States

West Bengal Information and Communication Technology Policy, 2012 was implemented with the goal of making the state one of the leaders in IT/ ITeS and ESDM sectors and to transform it into a knowledge-driven welfare society. Objective: To be in the top three states in India in terms of turnover ...

West Bengal Investment and Industrial Policy 2013 In a bid to reduce the financial debt of over $37.88 billion in 2011, West Bengal government formulated Industrial and Investment Policy, 2013. The main agenda of this policy is to improve infrastructure to advance economic growth and also by adding another 4000 ...

Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme (RIPS) Rajasthan government is providing a number of incentives and assistance to various industries through a variety of schemes. RIPS was launched in 2014 to attract investments in bigger industries along with a tax saving incentives provided to small industries too. The businesses belonging to small ...

Colombo and Singapore ports handle most of the container movement as Indian ports cannot handle larger vessels. Around 2 million TEUs are trans-shipped from India to ports such as Colombo, Singapore, Salalah in Oman, Jebel Ali in Dubai and Malaysian ports. Colombo and Singapore together account for around 66% of ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Amravati, the new capital city of Andhra Pradesh. Pitched as a world-class riverfront capital city, Amaravati will be an energy-efficient and green city with concentration on industrial hubs. Amaravati will be a benchmark for the development of new cities and implementation ...

Special Component Plan and Tribal Sub Plan are strategies for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes that were introduced in by the central government in the Sixth Five Year plan to give the people of SC/ST community their share of physical as well as financial benefits and dues. In the state ...

Self-employment Schemes under West Bengal Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (WBMDFC) are schemes launched by the state to provide loans to promising entrepreneurs from minority communities i.e. Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs, Farsi, etc to improve their finances as well as a social condition. Loan provided: A term loan is given ...

Last year, the government of Rajasthan launched a scheme to promote investment for creation of large scale of job opportunities. The RIPS scheme will promote investment made by enterprises in establishing a new unit, expansion of an existing unit and investment made in revival of a sick unit. This scheme ...

Udiyaman Swanirbhar Karmasansthan Prakalpa is a scheme by West Bengal government to grant loan to unemployed youth by providing them with subsidized credit from commercial banks. The scheme launched in 2008 is provided to those youth who are registered with employment exchanges. Nodal Agency: Directorate of Employment, Labour Department, West ...

Bangla Swanirbhar Karmasansthan Prakalpa is a scheme launched by Government of West Bengal to create self-employment by promoting micro industries, manufacturing, trade, service and other sectors except for direct agriculture industry through providing loans. Both urban and rural areas come under this scheme. This scheme is called “Atma Maryada” for ...