Meghana Prakash | Photo Credit: Special Arrangements The next time you gift a book to a bibliophile, pair it with a miniature book pendant for an extra touch of joy. Bengaluru-based software professional-turned-jewellery designer Meghana Prakash (@clayarte) began creating these pendants to diversify her offerings beyond her signature floral designs. “Book lovers were overjoyed seeing … Read more
Sometimes the most helpful of things can have an unintentional fallout. Take the 45-day payment rule for MSMEs for instance. With preparation underway for the Union Budget 2024-25, finance ministry officials are trying to understand the unintended impact of the new provision under the Income Tax Act that mandates payments to micro, small and medium … Read more
There is a huge corpus of work emphasizing the importance of formalization and the persistence of informality in the economy. Representing a major feature of labour markets worldwide, the informal sector consists of activities operating outside the regulatory framework that would potentially add value to tax revenue and the GDP but go unaccounted. A recent … Read more
The Parliamentary standing committee on finance has pitched for providing a credit card to MSME entrepreneurs on the lines of Kisan credit cards, putting in place a mechanism for payment scores and a significant ramp up of SIDBI to ensure access to regular credit to small businesses. Former minister of state for finance and chairman … Read more