Online public procurement urged to move fully onto GeM to ensure transparency and enable legal action against platform fraud.
Shri Piyush Goyal recommended migrating government purchasing fully onto GeM with end-to-end online fulfillment and integrated payment, revising thresholds and platform features to speed delivery, and strengthening monitoring of delivery timelines. He endorsed expanded AI-ML use for anomaly detection and anti-collusion reporting, and called for legal and punitive actions against buyers or suppliers involved in fraud, alongside planned technical upgrades and initiatives for MSME inclusion.

New Education Policy urged to foster scientific temper and entrepreneurship, linking youth action to national development.
The Union Minister urged youth to set ambitious goals and participate in national development during Amrit Kaal, linking the Government's delivery of basic services-housing, electricity, cooking gas, health, sanitation and financial inclusion-as foundational measures to broaden opportunity. He endorsed the New Education Policy, calling for scientific temper, innovation and entrepreneurship, and presented cultural heritage as a resource for collective nation-building.

Project monitoring for critical infrastructure projects accelerates regulatory bottleneck resolution and streamlines environmental and land clearances.
DPIIT reviewed 40 critical infrastructure projects, identifying 57 regulatory and land use issues requiring coordinated resolution by environment and rail authorities, and highlighted streamlined processes for environment, forest and wildlife clearances. The Project Monitoring mechanism within DPIIT was affirmed as the institutional vehicle for prioritising high impact projects, providing milestone based oversight, leveraging a technology portal for faster issue resolution, and facilitating inter ministerial coordination to prevent delays in large scale infrastructure implementation.

Repayment of government security: principal payable at par; bank mandate or tendered discharge required for maturity payment.
Repayment of '8.13% GS 2022' is repayable at par on the maturity date, with interest ceasing thereafter. If a State-declared holiday falls on repayment day, paying offices will repay on the preceding working day. Payment to registered holders shall be by pay order with bank particulars or by electronic credit; holders must submit bank account mandates in advance. Absent bank details, holders may tender duly discharged securities at Public Debt Offices, Treasuries/Sub-Treasuries or designated bank branches up to twenty days before maturity to obtain the discharge value.

Scholarship access to ensure talented students attend IIFT; calls for international campus, dual degrees, and student support.
The Minister urged IIFT to establish scholarships to remove financial barriers for capable students, increase funding for student councils to enhance campus life, and engage alumni in mentoring. He recommended creating an international campus at GIFT City with foreign university partnerships, instituting dual degree and student exchange programmes, and aligning education reform with the New Education Policy to support national export and development objectives.

Preference for domestic procurement ensures government purchase rules favour local industry under enabling procurement provisions.
The Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017, issued under Rule 153(iii) of General Financial Rules, 2017, creates a preference framework for goods, services and works procured by Central Ministries, departments, government-controlled bodies, government companies, joint ventures and special purpose vehicles to promote local industry; implementation measures include encouraging industry whistleblowing on false indigenization claims on GeM, planned AI integration into GeM, and engagement with standards bodies to promote Indian standards in manufacturing.

Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme expansion boosts credit access for hospitality sector to support operational recovery.
Enhancement of the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) allocates an additional corpus exclusively for hospitality and related sectors, available until the scheme's validity of 31 March 2023, to incentivize lenders to provide additional low-cost credit enabling affected enterprises to meet operational liabilities and continue operations.

Wholesale Price Inflation shows moderation in July with mixed month on month group movements and provisional WPI figures.
The provisional Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for July 2022 reports an annual WPI inflation rate of 13.93% (Y o Y) with a slight month over month decline. Year on year inflation is chiefly influenced by mineral oils, food articles, crude petroleum & natural gas, basic metals, electricity and chemicals. Group movements diverge: Primary Articles fell month to month, Fuel & Power rose, and Manufactured Products declined marginally. The Food Index decreased and provisional data are subject to revision under the WPI finalisation policy; compilation used a weighted response rate of 85.7%.

Public service innovation to strengthen delivery systems and reduce corruption by optimising food supply chains and transport.
Public Systems Lab is a research initiative applying operations research, AI and data science to optimise public delivery in food, health, transportation and governance, with an initial focus on food supply chain and public transport efficiency; it aims to increase administrative efficiency, reduce corruption in the Public Distribution System and strengthen food security through technology-driven, research-based solutions.

Intellectual Property awareness expanded nationwide, training students across numerous educational institutions and territories ahead of schedule.
A national program delivered standardized basic intellectual property awareness and training modules through the Intellectual Property Office, achieving broad institutional and territorial coverage and planning to institutionalize and strengthen delivery via collaborations with education and innovation bodies to sustain outreach and nurture innovation.

Tax devolution bolstered: central government released additional instalments to strengthen states' capacity for capital and developmental expenditure.
The central government released two instalments of tax devolution, exceeding the normal monthly devolution, to strengthen States' capacity to accelerate capital and developmental expenditure. The press release provides a state-wise breakdown of net proceeds of Union taxes and duties for the month, itemising allocations to each State as an administrative record of intergovernmental fiscal transfers.

Ease of doing business: government support against trader harassment and regulatory simplification to boost domestic trade growth.
The statement commits government support for traders who report harassment, prioritises ease of doing business through removal of unnecessary regulations, and mandates transparency and ethical trade practices. It urges strengthening product and service quality, encourages youth and women entrepreneurs, and promotes MSME growth by leveraging demand generated by welfare schemes and a 'vocal for local' approach to expand markets for domestic goods.

Premium revision for social security schemes increases subscriber contributions after claim ratios exceeded sustainable levels, keeping schemes affordable.
Aggregate claim experience to 31.3.2022 showed claim ratios exceeding 100% for PMJJBY and PMSBY. A Government constituted Committee and IRDAI recommended upward revision of premium rates to keep the schemes viable, and premium rates were revised accordingly. The schemes operate as universal social security programmes open to specified age groups and are implemented through listed private insurers as of 31.5.2022.

Common platform for credit-linked government schemes streamlines applicant registration, eligibility checks, and online loan applications.
A common digital platform for credit-linked government schemes connects beneficiaries, financial institutions, government and nodal agencies to centralise registration, eligibility checks, and online loan applications across education, agriculture, business and livelihood schemes, enabling continuous applicant access and streamlining the application-to-disbursement process.

WTO dispute settlement: emphasis on appellate procedure and India's engagement shaping trade policy and institutional capacity.
CTIL celebrated its fifth anniversary and released a magazine, reaffirming its role as a Department of Commerce established research and training hub that builds India's capacity in international trade and investment law, contributes to FTA negotiations, organises stakeholder engagements, and preserves institutional memory to support informed trade policy-making. Speakers focused on India's engagement in the WTO, the distinctive appellate procedure of the WTO dispute settlement system and its compliance record, and the role of academic think tanks in policy formulation.

Startup India Seed Fund Scheme enables incubator-mediated seed funding to DPIIT recognised startups for commercialization and investor readiness.
The Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (operational from 1 April 2021) provides seed-stage financial assistance to eligible DPIIT recognised startups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry and commercialization; disbursements are made through approved incubators nationwide, including allocations to incubators and startups in the North Eastern States, enabling startups to progress toward attracting private investment or accessing commercial loans.

National Intellectual Property Awards: applications open for multiple IP recognition categories with prescribed submission and ceremony details.
Applications are invited for the National Intellectual Property Awards 2021 and 2022 and WIPO Awards across multiple categories recognising contributions to IP filing, grant, registration, commercialization and enforcement by individuals, institutions, companies, MSMEs, start ups, incubators and law enforcement; submissions must follow prescribed forms, be sent to the listed electronic and postal addresses by the stated deadline, and awards carry a cash prize and citation presented at an official ceremony.

Ease of Doing Business: digital reforms streamline MSME registration, procurement access, payment dispute resolution and compliance reduction.
Regulatory reform measures simplify compliance and rationalise laws, emphasise digitisation to eliminate manual forms and enable automated data flows, and decriminalise minor technical defaults. For MSMEs, key actions include the Udyam Registration online paperless system using Aadhaar and PAN, adoption of digital payments for scheme disbursement, development of portals for procurement monitoring, delayed payment redressal and grievance handling, and directing the government e marketplace to facilitate MSME access to public procurement.

Illicit manufacture of controlled substances disrupted; large seizures and arrests follow targeted national enforcement raids.
Searches at a clandestine chemical production facility uncovered equipment for synthetic drug manufacture, 661 kg of Ephedrine (a Schedule A controlled substance) and over 5,200 kg of precursor materials; three persons including a financier were arrested and investigations continue, and a separate interception recovered heroin concealed in luggage leading to an arrest.

Project monitoring transparency under OCMS improves issue resolution and real-time central-state coordination via a digital portal.
The Project Monitoring Group (PMG) portal consolidates infrastructure project information and, for projects above the applicable cost threshold, the Online Computerised Monitoring System (OCMS) under MoSPI enables proponents to upload updates and raise issues visible to central and state ministries for real-time coordination; administrative action has resolved many issues, while remaining delays stem from land, clearance, rights and litigation obstacles, and cost escalation will be calculated upon completion.