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NRLM launches mobile App to market products made by women SHGs

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JULY 03, 2023 Taking another step of strengthening marketing support for products made by women of Self-help Groups (SHGs), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) on Monday launched eSARAS mobile App which will add to e-Commerce initiatives for products made by the SHGs. The App was launched by Shailesh Kumar Singh, Secretary, Union Ministry ...

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GST mop-up rises 12 pc Y-o-Y to over Rs 1.61 lakh cr in June 2023

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JULY 01, 2023               The gross GST collections registered year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth of 12 per cent to over Rs 1.61 lakh crore in June 2023, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday. The gross GST collection has crossed Rs 1.60 lakh crore mark for the fourth time since the roll-out of the indirect tax regime six years ...

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Amit Agrawal takes over as UIDAI CEO

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 20, 2023 Senior IAS officer Amit Agrawal assumed charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Monday. Prior to joining UIDAI as CEO, Agarwal, the 1993 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from the Chhattisgarh cadre, was Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). Before ...

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EPFO adds 17.20 lakh net members during April 2023

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 20, 2023 The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has added 17.20 lakh net members in the month of April, 2023 as compared to the net addition of 13.40 lakh during March, 2023. Year-on-year, an increasing trend has been observed in net payroll addition for the month of April, 2023, EPFO’s provisional payroll data released on ...

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17.88 lakh new workers added under ESI Scheme in April ’23

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 19, 2023 The provisional payroll data of ESIC reveals that 17.88 lakh new employees have been added in the month of April, 2023.Around 30,249 new establishments have been registered and brought under the social security umbrella of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation in the month of April, 2023, thus ensuring more coverage. Data evidently reveals ...

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Centre committed to invest in inland waterways infrastructure: Sonowal

TBB BUREAU DHUBRI, JUNE 12, 2023 Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that the Centre was committed to invest in the infrastructure related to inland waterways to ensure smooth conduit for transportation and unlock the economic potential of the interior parts of the country. Participating in the stakeholders meeting aimed at unlocking the Export Import ...

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ADB, India sign $130 million loan to promote horticulture in Himachal Pradesh

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 12, 2023 The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday signed a $130 million loan to increase agricultural productivity, improve access to irrigation and promote horticulture agribusinesses to raise farmers’ income in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The signatories to the Himachal Pradesh Subtropical Horticulture, Irrigation, and Value Addition Project were ...

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