Mudra Scheme

Budget 2019: 15.56 lakh loans worth Rs 7.23 lakh cr sanctioned under Mudra scheme, says finance minister

Presenting the Budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha, Goyal said more than 70 percent of Mudra scheme beneficiaries were women.

Govt says Mudra defaults no concern as majority loans securitised; RBI warns Centre of spike in NPAs under scheme

RBI alerted the finance ministry over the rise of NPAs under the Mudra Yojana and said that the scheme could become next big source of bad loans.

125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's Chicago address: Narendra Modi says external enemies take advantage of divided society

Speaking about the significance of self-confidence that Swami Vivekananda generated among Indian people, Narendra Modi said that today when India launched 100 satellites in one go, when the world discusses Manglayaan and Gaganyaan then it increases the self-confidence of the country

Over 70 lakh jobs created in last one year, says Narendra Modi; calls opposition claims on rising unemployment 'political gimmick'

Narendra Modi said that informal sector accounts for around 80 percent of all jobs and creation of jobs in the formal sector has a spin-off effect on job creation in the informal sector

Narendra Modi govt doing better work than UPA, says Dalit trade lobby chief Milind Kamble

In the tenure of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, maximum work has been done for the development of Dalits

Two-day bank strike: Nearly 60,000 employees protest in Maharashtra against 'meagre' 2% wage hike; ATMs go dry in Moradabad

Nearly 10 lakh employees are participating in the nationwide strike as part of "our democratic right by forgoing our salary", All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA), general secretary C H Venkatachalam had said earlier in the day.

Mudra loan fact check: Four questions on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet start-up funding scheme

Low refinance figures, average loan ticket size raise questions on the effectiveness of PM Modi’s Mudra loan scheme on the ground

Finance ministry ties up with e-commerce firms to give loans under Mudra scheme

The finance ministry has joined hands with over two dozen e-commerce firms, including major players like Amazon, Flipkart, Ola and Uber, to provide easy finance to small entrepreneurs under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), a top government official said

Banking scams: MUDRA, Kisan Credit Card loans next big worry for govt; PMO alerted about Bihar's Rs 500-cr fraud

At least five government-owned banks in Bihar are likely to take a fiscal hit worth Rs 500 crore in the disbursement of the MUDRA sceme and Kisan Credit Cards

Narendra Modi's MUDRA scheme fails to attract women seeking loans for small business despite incentives

The India average over the three years (till 22 December, 2017) was 125 loans per 1,000 women.