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Accenture - Project MSDP focussed on Bee Keeping and Honey Processing, 16 honey boxes, worth Rs. 1500 each
were distributed to beneficiaries with the support of the Horticulture Department
Entrepreneurship and skill training has proven to be an impact-driven strategy for creating
and local support agencies in the location Thirparappu, District-Kanyakumari, Tamil
sustainable livelihood options. EDII, under the aegis of the Accenture Foundation has been
Nadu. Also under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, for MSDP Beekeeping and
implementing Micro Skillpreneurship Development Programme since November 2019 at 11
Honey Processing trade in Nagercoil, District-Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. Canara Bank
locations across India. The states covered under the programme include; Tamil Nadu,
extended loan sanctions of Rs. 1,50,000 to three beneficiaries.
Uttarakhand, Kerala, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Assam, Karnataka, Goa, Bihar and
• An awareness programme was also successfully conducted on menstrual hygiene and
1 Union Territory, i.e. Puducherry. The programme is aimed at developing skilled micro-
sanitary napkin usage, for the students of Mahalakshmi Girls Higher Secondary School in
entrepreneurs from among rural youth/ women and urban youth/ women through
Batlagundu, Dindigul district. With the collaboration of Primary Health Centre (PHCs) and
sustainable technologies and trade skills. In the financial year 2022-23, 20 green and
implementation partner, Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Institute - (ESDI),
environment friendly trades were selected for skill training. Some of these included; Products
1000 sanitary napkins were distributed free of cost.
from cow waste, aquaculture (seedling and net upcycling), low-cost sanitary napkins, urban
terrace gardening kit and leaf and paper plates. • 36 MSDP beneficiaries successfully applied for loan under the PMEGP scheme and
Mr. S.Raman, DIC Manager in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, promptly recommended
the loan applications to the bank for further processing.
The year witnessed training of 7251 women & 249 men entrepreneurs, including 1336 SCs,
346 STs & 369 minorities. As a major landmark, in the last quarter, 5419 trained beneficiaries
started their initiatives. Let's take a look into some of the achievements in various states, in
the last three months :
• 54 Group Enterprises have been set up, engaging 540 employers in Andhra Pradesh
and Telangana. The USP of the units include use of natural products like; banana fibre for Chief Guest Thiru K. J. Praveen
product packaging. Banana Fibre sanitary napkins and pouches have been in demand for Kumar, I.A.S., Addi onal
Collector-cum-Project Director,
their characteristics of being natural and environment friendly.
District Rural Development
• Odisha witnessed training of 508 beneficiaries, with 384 setting up new business. Agency (DRDA) at the Nursery
Two leaf and paper plate machines were installed in Puri & Kenjhor Districts of Odisha. G a r d e n t r a i n i n g a t
Till date 11250 packets of Leaf and Paper plates have been sold in the local market, Ramanathapuram District.
generating a profit of Rs. 2.25 Lakh. A product catalogue was also developed.
• In Uttarakhand, while 603 beneficiaries have
• In Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry, 3808 people were trained, with 2779 starting their own
been trained, 435 have started their
business. In consonance with their training in horticulture and related area, two hundred
new enterprise. The beneficiaries sold
fifty tree saplings were distributed among beneficiaries with the support of Forest & Wild
handicraft products, such as Jute bags,
Life Department, Government of Puducherry. The Horticulture Department even
Moonj Grass Products etc at the Lucknow
approved participation of ten MSDP beneficiaries at a one-day exhibition on honey
Exhibition with the support of NABARD,
processing to showcase and sell their products. The participants also got an opportunity to generating a profit of Rs. 34000. Similarly,
network with industry professionals and received official recognition and certificates for handicraft and other unique products were
their efforts. The training programme on Nursery Garden programme in the location sold in Uttarayani Exhibition at Haldwani,
Rameswaram, district-Ramanathapuram was very well received. The Valediction was Nainital with the support of District
graced by Thiru K. J. Praveen Kumar, I.A.S., Additional Collector-cum-Project Director, Industries Centre (DIC), generating a profit
District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), as Chief Guest. Along with the certificates, the of Rs. 39000.
participants also received Nursery Garden Kits worth Rs. 750 per kit, as a mark of support
by the horticulture department. At the Valediction of another MSDP programme,

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