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Policy brief, 29 Oct 2026

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Responsible editor: Subhash Rai

Compliance and Subsidies

Key updates on employer amnesty extensions and micro-enterprise subsidy disbursements.

The ESIC has extended its new amnesty scheme through the end of 2026, granting employers and insured persons more time to resolve pending compliance cases. Meanwhile, the Ministry of MSME released ₹1,000 crore in margin money subsidy under the PMEGP to back over 11,000 new micro enterprises. Reporters should monitor uptake figures and employer registrations as these deadlines approach.

Rising in this Watch’s sources Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi near peak · may plateau momentum 50How often the filings, releases and records this Watch reads name it this week, against last week. Not search or social trends.

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Economic Methodology and Data

Workshops underway for revising the base year of state-level industrial production indexes.

Economic researchers and policy analysts tracking data methodology changes should note the scheduled workshop addressing the base revision of the state-level Index of Industrial Production. This technical update will influence how regional industrial growth metrics are benchmarked moving forward.

Rising in this Watch’s sources Thiruvananthapuram near peak · may plateau momentum 50How often the filings, releases and records this Watch reads name it this week, against last week. Not search or social trends.

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