Govt. working on industrial policy to deal with reservation

Monday, May 1, 2006, 23:01 [IST]

New Delhi, May 1 (UNI) Faced with the industry's resistance to job reservation in the private sector, the government is expeditiously working on an ''inclusive'' Industrial Policy, aimed at handsomely rewarding companies setting up units in 60 districts, with more than 50 per cent SC/ST population.

''We have identified the districts which have over 50 per cent of their population from the SCs and STs. A host of liberal fiscal and other incentives will be given to the companies setting up units in these areas employing local people'', a top level source in the government told UNI.

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Union government to create technology bank for SMEs

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:02 [IST]

Kolkata, Apr 29 (UNI) The Centre will create a technology bank for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in all states, including West Bengal, Ministry of Small Scale Industries and Agro Rural Industries Secretary Anupam Dasgupta said today. ''This bank will provide necessary linkages to ensure that the SME units get proper technological help,'' Mr Dasgupta said at a seminar on 'Implications of the SME bill' organised by the Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and.....

Union government to create a technology bank for the SMEs

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:02 [IST]

Kolkata, Apr 29 (UNI) Union Ministry of Small Scale Industries Secretary Anupam Dasgupta said today the Centre will create a technology bank for the Small and Medium Enterprises in all the states, including West Bengal. Addressing a seminar on Implications of the SME bill' organised by the Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry here, Mr Dasgupta said, ''This bank will provide necessary linkages to ensure that the SME units get proper technological help.'' A.....

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Export zone to be set up in Bihar: Jayram Ramesh

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:02 [IST]

Patna, Apr 29 (UNI) Union Commerce Minister V.Jayram Ramesh today said the government would set up an export zone in Bihar to boost exports from the state. Mr Ramesh, accompanied by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, told newspersons here that the Centre would extend financial assistance for setting up export zones. He said the Centre had decided to establish handloom clusters in Bhagalpur for which Rs 2 crores had already been sanctioned to the state. Such.....

Private players can bring 4 % growth in agriculture: Bansal

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:02 [IST]

Chandigarh, Apr 29 (UNI) Union Minister of State for Finance Pawan Kumar Bansal today said the private sector participation in a big way could help in bringing the growth rate of agriculture up to four per cent. ''If the country wants to achieve the overall growth rate up to ten per cent then the agriculture growth rate should reach four per cent from the stagnated 2.4 per cent and this is to be done through.....

Centre sanctions Rs 22.67 crore for agri development in HP

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:02 [IST]

Shimla, Apr 29 (UNI) The Centre has sanctioned a sum of Rs 22.67 crore for the development of agriculture in Himachal Pradesh under the Accelerated Growth of Agriculture and Forests (AGAF), Agriculture Director J C Rana today said. The scheme was sanctioned after a high level meeting between the central and state government officials at New Delhi today, he said. Mr Rana said the Centre's share in the scheme would be Rs 20.40 crore, while the.....