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The Institute’s 138th Governing Board Meeting was conducted on September 24,
2024 under the Presidentship of Shri Rakesh Sharma, Managing Director & Chief
Executive Officer, IDBI Bank Ltd. Esteemed Board Members deliberated on potential
opportunities and avenues amidst the changing environment.
Building Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Ladakh
The new members who were welcomed on the Governing Board by Dr. Sunil Shukla
included:
Shri Dinesh Singh Rawat
MoU signed with (2nd from R) Prof. S K Mehta, Vice Chancellor, University of Ladakh and Dr. Sunil Shukla,
Chief General Manager & Zonal Head
Director General, EDII and (3rd from R) Dr. Pawan Kotwal IAS, Pro-Chancellor, University of Ladakh; (R)
(Ahmedabad Zone)
Dr. Shubrat Sharm, Dean Research, University of Ladakh; Dr. (L-R) Dr. Amit Dwivedi, Director, Department
IDBI Bank Limited
of Projects (Government), EDII;Pravir Krishna IAS (Retd.) Sr. Advisor, EDII; Dr. Mohd. Rafee, Assistant
Ahmedabad
Professor, University of Ladakh.
EDII will now commit itself to promoting entrepreneurship in Ladakh. In a momentous event, a
Shri Rahul Bhave
Ms. Dipti D. Salgaocar
Deputy Managing Director
Vice President – Corporate Communication
Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the University of Ladakh and EDII on 9th August 2024.
IFCI Limited
V.M. Salgaocar Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
New Delhi
Gao
EDII in conjunction with the University of Ladakh will promote entrepreneurship education, training, policy
research, innovations and incubation support across the Union Territory of Ladakh by undertaking
entrepreneurship education and ecosystem building activities including; creation of project profiles on
Ms. Mamta Verma, IAS
emerging business opportunities; creation of a pool of start-up mentors and industry experts; orientation
Principal Secretary
Shri Rajesh R. Gandhi
and training (EDPs) of students for taking up entrepreneurship as a career; streamlining the operations of
Industries & Mines Department
Managing Director
existing incubation centres & supporting start-ups and innovations through training, counselling, mentoring
Government of Gujarat
Vadilal Industries Limited
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and handholding interventions.
Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad
The Institute’s 130th
G o v e r n i n g B o a r d
Meeting was conducted
on September 24, 2024
under the Presidentship
of Shri Rakesh Sharma,
Managing Director &
Chief Executive Officer,
IDBI Bank Ltd. Esteemed
B o a r d M e m b e r s
deliberated on potential
o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d
avenues amidst the
changing environment.

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