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Hans India
4 hours ago
- Business
- Hans India
Officials visit Valley Green Garments plant
Anantapur: Officials of the District Industries Centre visited the Valley Green Garments Industry in Gajarampally village, Pamidi mandal in Guntakal constituency on Tuesday. They conducted a comprehensive review on the development of the industry, employment opportunities and training programmes for women. Perumalla Jeevananda Reddy, senior leader of the Guntakal constituency Telugu Desam Party, Valley Green chief, and founder president of P.J.R. Social Service Trust, who founded this industry, said that this industry was started with the intention of contributing to the economic development of women and that so far 1000 people have been provided jobs. Similarly, free training has been provided to 4000 women and a stipend of up to Rs. 5,000 each has been arranged during the training period. In addition, free bus facilities will be provided to the hill workers and food facilities will be arranged for all those who are being trained, the officials were told.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Two-month campaign to strengthen MSMEs in E. Godavari begins
A two-month campaign has been launched to strengthen the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) under the Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) programme in East Godavari district. The initiative is being led by the the District Industries Centre, with Joint Collector S. Chinna Ramudu as the Nodal Officer. The campaign aims to equip MSMEs with tools to register brands, logos and improve required skills to strengthen their units.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
65k jobless diamond workers seek govt help for kids' school fees
Surat: Forms for about 65,000 children of unemployed diamond artisans seeking school fee assistance were submitted to city schools over the past two months. With the July 23 deadline now over, at least 55,000 parents submitted forms across 300 schools. These forms have now been sent to the District Industries Centre (DIC). Next, officials will scrutinise the forms for eligibility. After this step, the Surat Diamond Association (SDA) will verify if the applicant was employed with the diamond unit mentioned. This employer check is crucial for validating the applications. Once the verification process is completed, the DIC will approach the state govt for a grant. Efforts are underway to expedite the fund allocation under the relevant grant scheme, sources said. The fee-assistance scheme has been praised for helping preserve the education of children from families affected by the slowdown in the diamond industry. About 12 lakh people are employed in the diamond sector in Surat and across Gujarat. The industry has been reeling for the past three years due to falling demand and prices of natural diamonds. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Indonesia: New Container Houses (Prices May Surprise You) Container House | Search ads Undo Global conflicts and economic slowdowns in major markets like the US and China have added to the woes. Under the scheme, the government will pay 100% of the school fees — up to Rs 13,500 per child annually — of jobless diamond workers. The assistance will be disbursed directly to schools through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system, as per education department guidelines.
Time of India
21-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Staff shortage in DICs hits promotion of MSME schemes
1 2 Koraput: Staff shortage in the District Industries Centre (DIC), Koraput, is affecting the implementation of govt schemes and outreach activities meant to boost entrepreneurship among unemployed youth. Official data revealed that 10 out of 14 sanctioned posts of assistant industries officers (AIOs) are vacant, severely limiting operations. Ideally, every block is supposed to have at least one AIO to raise awareness about various govt schemes aimed at promoting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). However, only four posts are filled currently, with one officer managing multiple blocks simultaneously. Most of their time is spent at the district office occupied with official work. The shortage has hampered field-level engagement and awareness drives. The impact of the administrative vacuum shows as only two persons applied for capital subsidies under MSME schemes this year — an alarmingly low number that experts attributed to poor information dissemination and lack of guidance from field officials. "This is in stark contrast to the govt's emphasis on promoting self-employment and MSMEs among youth in tribal and rural belts like Koraput. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Up to 70% off | Shop Sale Libas Undo AIOs are key personnel in promoting and implementing the govt schemes. But with most of the posts lying vacant, the efforts are falling short," said Ajit Pata, a Koraput-based activist. Two posts of assistant managers are also lying vacant in the DIC, creating bottlenecks in the implementation and monitoring of schemes. "There is certainly a shortage of staff, and it has affected scheme implementation to some extent," said general manager of DIC (Koraput), Chinmayee Parida. "However, we are doing our best with the limited resources. We are hopeful that additional staff will be recruited by Oct," he added. "Unless the vacancies are urgently filled, many potential entrepreneurs may continue to miss out on vital govt support. The gap between policy intent and ground-level execution has to be resolved soon to strengthen the DIC's field presence," said Bhabani Mishra, another activist.
Time of India
17-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
State approves common facility centre at Paithani cluster in Yeola
Nashik: State govt's directorate of industries has given its nod to set up a common facility centre at the Paithani cluster in Yeola tehsil town in the district. The centre will be set up at the total cost of Rs12.23 crore. This centre will be established under the Maharashtra State Industrial Cluster Development Programme (MSICDP) scheme. It will provide a major impetus to the Paithani industry in Yeola. State minister for food and civil supplies Chhagan Bhujbal had pursued state govt to set up the facility centre. A few months back, Bhujbal inspected this cluster along with the principal secretary of the state's Industry department. During his visit, he gave instructions to approve more funds and create facilities at the cluster. Accordingly, the directorate approved the setting up of the common facility centre. It will provide facilities for warping, silk twisting, silk thread dyeing, winding, product designing centre and product testing. District Industries Centre (DIC), Nashik, will implement this project, while the joint director of industries, Nashik division, will be responsible for supervision and effective implementation. Daily operation, maintenance and management of the common facility centre (CFC) will be done by the Paithani Artisan Association, Yeola, as a special purpose vehicle.
