Lucknow News

SME News, Friday, Mar 29, 2013
LUCKNOW:  Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram is optimistic about bankers responding positively to the demand for more bank branches in the country.     He also elucidated the benefits of new branches, such as greater accessibility and higher penetration across all parts ...

SME News, Thursday, Mar 28, 2013
LUCKNOW:  Efforts of the Uttar Pradesh government to increase the ratio of banks to population in the state are set to get a major boost on Friday as union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram comes here to inaugurate 300 new bank branches.   The new bank branches, to be ...

SME News, Thursday, Mar 14, 2013
LUCKNOW: CII in association with US India Business Council (USIBC) and Government of Uttar Pradesh organised a Business Summit -“Destination Uttar Pradesh - Investing in Future” on Wednesday.   The broad focus of the Round Table was to deliberate on UP – US business ...

SME News, Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013
LUCKNOW:  There is a revolution waiting to happen in rural Uttar Pradesh but capital and technology were needed to unleash the state's unlimited potential, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said at a business summit here on Wednesday.   "Rural UP is the revolution ...

SME News, Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013
LUCKNOW:  The World Bank on Tuesday assured "increased development assistance" to Uttar Pradesh for improving rural and urban infrastructure.   World Bank president Jim Yong Kim gave the assurance to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at an hour-long meeting ...

SME News, Wednesday, Mar 06, 2013
LUCKNOW:  The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report for fiscal year 2011-12 shows that Rs 25,628 crore worth funds remained unutilized with 34 departments in the state. This report was presented in the UP Assembly. The report suggests that this reflects the flaws of budgetary ...

SME News, Friday, Mar 01, 2013
LUCKNOW:  Premium foreign liquor would now be available in Uttar Pradesh's shopping malls. For this, the state government has decided to levy a license fee of Rs.10 lakh.   A proposal mooted by the excise department was approved by the state cabinet Thursday, paving way ...

SME News, Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013
LUCKNOW:  The state government of Uttar Pradesh said that UP Power Corporation is currently facing loss to the tune of Rs 31,000 crore as a result of faulty policies launched under the earlier government. Akhilesh Yadav, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh made this statement in response to a ...

SME News, Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013
LUCKNOW:  Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission said that the 12th Five Year Plan focuses on inclusive growth to bring in poor segments under ambit, besides emphasizing on overall economic growth. He made the statement at a convocation at Lucknow ...

SME News, Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh anticipates reeling under debt burden to the tune of Rs 2.3 lakh crore in the next fiscal 2013-14. This revelation comes at a time when the state government has made heavy budgetary provisions as a move to keep the Samajhwadi Party promises that were part of its election ...

SME News, Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013
LUCKNOW:  Normal life was disrupted across Uttar Pradesh Wednesday on the first day of the two-day bandh called by 11 trade unions to oppose the "anti-labour" policies of the union government.   While a minor clash was reported from Noida, neighbouring Delhi, as ...

SME News, Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013
LUCKNOW:  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday accused the union government of not releasing funds of the centrally-aided projects and schemes in time, thus slackening the development process in the state.   Interacting with reporters after presenting the ...

SME News, Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013
LUCKNOW:  Amid a walkout by the main opposition Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday presented a Rs.2.21 lakh crore budget, the biggest in the history of the state.   He announced budgetary allocations for setting up a metro rail in ...

SME News, Monday, Jan 28, 2013
AGRA:  Uttar Pradesh will invest in product specific industrial infrastructure and set up national manufacturing investment zones that would create employment and boost growth, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said Sunday.   "We need a thriving manufacturing sector which ...

SME News, Friday, Jan 25, 2013
LUCKNOW:  Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has sought more Saudi investment in Uttar Pradesh and greater cooperation with Riyadh in the fields of agriculture, education and tourism.   Yadav met Saudi ambassador Saud Mohammed Alsati when the latter visited Lucknow Thursday and ...