Assembly: Rajeeve says State taking steps to make MSMEs sustainable

Assembly: Rajeeve says State taking steps to make MSMEs sustainable

The State government will be taking steps to ensure that the new micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that were launched as part of the entrepreneurship year scheme are sustainable and continue functioning, Industries Minister P. Rajeeve told the Assembly on Monday. Interns appointed in local bodies would inspect all new ventures from next month […]

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U.S.-based employer services firm to invest ₹1,500 crore in Kerala

U.S.-based employer services firm to invest ₹1,500 crore in Kerala

Vensure, a U.S.-based employer services company, will invest ₹1,500 crore in Kerala, a press release issued by Industries Minister P. Rajeeve’s office has said. As part of an understanding arrived at in a Meet the Investor programme with the Minister earlier, the company’s office had started functioning at the KINFRA Park in the capital. KINFRA […]

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Doubling of scale-up funding for startups being considered: Minister

Doubling of scale-up funding for startups being considered: Minister

In an effort to retain successful startups within the State, the Government is considering the doubling of scale-up funding provided by the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) for startups to ₹1 crore, Industries Minister P.Rajeeve has said. Speaking after inaugurating the Scale-up conclave organised by the KSIDC in the capital on Wednesday, he said […]

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Kerala’s draft industrial policy promises incentives aimed at attracting investments

Kerala’s draft industrial policy promises incentives aimed at attracting investments

Kerala’s new draft industrial policy, set to be officially unveiled by Industries Minister P. Rajeeve on Thursday, promises a host of incentives aimed at attracting investments, promoting employment generation, and fostering entrepreneurship. The new policy, coming after a gap of four years, focuses on the State’s traditional sectors as well as the sunrise sectors including […]

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25,000 MSMEs registered in State in current quarter: Minister

25,000 MSMEs registered in State in current quarter: Minister

Minister launches help desks for providing support for aspiring entrepreneurs in all local bodies Minister launches help desks for providing support for aspiring entrepreneurs in all local bodies In a year in which the State government has set a target to aid the launch of one lakh Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), close to […]

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Assembly: Rajeeve says State taking steps to make MSMEs sustainable

Low-interest loans on offer for entrepreneurs

Industries dept. to aid one lakh new ventures this year Industries dept. to aid one lakh new ventures this year The Industries department is offering special schemes, including provision for loans at 4% interest rate, for those starting new ventures in the current financial year, which is being observed as entrepreneurship year. The decisions regarding […]

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Assembly: Rajeeve says State taking steps to make MSMEs sustainable

Industries- portals launched

Fourteen new private industrial parks will be launched in the tate this year, Industries Minister P.Rajeeve has said. He was speaking after launching a portal for submitting applications to open private industrial estates, here on Wednesday. General Education Minister V.Sivankutty launched a portal for grievance redressal. Mr.Rajeeve said that the easing of various processes to […]

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