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Corporate Partnerships Creating Pathways to

Entrepreneurship September 10, 2025: Shri Anil Rajbhar,

Hon’ble Cabinet Minister, Ministry of
As CSR partners of noted corporates, EDII nurtures micro-entrepreneurship among rural Labor and Employment, Co-ordination,
women and marginalised groups. The Micro Skillpreneurship Development Programmes Government of Uttar Pradesh,
(MSDPs) equip participants with entrepreneurial skills, knowledge of government presented certificates to trained
schemes, access to digital platforms and exposure to sustainable trades. beneficiaries of Project Saksham
supported by Bajaj Finserv.
“Unique in its design, the programme promotes environment-friendly livelihood options
like mushroom cultivation, upcycled textile products, sanitary napkin production, Till date, 454 UDYAM Registration/FSSAI and 10 GST licensing have been secured under
beekeeping, cow waste valorisation and seaweed cultivation trades that ensure both Project Udyamee 2.0 supported by Utkal Alumina International Ltd. (UAIL) and Project
income generation and environmental sustainability,” Opined Dr. Raman Gujral, Professor Saksham supported by Bajaj Finserv. Project Saksham supported by Bajaj Finserv was
& Director-Department of CSR Partnerships. extended for two years , i.e. for the period 2025-2027. In this period, the project would
impart digital and financial literacy to existing and aspiring micro enterprises in 12
• EDII - Accenture Solutions Private Ltd., recorded significant impact of its Skills to districts of Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. In a landmark move, seven micro enterprises
Succeed - Micro Skillpreneurship Development Programme (MSDP). Grassroots under Project Saksham, have applied for GI tagging of Mau Handloom.
entrepreneurship initiatives are being conducted under sponsorship support of
Accenture Solutions Private Ltd. across 14 states and 1 UT, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. Reaching out to women, youth and farmers with entrepreneurial skills, Life Insurance
(HAL) in Karnataka and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited in Uttarakhand, leading to Corporation - Housing Finance Ltd. (LIC-HLF) launched its flagship programme LIC-HLF
establishment of more than 22 enterprises, in the last two months. SANGAM. The programme aims to uplift the rural communities economically and
socially. As part of the programme, a Banana Value Chain Development project is
• In the last two month, 12 MSDPs benefited 400 women under Hindustan Aeronautics ongoing in Darangirri, Goalpara district, Assam. Women being extensively supported
Ltd. (HAL) supported Micro Skillpreneurship Development Programmes (MSDPs), 11 with skills and training, the Project Revitalizing Innovation for Sustainable Enterprises
MSDPs under Accenture Solutions Private Ltd., benefitted 602 and 1 MSDPs under Rail (RISE, with an outreach in Odisha, Uttarakhand and Assam), supported by the IDBI Bank
Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), benefitted 27 women. Ltd., and UDAYA 4.0, supported by Tata Communications Ltd. are also extending tech-
based entrepreneurial training to women. In the last two months, under the two
projects, more than 650 women have been trained and sensitized.
For the year 2025-26, MSDPs under EDII – Accenture Solutions Private Ltd., was launched with
the vision to create enterprises in sectors ranging from food processing and textiles to
agriculture and eco-friendly trades. In this phase 14 states and 1 UT of India are covered. EDII
will train over 8,250 beneficiaries across 133 locations through 150 MSDPs, with a strong focus
on 29 eco-friendly trades identified for skill development. During the last two months, in
addition to a Trainers’ Training Programme, 4 MSDPs were conducted, thus training 220 women
in manufacturing value-added products under Agro-Millets and Food Processing. In addition,
40 twenty-six days MSDPs are ongoing reaching out to more than 2,200 participants.

September 9, 2025: An MoU was
signed for continuation of Project
Udyamee 2.0 supported by Utkal
Alumina International Ltd.(UAIL).
The MoU was signed in the presence
of dignitaries - Mr. Rabi Narayan
Mishra, CEO and President of Utkal
Alumina International Ltd.; Dr.
Raman Gujral, Professor & Director- Exhibitions are widely promoted under various projects to ensure product
Department of CSR Partnerships, visibility, and networking of entrepreneurs/artisans Through various exhibitions
EDII; Ms. Loapamudara Mishra, organized under WeAct (Accenture), Project Subhalaxmi Udyogini (Vedanta
Head CSR- CR&S UAIL and other Ltd.), Project Udyamee 2.0 (UAIL) and HMI (HSBC) at multiple locations, sales
senior officials from EDII and UAIL. worth Rs. 17,41,035 was generated.

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