines of the scheme in textile and apparel sector.

2. The long standing demand of startups has been accepted and the profit (linked deduction) exemption available to them for 3 years out of 5 years is changed to 3 years out of 7 years. For the purpose of carry forward of losses in respect of start-ups, the condition of continuous holding of 51% of voting rights has been relaxed subject to the condition that the holding of the original promoter/promoters continues.

3. Further liberalisation of FDI policy is under consideration and the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to be abolished in 2017-18.

4. In order to make MSME companies more viable, income tax for companies with annual turnover upto Rs. 50 crore is reduced to 25%. About 96% of companies will get this benefit of lower taxation. This will make our MSME sector more competitive as compared to large companies.

Union Budget 2017-18 provides renewed impetus to manufacturing and Make in India

5. MAT credit is allowed to be carried forward up to a period of 15 years instead of 10 years at present.

6. For creating an eco-system to make India a global hub for electronics manufacturing a provision of Rs. 745 crores in 2017-18 in incentive schemes like M-SIPS and EDF. The incentives and allocation has been exponentially increased following the increase in number of investment proposals.

7. Inverted duty has been rectified in several products in the chemicals & petrochemicals, textiles, metals, renewable energy sectors. Duty changes to improve domestic manufacturing of medical devices, those used for digital transactions and capital goods have also been announced.

8. Infrastructure – a key pillar under the Make in India programme has been strengthened with a large budgetary allocation. The total allocation for infrastructure development in 2017-18 stands at Rs. 3,96,135 crores. A specific programme for development of multi-modal logistics parks, together with multi modal transport facilities, to be drawn up and implemented.

9. Tourism is a big employment generator and has a multiplier impact on the economy. Incredible India 2.0 is proposed to be launched to promote tourism and employment. Five Special Tourism Zone, anchored on SPVs in partnership with the States would be set up.

10. Modernisation and upgradation of identified corridor, railway lines of 3,500 kms will be commissioned, 25 stations are expected to be

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awarded for station redevelopment and 500 stations will be made differently abled friendly by providing lifts and escalators during 2017-18. These provide large opportunities under the Make in India initiative

11. Initiatives in Skill Development provide essential support for the Make in India sectors to thrive. Launch of SANKALP scheme to provide market relevant training to 3.5 crore youth and STRIVE scheme to improve the quality and market relevance of vocational training.

12. A new and restructured Central scheme with a focus on export infrastructure, namely, Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) will be launched in 2017-18.

13. The Government e-market place which is now functional for procurement of goods and services, has been selected as one of the winners of the South Asia Procurement Innovation Awards of the World Bank. n

(Source: PIB)

The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley while presenting the General Budget 2017-18 in Parliament

said that the GST Council has finalised its recommendations on almost all the issues based on consensus after spirited debate and discussions. The Finance Minister said that the Government on its part has promptly given effect to various provisions of the Constitutional Amendment Act, including constitution of the GST Council.

The GST Council held 9 meetings to discuss various issues relating to GST, including broad contours of the GST rate structure, threshold exemption and parameters for composition scheme, details for compensation to States due to implementation of GST, examination of draft model GST law, draft IGST law and the Compensation Law and administrative mechanism for GST. He said the preparation of IT system for GST is also on schedule.

The Finance Minister Shri Jaitley in his Budget Speech further said that the extensive reach-out efforts to trade and industry for GST will start from 1st April, 2017 to make them aware of the new

GST Council has finalised its recommendations on almost all the issues based on consensus, says Finance

Minister in his Budget Speech

taxation system. He said that since the enactment of the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016, there has been substantial progress on preparatory work towards ushering in GST which is by far the biggest tax reform since Independence. Several teams of officers both from the States and Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) have been working to give finishing touch to the Model GST law, rules and other details, he added.

Shri Jaitley said that the Government, through the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) shall continue to strive to achieve the goal of implementation of GST as per schedule without compromising the spirit of co-operative federalism. He added that the implementation of GST is likely to bring more taxes both to Central and State Governments because of widening of tax net. The Finance Minister Shri Jaitley stated that not many changes have been proposed in current regime of Excise & Service Tax in the Budget proposals since they are to be replaced by GST soon. n

(Source: PIB)


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A Number of schemes for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is implemented by the Ministry of MSME including

1. National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme (NMCP),

2. Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP),

3. Schemes for Khadi & Village Industries and Coir, International Cooperation Scheme,

4. Performance and Credit Rating Scheme (PCRS), Marketing Assistance and Technology Upgradation (MATU) schemes,

5. Scheme for 'Credit Guarantee Fund for Micro and Small Enterprises etc.

Benefits under these schemes are available to all eligible MSMEs including those belonging to SC and ST communities. Hon’ble Prime Minister launched National SC/ST Hub under this Ministry on 18.10.2016 to provide professional support to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs to fulfill the obligation under the Central Government Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order 2012, adopt applicable business practices and leverage the Stand Up India initiatives. Estimated budget for the SC/ST Hub Scheme for the period 2016-20 is Rs. 490 crore. A special marketing assistance scheme, subsidy for Single Point Registration Scheme, subsidy for performance and credit rating scheme are being implemented under SC/ST Hub. A special credit linked capital subsidy scheme for new as well as existing SC/ST MSMEs in manufacturing activity has also been approved for implementation under SC/ST Hub.

In addition to the schemes implemented by this Ministry, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is also implementing schemes for SC entrepreneurs including the Credit Enhancement

MSME Schemes for SCs/STs Entrepreneurs Guarantee Scheme for Scheduled Castes (CEGSSC) and Venture Capital Fund scheme for micro, small and medium entrepreneurs. Ministry of Tribal Affairs is also implementing schemes for self-employment of Scheduled Tribes including term loan scheme and micro credit scheme for self help groups.

As per the 6th Economic Census, 2013, conducted by Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MOS&PI), there are 5.85 crore establishments by type of ownership out of which 5.23 crore establishments are private proprietary establishments. The private proprietary establishments owned by SCs and STs are 59.72 lakh ( Agriculture establishment 15.62 lakh + Non Agriculture Establishment 44.10 lakh by SCs) and 28.13 lakh (Agriculture establishment 11.01 lakh + Non Agriculture Establishment 17.12 lakh by STs) respectively. This data includes micro, small, medium and large establishments. The number of large establishments is relatively small.

As per data available with Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MOS&PI), Government of India, the Gross Value Added (GVA) of the MSME and share of MSME sector in country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at constant price are given below.:

Figures in Rs. Lakh crores Adjusted for Financial Intermediation Services Directly Measured (FISIM) at constant Price (Base Year 2011-12)

Year MSME

GVA

Total

GVA

Total

GDP

Share of MSME

GVA (%)

in GVA in GDP

2011-12 26.18 81.07 87.36 32.29 29.97

2012-13 28.05 85.47 92.27 32.82 30.40

2013-14 30.15 90.84 98.39 33.19 30.64

2014-15 32.43 97.27 105.52 33.34 30.74

However, the CSO does not compile estimates (GVA/GVO) of MSME Sector based on definition of MSME sector. An approximation based on the

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Government has taken several measures for MSMEs in the backdrop of Demonetization which include:

1. The coverage of the loans covered under the Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSEs implemented by CGTMSE has been increased from Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 2 crore. Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) has issued a circular to all its Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) in this regard.

2. The Credit Guarantee scheme has also been

results of Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) and other surveys on unorganised sector has been made to arrive at the above contribution.

This Press Release is based on information

given by the Minister of State for MSME Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 08.02.2017 (Wednesday). n

(Source: PIB)

Initiatives taken for MSMES in the backdrop of Demonetization

extended for loans given to MSMEs by NBFCs. A circular in this regard has already been issued by CGTMSE

3. Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued an advisory to Banks regarding raising of working capital/cash credit limit for MSEs.

This Press Release is based on information given by the Minister of State for MSME Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 08.02.2017 (Wednesday). n

(Source: PIB)

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Croatia on Economic

Cooperation was signed by Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Government of India and Ms. Martina Dalic, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy, Government of the Republic of Croatia on 14th February, 2017 in Zagreb, Croatia.

India and Croatia had earlier signed an Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation in September, 1994 with an aim to promote and develop bilateral trade and economic relations. The present Agreement between India and Croatia would be a step in continuity as the last one expired in November, 2009.

Agreement between India and Croatia on Economic Cooperation

India’s bilateral trade with the Republic of Croatia during 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 were US$ 148.86 million, US$ 205.04 million and US$ 148.44 million respectively. The bilateral trade during the last three years has remained stable despite global slowdown. n

(Source: PIB)


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Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has said that sustainability of initiatives and programmes

for empowerment of women is the biggest challenge. At the India Launch of the UN report on Women’s Economic Empowerment in New Delhi, she said that momentum is built up and then it quietly drops. The Minister said that programmes like ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’, 'Stand up Start up ' and Mudra have all contributed towards bringing about a difference and contributing

Sustainability of initiatives and programmes for empowerment of women is the biggest challenge

towards economic empowerment. Smt. Sitharaman said Ujjwala Yojna has helped in improving the health of women by providing smoke free chullahs. She said with Jan Dhan Yojna and Direct Benefit transfer government is looking at financial inclusion for economic growth. The Minister also underlined the need for non economic initiatives like the women safety and legal issues which have to be concurrently taken for empowerment. n

(Source: PIB)

While presenting the General Budget 2017-18 in Lok Sabha, the Union Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley announced

a slew of reliefs in the Government’s continuing policy towards providing an environment of “Ease of Doing Business”.

The Finance Minister Shri Jaitley raised the threshold limit for audit of business entities that opt for presumptive income scheme from Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 2 crore. Similarly, the threshold for the maintenance of books for individuals and HUF is proposed to be increased from turnover of Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 25 lakhs or income from Rs. 1.2 lakhs to Rs. 2.5 lakhs. The Finance Minister Shri Jaitley further said that the Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) Category I & II will be exempt from indirect transfer provision under the IT Act. Besides, indirect transfer provision shall not apply in case of redemption of shares or interests outside India as a result of or arising out of redemption or sale of investment in India which is chargeable to tax in India. This will remove apprehensions over taxation upon transfer of stake of investors of India-based funds located abroad but investing in India-based companies, he added.

Finance Minister unveils string of measures towards Ease of doing Business

Bringing relief to individual insurance agents, Shri Jaitley said they will be exempted from the TDS provision of 5% being deducted from commission payable after filing a self-declaration that their income is below taxable limit. Professionals with receipt upto Rs. 50 lakhs p.a. can pay advance tax towards presumptive taxation in one installment instead of four. In order to allow the people to claim the refund expeditiously, the Finance Minister Shri Jaitley said that the time period for revising a tax return is being reduced to 12 months from completion of financial year, at par with the time period for filing of return. Also the time for completion of scrutiny assessments is being compressed further from 21 months to 18 months for Assessment Year 2018-19 and further to 12 months for Assessment Year 2019-20 and thereafter, he added.

The Finance Minister proposed to restrict the scope of domestic transfer pricing only if one of the entities involved in related party transaction enjoys specified profit-linked deduction. Shri Jaitley said this will reduce the compliance burden for domestic companies since the number of entities being covered under domestic pricing had gone up substantially resulting in longer scrutiny. n

(Source: PIB)

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In its 7th meeting on the February 11, 2017 VCIC examined requests from 11 fund managers and cleared for sanction requests from 9 Funds

aggregating Rs. 300 crores. It is evident that there is a significant upsurge in the fund of funds operations if seen from the number of funds supported by SIDBI during the current FY. During FY 15 and 16 sanctions were made to 11 funds (Rs. 314 crores) and 16 funds (Rs. 607 crores) respectively while the number during the current FY has already crossed Rs. 1,112 crores to 30 funds.

It may be recalled that the government had announced establishment of Rs. 10,000 crore fund of funds to support AIFs who invest in Startups. This money will be released spread over two finance commission cycles (14th and 15th viz. till 2025) based on progress under the Scheme. An amount of Rs. 500 crore has been released so far to SIDBI which is managing the programme. It may added that SIDBI is also operating various other fund of fund programmes investing in MSMEs and Startups viz. India Aspiration Fund [IAF] launched formally by Hon’ble Finance Minister in August 2015, ASPIRE Fund focused on agri and rural enterprises launched by Hon’ble Minister for MSME last year and Rs. 200 crore on behalf of LIC. SIDBI as manager of these Funds has constituted with the consent of the Government, a Venture Capital Investment Committee [VCIC] which includes external experts viz. Mohandas Pai, Sanjeev Bikchandani, Saurabh Srivastava, H.K. Mittal, Prof. Vaidyanathan, Kiran Karnik.

Out of the those cleared earlier by VCIC, SIDBI has so far accorded formal sanction, for an aggregate contribution of Rs. 1619.25 crores after undertaking detailed appraisal and due diligence (including Rs. 1580 crore under IAF/FFS and Rs. 39.50 crores under ASPIRE). Operations under IAF and FFS are complimentary as both target

Doubling of SIDBI Fund of Funds Operations Focusing MSME and Startups

startups and the exact coverage depends on the status of compliance to the guidelines under these funds at the time of signing of the contribution agreements.

FFS initially focussed on motivating AIFs to float schemes which will invest in startups alone. With difficulties expressed by the industry in this regard, the government is re-examining the issue. With the modification proposed, coverage under FFS is expected to stand at around Rs. 600 crore in respect of 15 AIFs by March 31, 2016.

These programmes are serving the objectives with which these funds were formed. For example under IAF based on the drawals of Rs. 177 crores made, the investments by the supported funds are reported to be in 124 MSMEs/Startups for an aggregate support of Rs. 452 crores.

Thanks to the rise in AIFs supported under the above programmes, there is significant investment happening in startups as well, with current year expected to close with around 150 startups receiving Rs. 588 crore. This is expected to grow fast in the next year as investments by AIFs supported pickup. The investment in startups by the 15 funds as aforesaid is likely to investment approximately Rs. 187 crores in startups by March end.

The story of IAF and FFS is in line with the industry trend. AIFs have a long investment / divestment cycle of 7-10 years with investments beginning a good 6-9 months (or longer) after an AIF gets its approval from SIDBI and scales gradually thereafter. It is expected that the investment in startups by the Funds supported under FFS may cross Rs. 1200 crores over next twelve months as they raise the balance contribution from other investors and pick up the pace of investing. n

(Source: PIB)


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Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has said that trade with the CLMV countries grew from USD 1.5 bn

to more than USD 10 bn in the last 10 years and expressed hope that India will be able to partner in more trade initiatives with these countries to develop a strong India-CLMV vertical within the ASEAN market. In her inaugural address at the 4th India – CLMV (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam) Business Conclave in Jaipur she invited both the Government and business community of these countries to actively partner in India’s initiative to strengthen manufacturing capacities, and stated that in India there is a good scope for improving trade in sectors like health and wellbeing, manufacturing, agriculture, fisheries, skilling among others. The Minister indicated that there are clear verticals for India to facilitate trade with these countries like, organic agriculture produce from Myanmar, value added products from coffee & pepper produce of Vietnam, two & three wheeler exports to Lao PDR etc. She highlighted that these countries can take advantage of the tremendous scope in India on skill resources across various sectors. Smt. Sitharaman stated that the themes selected for deliberation during this Conclave have been carefully selected to integrate into each other’s economy.

Highlighting India’s strength in health sector, she announced that India is organising a BSM-cum-exhibition in Myanmar during March 28-29, 2017. At the event, India will showcase her strengths in the healthcare verticals, viz. Pharmaceuticals, medical technology and health services. The Minister invited all of them to participate in this event from both Government and business side. She further emphasised India’s abilities in Agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture, skilling, solar

Commerce Minister says trade initiatives to develop strong India-CLMV vertical within the ASEAN market at

the 4th India – CLMV Business Conclave

and wind energy where India can provide a lead to the region. She urged the business entities from the CLMV region participating in the Conclave to seal some business deals before departing to their country.

Smt. Vasundhara Raje, Chief Minister of Rajasthan gave a Special Address in the inaugural session. The country delegations were led at the Ministerial level by H. E. Mr. Chhuon Dara, Secretary of State, Ministry of Commerce, Kingdom of Cambodia, H.E Dr. Than Myint, Minister of Commerce, Myanmar and H E Mr. Cao Quoc Hung, Vice Minister, Industry and Trade Vietnam. The delegation from Lao PDR was led by Ambassador, H E Mr. Southam Sakhonninhom. The event also witnessed a wide participation of official and business delegations from these countries.

Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam collectively, is the third largest economy in ASEAN, followed by Indonesia and Thailand. Due to close proximity, India is looking to boost trade and investment with the CLMV region as part of the ‘Act East’ policy announced by the Prime Minister during the 12th India - ASEAN Summit in 2013. The CLMV conclave is an annual feature which provides an opportunity for Indian business leaders to interact with government and business stakeholders representing the four countries. The conclave facilitates to create and provide a platform for the decision makers from CLMV countries to interact with a range of Indian business companies involved in trading, manufacturing, processing, engineering, consultancy, construction etc.

In her special address, the Chief Minister expressed her gratitude to the Central Government for organising such an important international meet in her State and indicated that Rajasthan

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has tremendous scope for facilitating trade with the CLMV countries. She emphasised the skill in Rajasthan for value addition for gems & precious stone sector, food and spices. Stressing that Rajasthan offers great scope for tourism, she sought bilateral arrangements for tourism with these countries which are also richly acknowledged for their tourism potential.

Mr Naushad Forbes, President CII also acknowledged the initiative of the government in supporting the industry through such business meets. It was indicated that CII has decided to open two offices in the CLMV region i.e Myanmar and Vietnam which would further the intra-regional trade. Transportation and connectivity in the region were highlighted as the most important aspects for trade.

In their addresses the Ministers from Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar expressed their appreciation of the Indian Governments persistent efforts through such annual events associating these countries. All of them indicated their keenness to receive investment from India and sought more interaction with India for deepening trade as also continuing with the cordial relationship that exists with India. The inaugural session was followed by sectoral and country sessions which included business to business meetings. The technical sessions slated for the two-day event focusses on sectors such as Manufacturing, Pharma, Healthcare, Agri-business, Food Processing, Infrastructure, Textiles, Leather, Renewable Energy, Skills, Education and Engineering. n

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Presenting the General Budget 2017-18 in Parliament, the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley

said that the income tax for smaller companies with annual turnover upto Rs. 50 crore would be reduced to 25% in order to make MSME companies more viable and also to encourage firms to migrate to company format. As per the data of Assessment Year 2015-16, there are 6.94 lakh companies filing returns of which 6.67 lakh companies fall in this category and, therefore, percentage-wise 96% of companies will get this benefit of lower taxation. This will make our MSME sector more competitive as compared to large companies. The revenue

In order to make MSME companies more viable, income tax for smaller companies with annual turnover upto

Rs. 50 Crore is reduced to 25% Government allows carry forward of minimum alternate tax

(MAT) upto a period of 15 years instead of 10 years To give boost to banking sector, allowable provision for non

performing asset increased from 7.5 % to 8.5%

forgone estimate for this measure is expected to be Rs. 7,200 crore per annum.

The Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that it was not practical to remove or reduce MAT at present. However, in order to allow companies to use MAT credit in future years, he proposed to allow carry forward of MAT upto a period of 15 years instead of 10 years at present. Minimum Alternate Tax is at present levied as an advance tax. Although the plan for phasing-out of exemptions will kick in from 1.4.2017, the full benefit of revenue out of phase-out will be available to the Government


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only after 7 to 10 years when all those who are already availing exemptions at present complete their period of availment.

The Government announced several Measures for Stimulating Growth in the budget proposals for 2017-18. A concessional with-holding rate of 5% is being charged on interest earned by foreign entities in external commercial borrowings or in bonds and Government securities. This concession is available till 30.6.2017. The Finance Minister proposed to extend it to 30.6.2020. This benefit is also extended to Rupee Denominated (Masala) Bonds. The Government gave income tax exemptions to Start-Ups with certain conditions last year. For the purpose of carry forward of losses in respect of such Start-Ups, the condition of continuous holding of 51% of voting rights has been relaxed subject to the condition that the holding of the original promoter/promoters continues. Also the profit linked deduction available to the start-ups for 3 years out of 5 years is being changed to 3 years out of 7 years.

In order to give a boost to banking sector, Shri Arun Jaitely proposed to increase allowable provision for Non-Performing Asset from 7.5% to 8.5%. This will reduce the tax liability of banks. He also proposed to tax interest receivable on actual receipt instead of accrual basis in respect of NPA accounts of all nonscheduled cooperative banks also at par with scheduled banks. This will remove hardship of having to pay tax even when interest income is not realised. Considering the wide range of use of LNG as fuel as well as feed stock for petro-chemicals sector, the Finance Minister proposed to reduce the basic customs duty on LNG from 5% to 2.5%. In order to incentivise domestic value addition and to promote Make in India, he proposed to make changes in Customs & Central Excise duties in respect of certain items in his speech. Some of these proposals are also for addressing duty inversion. n

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The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley while presenting the General Budget 2017-18 in Parliament

said that Mahila Shakti Kendra will be set-up at village level with an allocation of Rs. 500 crores in 14 lakh ICDS Anganwadi Centres. This will provide one stop convergent support services for empowering rural women with opportunities for skill development, employment, digital literacy, health and nutrition. Under nationwide scheme for financial assistance to pregnant women

Mahila Shakti Kendra will be set-up at village levelAllocation for the welfare for Women and children has been

increased from Rs. 1,56,528 crores to Rs. 1,84,632 crores

Rs. 6,000 each will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of pregnant women who undergo institutional delivery and vaccinate their children.

For the welfare of Women and Children under various schemes across all the Ministries the allocation has been stepped-up from Rs. 1,56,528 crores in BE 2016-17 to Rs. 1,84,632 crores in 2017-18. n

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