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EDII REPORTS 121 EDII REPORTS 121

Bayer - Project UNNATI TATA Communication Ltd. - Project UDAYA
Fostering rural entrepreneurship has greatly organised a state level 'Mahalakshmi Saras To promote entrepreneurship among women e n t r e p r e n e u r s i n c l u d e ; I c e c u b e
improved the socio-economic conditions in Exhibition-2023' in Navi Mumbai, to help rural from the marginalised community and manufacturing, edible oil making, spice
the rural pockets of the country. Lately the women through self-help groups. The Person with Disability (PwD), project UDAYA, manufacturing, tea processing & packaging,
domain of women rural entrepreneurship has exhibition was inaugurated by Chief Minister supported by Tata Communications Ltd. & garments manufacturing, leather products,
also gathered attention, leading to incredible of Maharashtra, Shri Eknath Shinde, and TATA Communication Collaboration Services handicrafts & Ganesh idol making, imitation
work that has brought skilled women Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Pvt. Ltd. is being implemented in Raigad and jewelry manufacturing, food processing etc.
entrepreneurs to the fore. Shri Devendra Fadnavis. A stall was setup by Ratnagiri districts of Maharashtra. As response was encouraging, with the exhibitors
Programme Director, Dr. Prakash Solanki generating a revenue Rs. 92000. Women are
SHG women trained under UNNATI. Products
Given its experience in the field, EDII has been informs, “1185 women have been sensitized gaining confidence to float their own
like; Goat Milk Soap, Neem Oil and Cow
beckoned by the Bayer Foundation to through 32 entrepreneurship awareness enterprises and this finds testimony in the fact
Dung based Dhoop were displayed. The
implement project UNNATI for the c a m p s a n d 3 6 2 p o t e n t i a l w o m e n that, under the project, in the last three
response was encouraging, with the exhibitors
women folk of Malegaon district of entrepreneurs including 46 PwD have been m o n t h s , 1 3 2 i n d i v i d u a l w o m e n
generating a revenue Rs. 92000. Women are
Maharashtra. The Project is being trained under specially designed women and 34 SHGs have been registered under
gaining confidence to float their own
implemented in three phases, comprising; entrepreneurship development programmes.” Udhyam Aadhar. Till now, the project has
Hearteningly, 127 women/PwD have started trained 103 SHG Heads through 2 Vision
their enterprises. Their average income per Building and Leadership Training (VBLT),
month is Rs. 12,228/-. They have generated completed training of 672 women SHG
employment for 159 people. Towards the members through 14 Micro Skillpreneurship
cause, over the last three months, the Development Training Programme and
following significant activities had been h a n d h e l d 6 5 w o m e n t h r o u g h 2
undertaken: Entrepreneurship Development Programmes
for Urban women Entrepreneurs.

‘Swayamsiddha' Exhibition-Cum-Sale: To
“I am delighted to see such thoughtful
provide a launching pad and marketing
initiatives seeing the light of the day. UDAYA
s u p p o r t t o t r a i n e d w o m e n / P w D
Project is indeed doing good and I wish it all the
entrepreneurs, an exhibition-cum-sale was
success. I am sure it will train and motivate
organized at Alibaug in Raigad district. 50
several women to realize their dreams.”
entrepreneurs participated in the exhibition
- Dr. Padmashri Bainade
including 7 PwD entrepreneurs. Some of the
Vision Building & Leadership Training enterprises and this finds testimony in the fact Resident Dy. Collector (RDC), Raigad district
business opportunities seized by the
(VBLT) for empowering SHG Heads / Leaders; that, under the project, in the last three
Micro Skillpreneurship Development Training months, 132 individual women and 34 SHGs
Seen during the inaugura on is
(MSDP) to impart training in Entrepreneurship have been registered under Udhyam Aadhar. (in the C) Dr. Padmashri Bainade, RDC,
and specific trade skills to women members of Till now, the project has trained 103 SHG Raigad with (L to R) Mrs. Angai
Salunkhe, CEO, Alibaug Municipal
SHGs and Entrepreneurship Development Heads through 2 Vision Building and
Corpora on; Dr. Prakash Solanki,
Programme (EDP) to train and handhold Leadership Training (VBLT), completed Project Director & Assoc. Prof. EDII;
independent women wishing to start their training of 672 women SHG members through Ms. Pallavi Barua, Head CSR, TCL;
Mrs. Sangeeta Padhye, Manager, CSR,
own business. 14 Micro Skillpreneurship Development
TCL; Shri Vijay Kulkarni, LDM, Bank of
Training Programme and handheld 65 women India & Shri G S Harlayya, General
During March 8th to 19th 2023, Maharashtra through 2 Entrepreneurship Development Manager, DIC, Alibaug.
State Rural Development Mission (UMED), had Programmes for Urban women Entrepreneurs.

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