Budget 2021 gives a shot in the arm to the Indian healthcare sector
ASSOCHAM President, Shri Vineet Agarwal welcomed the first paperless budget presented by the Union Finance Minister, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman terming it a step towards making India, truly self-reliant.....................Read More

Shri Vineet Agarwal
ASSOCHAM President

Budget 2021 is a big step towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat Platform: The Free Press Journal
Sharing his perspective on Union Budget 2021-2022, ASSOCHAM President, Shri Vineet Agarwal hailed it as the much-needed budget of the country till date and complimented Union Finance Minister, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman through her budgetary allocation clearly showed that a healthy India will be a wealthy India.....................Read More

Shri Vineet Agarwal
ASSOCHAM President

Funding should not be a concern for new DFI
Funding should not be a concern for new DFI, ample avenues available: Assocham President, Mr. Vineet Aggarwal....................Read More

Shri Vineet Agarwal
ASSOCHAM President

Towards a healthy India
Sharing his perspective on the need for creating synergies in nutrition delivery, ASSOCHAM Secretary General, Mr Deepak Sood highlighted the importance of announcement regarding Mission Poshan 2.0 in Union Budget 2021-22 and its aim....................Read More

Shri Deepak Sood
ASSOCHAM Secretary General

A lot done but more needs to be undertaken for MSMEs to boost their liquidity, skill development
ASSOCHAM Immediate Past President, Dr Niranjan Hiranandani writes on how the central government has taken a lot of steps in the recent past to provide a boost to the MSME sector, however more needs to be undertaken for MSMEs to enhance their liquidity, skill development....................Read More

Dr Niranjan Hiranandani
Immediate Past President, ASSOCHAM

Getting ready for a taxpayer-friendly regime
The faceless e-assessment scheme is a big leap towards setting up a transparent administrative process and will help in enhancing India’s ease of doing business writes ASSOCHAM Secretary General, Shri Deepak Sood....................Read More

Shri Deepak Sood
Secretary General, ASSOCHAM

India’s market size: a tool to be used to advantage
India’s large domestic market presents a unique advantage to the country in the post-Covid-19 world where multilateralism has taken a backseat, and beneficial bilateral ties are the order of the day writes ASSOCHAM Secretary General, Shri Deepak Sood....................Read More

Shri Deepak Sood
Secretary General, ASSOCHAM

Telemedicine can transform the Indian healthcare system
With changing world order post-COVID, almost 15-20 per cent of the healthcare services are expected to shift from physical care services to virtual, remote health monitoring in the near future, writes ASSOCHAM Secretary General, Shri Deepak Sood....................Read More

Shri Deepak Sood
Secretary General, ASSOCHAM

MSMEs riding the e-commerce wave to unlock the country’s future
E-Commerce is one of the imperative vehicles that would facilitate the integration of the MSMEs to the global value chain, as e-commerce provides wider reach, ease, better costing, and scalability opportunity for these businesses writes ASSOCHAM Secretary General, Shri Deepak Sood....................Read More

Shri Deepak Sood
Secretary General, ASSOCHAM

Emerging Opportunity for Medical Equipment Manufacturing in India
The central governments’ initiatives on national health programs like Ayushman Bharat are propelling India to become a nation with advanced diagnostic facilities thus boosting the prospects of medical equipment manufacturing in several states writes ASSOCHAM secretary General, Shri Deepak Sood....................Read More

Shri Deepak Sood
Secretary General, ASSOCHAM

India has the potential to become a health and wellness hub
ASSOCHAM Secretary General, Shri Deepak Sood writes about India's potential to become a global health and wellness hub and how in a post-Covid scenario, the Government and the industry can develop models whereby entrepreneurs can opt-out of their conventional businesses and grab opportunities that the wellness sector has to offer....................Read More

Deepak Sood
Secretary General, ASSOCHAM

Govt should implement direct transfer of cash benefits, ramp up health infra
ASSOCHAM Secretary General, Shri Deepak Sood writes on how the government should think of ways to implement direct transfer of the cash benefits it has earmarked into the Jan-Dhan accounts of the underprivileged and also focus on creating a robust healthcare infrastructure....................Read More

Shri Deepak Sood
Secretary General, ASSOCHAM

As coronavirus makes freelancing popular, government must make wage policies, safeguards for gig workers
ASSOCHAM Secretary General, Shri Deepak Sood writes on how the government needs to put the policy framework in place to guarantee a direction in terms of wages and other benefits for gig workers....................Read More

Shri Deepak Sood
Secretary General, ASSOCHAM

Government must replace red-tapism with red carpet to attract firms exiting China and for MSMEs to benefit
In the post-Covid-19 world order, India can position itself as an alternative to China as a preferred destination for foreign companies to invest and set shop providing the necessary impetus to micro, small and medium enterprises and reinvent itself as a manufacturing hotspot writes ASSOCHAM Secretary General, Shri Deepak Sood....................Read More

Shri Deepak Sood
Secretary General, ASSOCHAM

Reshaping India in a post COVID world
India is gearing up for a world post the COVID-19 pandemic wherein we would require constant collaboration with fellow nations to strengthen each other....................Read More

Deepak Sood
Secretary General, ASSOCHAM

Mitigating the economic contagion: A window of opportunity for Indian MSME’s
In the post Covid- 19 world order, India can position itself as an alternative to China as a preferred destination for foreign companies to invest and set shop providing the necessary imetus to micro,small and medium enterprises and reinvent itself as a manufacturing hotspot....................Read More

Deepak Sood
Secretary General, ASSOCHAM

Can India be the magnet of global action post-COVID-19?
The global impact of the Coronavirus has brought thriving economies to their knees. Though there can be an opportunity for India to leverage the advantage it has in several sectors like pharmaceuticals and agro products....................Read More

Deepak Sood
Secretary General, ASSOCHAM