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◆Centre extends PM-Kisan for four more years with ₹3.15 lakh crore outlay ◆Government approves one billion polymer banknotes of ₹10 and ₹20 ◆Union Cabinet approves ₹23,371 crore GOBARdhan scheme for CBG sector ◆Cabinet clears ₹84,084 crore offshore exploration scheme ‘Samudra Manthan’◆Government rolls out foreign asset disclosure scheme for small taxpayers ◆RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee keeps policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25%◆Retail inflation hits 19-month high of 4.45% in July 2026 ◆Fitch retains India’s BBB- rating for 20th year, sees 6.4% GDP growth ◆India to lease two MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones for the Navy ◆Lok Sabha passes MSME Development (Amendment) Bill without debate ◆E20 ethanol blending saved about ₹2 lakh crore in forex, govt tells Lok Sabha ◆Kaziranga eco-sensitive zone in focus over buffer-width proposal ◆Centre extends PM-Kisan for four more years with ₹3.15 lakh crore outlay ◆Government approves one billion polymer banknotes of ₹10 and ₹20 ◆Union Cabinet approves ₹23,371 crore GOBARdhan scheme for CBG sector ◆Cabinet clears ₹84,084 crore offshore exploration scheme ‘Samudra Manthan’◆Government rolls out foreign asset disclosure scheme for small taxpayers ◆RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee keeps policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25%◆Retail inflation hits 19-month high of 4.45% in July 2026 ◆Fitch retains India’s BBB- rating for 20th year, sees 6.4% GDP growth ◆India to lease two MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones for the Navy ◆Lok Sabha passes MSME Development (Amendment) Bill without debate ◆E20 ethanol blending saved about ₹2 lakh crore in forex, govt tells Lok Sabha ◆Kaziranga eco-sensitive zone in focus over buffer-width proposal

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Lok Sabha passes MSME Development (Amendment) Bill without debate

The Lok Sabha has passed the MSME Development (Amendment) Bill without debate. The Bill seeks to address the current challenges faced by the micro, small and medium enterprises sector by improving its administrative structure and facilitating payment mechanisms, aiming to ease credit and delayed-payment problems that constrain small businesses.

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Legislative change to strengthen the MSME sector’s framework.

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Lok Sabha passed the MSME Development Amendment Bill
Passed without debate
Improves the sector’s administrative structure
Facilitates payment mechanisms for MSMEs

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