Employment Generation

October 29, 2026 1:29 AM

Jitan Ram Manjhi Releases ₹1,000 Crore PMEGP Subsidy to Support 11,333 New Micro Enterprises

Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Jitan Ram Manjhi on Wednesday released ₹1,000 crore in Margin Money (MM) subsidy under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) to support 11,333 beneficiaries setting up new micro-enterprises across India. The subsidy was released at a special function organised by the Ministry of MSME at Kartavya Bhawan-3, New Delhi. The event was attended by Shobha Karandlaje, Minister of State for MSME; Bharat Khera, Secretary, M...

October 28, 2026 8:19 PM

Textile PLI Scheme Portal to Reopen on November 1; Minimum Turnover Cut to ₹100 Crore

The Ministry of Textiles will reopen the application portal for the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles from November 1 to December 31, 2026, to accept new applications under Round 4 of the scheme. The minimum turnover requirement under Part 2 of the scheme has been reduced from ₹200 crore to ₹100 crore to enable wider participation by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and mid-sized manufacturing units, according to a Ministry of Textiles press release. The sche...

October 27, 2026 5:24 PM

UP Cabinet clears Rs 1,947-cr textile park project, seven water-sewerage schemes in Lucknow, Varanasi

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved Ramky Infrastructure Ltd as the preferred bidder to develop a 1,000-acre PM MITRA Mega Textile Park on the Lucknow-Hardoi border at an estimated cost of Rs 1,947 crore. It also cleared expenditure proposals for seven drinking water and sewerage projects across Lucknow and Varanasi. The textile park, being developed under the Centre's PM MITRA scheme, is expected to attract private investment and generate direct and indirect employment for around on...

October 27, 2026 1:34 AM

UP GCC Innovation Summit: 15 MoUs signed, letters of comfort issued to 5 investors

The Uttar Pradesh government signed 15 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with companies and talent development partners, and issued letters of comfort to five investors during the UP GCC Innovation Summit-2026 in Lucknow on Monday to position the state as a leading hub for Global Capability Centres. According to a UP government statement, MoUs were exchanged with 13 prominent educational institutions including Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, and Indian Institute of M...

October 16, 2026 8:17 PM

Haryana signs Rs 4,000-crore letters of intent with Swedish companies

Haryana has signed letters of intent (LoIs) of Rs 4,000 crore with Swedish companies during Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini’s historic visit to Sweden, opening up new opportunities for trade, investment, economic cooperation and employment for the state’s youth. Urban Local Bodies Minister Vipul Goel also accompanied the Chief Minister during the visit. As part of the visit, Gurugram and Stockholm signed a city-to-city collaboration agreement to strengthen cooperation in technological inn...

July 23, 2025 6:57 PM

Skill development drive under PMKVY sees over 20 lakh youth trained in FY 2024-25

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has reported notable progress under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), with over 20 lakh candidates trained in the financial year 2024-25 alone. The flagship scheme, launched in 2015, aims to equip India’s youth with skill development through Short-Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) initiatives. Over the last five financial years, a cumulative effort across States and Union Territories has con...

July 11, 2025 11:46 AM

PM Modi to distribute over 51,000 appointment letters under Rozgar Mela

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly appointed youth in various government departments and organisations on Saturday. The distribution will take place via video conferencing at around 11 am. During the event, the Prime Minister will also address the new recruits. The Rozgar Mela is part of the government’s ongoing efforts to give top priority to employment generation. The initiative aims to create meaningful opportunities for the youth an...

July 1, 2025 4:53 PM

Cabinet nod for ELI scheme to create over 3.5 crore jobs

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod to the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme aimed at encouraging large-scale job creation and strengthening social security for the country’s workforce. The ELI Scheme, which was announced in the Union Budget 2024–25 as part of the Prime Minister’s package of five schemes for youth employment and skilling, has a total budget outlay of Rs 99,446 crore. It targets the creation of over 3.5 crore jobs within two years, with benefits applicable for...

April 2, 2025 1:23 PM

GeM facilitates hiring of over 1 million resources in FY 2024-25, PM Modi lauds platform’s impact

The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has achieved a significant milestone by facilitating the hiring of over 1 million manpower resources by government organizations in the current fiscal year (2024-25), according to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. Recognizing GeM’s contribution to employment generation and economic growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi commended the platform’s impact. Responding to a post by Union Minister Piyush Goyal on social media platform X, the Prime Minister s...

January 16, 2025 12:38 PM

Startup India marks nine years: 1.59 lakh startups recognised, 16.6 lakh jobs created

India celebrates the ninth anniversary of the Startup India initiative on Thursday, a program that has transformed the country into the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem. Observed annually on January 16 as National Startup Day, the initiative has led to the recognition of 1.59 lakh startups by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) as of January 15. It has also generated over 16.6 lakh direct jobs between 2016 and October 31, 2024. According to a statement ...