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As a part of it, 43 Kalamkari and 13 Block Printing design concepts were presented to
artisans for adoption by learning new methods and processes. The desingers are also
reached out through various immersion and outreach activities wherein they gain new
craft skills and business enhancement related information. This is an ongoing process to
tap progress and to ensure continuous development as an artisan.
Demonstration on Bee
Keeping and interaction with
Promoting Tech-based Enterprises the Honey Producer and
Terracotta Members under
While EDII is focusing on escalating competencies to ensure sustainable livelihood Project Subhalaxmi Udyogini.
enterprises, it is also training and building technical capacities to ensure tech-based
enterprise creation under Project RISE, supported by IDBI bank. 113 beneficiaries were
trained in manufacturing in millet value-added products and handlooms under Under Project UNNATI, supported by
technology-based Entrepreneurship Development Programme (TEDP). Encouragingly, 2 National Thermal Power Corporation
group enterprises and 10 individual enterprises were established. Three exhibitions that (NTPC), the Sanjeevani Narayani
were conducted further exposed the entrepreneurs to the trends and choices in the Women Self-Help Groups (WSHGs)
market. showcased their products at a stall set
up in NTPC township Noida, Uttar
Pradesh. Trained and supported by EDII
Resettling the Displaced to establish the Deepti Cold Pressed Oil
Unit, the group generated sales worth
EDII has been undertaking the project, Subhalaxmi Udyogini at Jharsuguda District of Rs.4500 on the same day.
Odisha under the CSR initiative of Vedanta Ltd, Jharsuguda. This three-year project is
aimed at promotion of enterprises in three blocks of the district near the Vedanta Plant site
located at Jharsuguda. The primary mandates include strengthening the existing Life Insurance Corporation of India - Housing Finance Ltd. (LIC-HFL) SANGAM
Subhalaxmi Cooperative with the focus on achieving 100% Operational Sustainability;
enhancing the capacity of existing entrepreneurs so that the income of members increase Under their CSR pillar, Life Insurance Corporation of India - Housing Finance Ltd. (LIC-HFL)
by 50% from their current income level; providing need based technical, handholding and has a flagship programme LIC-HLF SANGAM. EDII, as the implementing partner, is carrying
mentoring support and facilitating convergence with government sponsored schemes and out various training and capacity-building activities in Kushdhowa, Assam on Banana Value
programmes for promotion of local enterprises. Hearteningly, with operations spread Chain Development Project, which is designed to enhance capacity and encourage
across 106 villages, 14,222 members have been enrolled and enterprise services are being entrepreneurship, and is being undertaken under the aegis of LIC-HLF SANGAM.
actively extended to 2813 members. Convergence has been initiated with different
Government Departments.

Mr. Abhinav das, CSR
R e g i o n a l l e a d , L I C
H L F, N o r t h - E a s t e r n
Region, interacting with
the beneficiaries during
his visit to the project site.

Two - Day EAP at Maletha & Dungripath, Uttarakhand

Exhibition stall of Project Subhalaxmi Udyogini at Vedanta Ltd. campus on the occasion of Under Project Pragati supported by Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) a two-day
Utkal Divas on 1st April, 2025. Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme was held at Village Maletha and
Dungripanth, Uttarakhand. 45 women participated at each location.

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