Policy Pulse

Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Engineering India’s New National Tooling Skill Pipeline

-Sanjay Chavre India's manufacturing sector stands at a pivotal moment. While national initiatives such as Make in India have strengthened the country's manufacturing ambitions, the...

ECB Rules Open Doors: Tooling Sector Impact and Reforms

–Sanjay Chavre, Advisor, TAGMA India Running a toolroom or engineering company? If "ECB" sounds unfamiliar, you're missing a game-changing financing option that's just gotten even...

Union Budget 2026-27: A Paradigm Shift for the Indian Tooling Industry

-Sanjay Chavre, Advisor, TAGMA India On February 1, 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026-27, emphasising India's...

The QCO Challenge: Decoding Mandatory BIS for Press Tool Punches

-Sanjay Chavre, Advisor, TAGMA India Standards in manufacturing are often seen as the invisible scaffolding that holds an industry together,...

NITI Aayog Report on MSME Competitiveness: Missing the Beat on the Factory Floor

-Sanjay Chavre, Advisor, TAGMA India MSMEs are the backbone of manufacturing, yet they continue to face obstacles that slow their...

India-UK CETA: Expanding Horizons for the Tooling Industry

The India-UK CETA showcases the immense potential of the tooling industry to unlock new avenues for growth and global...

Unlocking SME Growth: SBI Working Capital Instruments Explained

– Sanjay Chavre, Advisor, TAGMA India Working capital is the lifeblood of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), enabling them to manage...

Unlocking Working Capital Access for Indian Tooling MSMEs

– Sanjay Chavre, Advisor, TAGMA India The Indian tooling sector, a vital component of the nation's manufacturing ecosystem, is primarily...