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Dr. Sunil Shukla making a point at the panel discussion on 'Driving Growth through Tech Adoption,'
during the MSME Conclave at the VGGS2024. Dr. Shukla underscored the importance of MSMEs in
economic growth and EDII's engagement with them in giving them unparalleled opportunities and
platforms. He said, ‘Adopting technologies is no longer a choice; it has become a necessity now. As
envisioned by our Hon'ble Prime Minister, India must become the most favourite destination for
MSMEs, and technology adoption will play a pivotal role in achieving this goal.’

Shaping Young Minds

Against the backdrop of ensuring that children evolve with winning qualities, into wholesome
individuals, there has been intense brainstorming even at the National level. Under the National
Education Policy 2020, the Central Government has identified P M Shri Schools, wherein emphasis is on
grooming students in entrepreneurial and life skills to make them future-ready. EDII, being a national
resource institute in the field of entrepreneurship, has designed a specialized programme for school-
going students.

The programme, 'Entrepreneurship and Innovation' especially curated by EDII, for students of
Secondary and Higher Secondary levels is aimed at training young individuals into becoming achievers
by imbibing qualities and competencies that help them develop the skills of leadership, creativity, team
building, inventiveness, problem solving, effective communication and such other winning qualities
which can enhance their abilities to perceive, evaluate, reason and reach right decisions.

Participants of the P M Shri School,
‘Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya,
Valsad', Gujarat seen with (2nd Row,
6th from R) Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director
General, EDII; (1st Row, 5th from R)
Dr. Prakash Solanki, Programme
Director, EDII. The Institute also
conducted similar programme for
Maharashtra branch of the school. In
all, 80 students were trained.

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