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• Awareness campaigns were conducted in collabora on with implemen ng partners to mo vate SHGs
and Producer Group members to apply for PMEGP loans. In Gajapa District in Odisha, 21 beneficiaries
applied for PMEGP loans, with 15 units approved, and 2 units in Honey processing cleared for the first
phase of PMEGP Loan Disbursal.

• Enrollment of 10 SHGs (300 members) from MSDP, onto the WeAct pla orm was accomplished and
support was extended for packaging ini a ves, such as Cow Dung Agarba Packaging.

• Training was conducted for 150 rural women in
Baranga village through MSDP. These women
established the CIWANI Mushroom Producer
Company, which was registered under the Socie es
Registra on Act with the support of Indian Council
of Agricultural Research-Central Ins tute for
Women in Agriculture (ICAR CIWA) and Agricultural
Promo on and Investment Corpora on of Odisha
(APICOL). An inaugural func on was held in August
2023 with Dr. Mridula Devi, Director, ICAR-CIWA as
the Chief Guest and in the presence of dignitaries
including, Mrs. Anjana Panda, Addi onal Secretary,
Dept. of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment,
Govt. of Odisha and Dr. Sabita Mishra, Principal
Scien st, ICAR-CIWA.

• A one-day street exhibi on in Kanyakumari featured
par cipa on from 110 MSDP beneficiaries,
genera ng revenue worth Rs. 3,000. Also, the
UNNATI exhibi on at the Accenture office in
Chennai a racted around 1,000 visitors and
resulted in significant sales.

• A workshop on Goods and Service Tax (GST) was
conducted in Kanyakumari, with 30 beneficiaries
par cipa ng to learn about GST registra on,
benefits, implica ons and tax regula ons.

• A five-day Na onal Training of Trainers’ Programme
was held at EDII Ahmedabad. It was a ended by 51
par cipants from 32 NGOs and 10 EDII
Coordinators. The programme focused on
enhancing training capabili es for effec ve
programme delivery.

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