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New Delhi, April 8 Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday that the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, a scheme launched by the Modi government that has completed 11 years, has empowered small traders and startups by providing collateral-free loans, thereby giving a new boost to...

April 08, New Delhi: The Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY), launched on April 8, 2015, has completed 11 years of empowering micro-enterprises and promoting financial inclusion. Over this period, PMMY has disbursed more than ₹40.07 lakh crore through over 57 crore loans, across four categories...

Chandigarh, April 7 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia raised concerns on Tuesday about what he described as a growing debt crisis in Punjab, alleging that the Aam Aadmi Party government has further burdened the state’s finances by taking an additional...

Bagalkot (Karnataka), April 4 – Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary and MLC C.T. Ravi, on Saturday, launched a sharp attack on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, alleging that he alone is responsible for loans exceeding Rs 5 lakh crore and asking whether it is...

Shimla, April 2 The Himachal Pradesh government raised loans amounting to ₹35,555 crore over the past three years, and the state's debt liability stood at ₹1,01,863 crore as of January 31, 2026.Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh informed the state assembly during question hour on Thursday that...

Bengaluru, March 27 – The Karnataka BJP warned the Congress government in the state of intense protests if it attempts to increase petrol and diesel prices, even as it credited the Central government for recent price reductions.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Leader of the Opposition R...

Shimla, March 24 Facing a severe financial crisis, the Himachal Pradesh government took out loans amounting to Rs 41,173 crore, which is its highest ever, and also repaid loans worth Rs 32,004 crore in the financial year 2025-26, according to the revised budget estimates.A provision of Rs...

Jaipur, March 23 – Hanuman Beniwal, the National President of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party and a Member of Parliament from Nagaur, raised the issue of the growing debt burden on farmers and demanded clarity on farm loan waivers in the Lok Sabha on Monday.Union Finance Minister, Nirmala...

Shimla, March 21 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday presented a budget of Rs 54,928 crore for 2026-27, with a revenue deficit of Rs 6,577 crore and a fiscal deficit of Rs 9,698 crore.Presenting his fourth budget, Chief Minister Sukhu, who also holds the finance...

Puducherry, March 21 Veteran DMK leader R Siva, along with his family, possesses assets worth Rs 24.91 crore, according to an affidavit filed by him with the Election Commission for the April 9 Assembly elections in the union territory, on Saturday.The Leader of the Opposition owns movable...

Chennai, March 14 – The Tamil Nadu government announced on Saturday a subsidy of ₹2 per unit on electricity for hotels, tea stalls, and cloud kitchens that switch to electric stoves instead of LPG cylinders, as the state moves to address a growing fuel shortage triggered by the ongoing war in...

Patna, March 10 – A three-day trade fair is underway in the city, under the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Yojana. Around 60 stalls have been set up at the fair, where traditional artisans and beneficiaries of the scheme are displaying and selling their handmade products.The fair is...

Mumbai, March 8 Progcap, a fintech company focused on MSMEs, said on Sunday that its ProgShakti initiative has enabled over ₹10,000 crore in credit to women entrepreneurs since its launch in March last year, offering collateral-free loans of up to ₹10 lakh. The initiative aims to provide...

New Delhi, March 7 India's leading lender, SBI, announced on Saturday the launch of a USD 500 million syndicated term loan facility, exclusively focused on women empowerment, with a greenshoe option, on the eve of International Women's Day.This syndicated transaction marks a significant...

Aizawl, March 6 More than 5,000 people have applied for loans under the Mizoram government's flagship "Bana Kaih" (handholding) scheme, state commerce and industry minister F Rodingliana informed the Assembly on Friday.In a written reply to questions from Congress member C Ngunglianchunga, the...

Mumbai, February 27 The Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana, the flagship scheme of the Maharashtra government that provides Rs 1,500 per month to eligible women, is creating conditions that are leading to injustice in other departments, BJP minister Ganesh Naik said on Friday.However, the scheme...

KATHUA, FEBRUARY 26: The Kathua District Industries Centre (DIC) organised an "Awareness and Outreach Programme for Formalization of MSMEs – Udyam Registration" at Green Park Colony, Kathua, under the RAMP Programme to promote the formalization of MSME units and provide on-the-spot registration...

Shimla, February 23 Discussions on the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) in the Vidhan Sabha during the recent three-day budget session have made it clear that the BJP is "anti-Himachal" and against the interests of the state's people, Revenue Minister Jagat Negi said on Monday.Addressing the media...