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IIF New Gmail integrated Ids
New Gmail integrated E-Mail Ids have been introduced for all departments in IIF HO, Regions, Centers of Excellence and Chapters. The mail boxes have 7 GB space each and have all the powerful features of Gmail.
For complete list of the new E-mail IDs, please visit CONTACT
However all existing email Ids will also continue.
Concessional Finance Scheme
The government proposed to extend the concessional export finance regime for select exporters for one more year till March 31, 2011, thus giving the slowdown-hit sector further relief.
"I propose to extend the interest subvention of 2 per cent for one more year for exports covering handicrafts, carpets, hand-looms and small and medium enterprises (SMEs)," Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said while presenting Budget for 2010-11.
The scheme was to expire on March 31, 2010.
With a view to insulate the employment-oriented sectors like hand-looms, handicrafts, carpets and leather, from the impact of demand slowdown the government had extended the scheme for concessional export finance in the last Budget till March 31, this year.
After falling for 13 consecutive months since October 2008, exports turned positive in November 2009. The exports grew 18.2 per cent in November and 9.3 per cent in December.
Mukherjee also said that figures for merchandise exports for January were encouraging after turnaround in November 2009 and December 2009.
In January, the country's exports grew by 11.5 per cent over the year ago period.
The Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) has also forecast a 12 per cent growth at USD 88 billion in India's exports in the second half of the current fiscal.
The exports were valued at USD 81 billion in the first six months of the current fiscal.
More incentives for Small Scale Sector- Feb 1, 2010
The Government on Thursday increased the incentives for the cluster development programme (CDP) to encourage micro and small enterprises (MSE), hit hard by the global downturn.
The guidelines, approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) headed by Prime Minister, seek to enhance the maximum cost for the common facility centre from Rs 10 crore to Rs 15 crore, with a Government contribution of 70 per cent.
"Enhancement of the maximum project cost for infrastructure development from Rs 5 crore to Rs 10 crore, with government contribution of 60 per cent," an official statement said.
As per the modifications, the CCEA also approved the enhancement of the maximum project cost for soft interventions (capacity building, design inputs) from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh, with government contribution of 75 per cent.
The Government also increased the cost ceiling for preparation of detailed project report to Rs 5 lakh, it said. "The implementation of modified MSE-CDP will facilitate in enhancing the sustainability, productivity and competitiveness of micro and small enterprises," it said, adding the outcomes of these initiatives would be in the form of coverage of more number of enterprises, increased production and turnover and increased employment and exports.
There are about 26 million MSEs in the country.
FIC succeeds in convincing Government to include more HS Codes to Focus Product Scheme attracting Addition duty credit.-16/01/2010
By Public Notice 30/2009-14 dated 12th January 2010 ,Government announces additions of following HS Code:
73259100, 73259920, 73259930, 73071110, 73071120, 73259992, 73259993, 73269030, 73259910.
In the Market link focus Product Scheme for Item Code : 7304, 7305 and 7306. Additional Countries have been
added
IIF to have new National Committee on "Pollution Norms" - 5/01/2010
The 60th Anniversary celebrations of IIF began with a grand event in Ahmedabad along with 58th IFC.
