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The Small Industries Development Bank of India will serve as the initial implementation agency for the scheme. SIDBI will manage the process of AIF selection, screening, due diligence and monitoring. DPIIT will also bring in an additional implementation agency to widen the scheme’s reach, improve sectoral expertise and strengthen institutional capacity for managing such large-scale startup financing programmes.

The conference was jointly organised by IIT Roorkee and Swadeshi Shodh Sansthan, with participation from more than 100 institutions from India and abroad. IIT Roorkee Director Prof. K.K. Pant and Padma Shri awardee Shridhar Vembu were among those present at the event.

The strongest push came from the manufacturing sector, where output improved on the back of better domestic demand and a rise in fresh orders. Factories reported stronger production requirements, suggesting that companies are seeing enough demand visibility to keep activity levels high. This rebound in manufacturing gave the overall private sector reading a clear lift in April.

The company’s most produced models during the year were Dzire, Fronx, Swift, Ertiga and Baleno. Each of these models crossed the 2 lakh-unit production mark, showing the strength of Maruti Suzuki’s portfolio across sedans, hatchbacks, compact SUVs and family vehicles.