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Corporate Partnerships Empowering

                              Communities


                              EDII partners with noted corporates to implement its CSR initiatives. Under these
                              initiatives, the Institute runs community-driven activities for social and economic
                              development of communities, mainly covering women, disadvantaged populace,
                              PwDs and the marginalized. EDII extends training and mentoring support to develop
                              necessary skills and knowledge to ensure New Enterprise Creation. EDII is closely
                              working with Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Tata Power, Industrial Development Bank
                              of India (IDBI), HSBC, Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd., Utkal Alumina International Ltd. (UAIL),
                              Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) and Tata Communications Ltd. and several other
                              esteemed partners. Dr. Raman Gujral, Professor & Director- Department of CSR
                              Partnerships, is overseeing all initiatives of the department.

                              Women beneficiaries over the last two months stride big…

                              • Over  1950  women  were  supported  and  guided  under  Projects  like  Skills-to-
                                Succeed - Micro Skillpreneurship Development Programme (MSDP), supported by
                                Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd.; Aarohan supported by Tata Power- Mundra, Pragati
                                supported  by  Rail  Vikas  Nigam  Ltd.  (RVNL)  and  UDAYA  4.0  supported  by  Tata
                                Communications Ltd.

                              • Five Technology-based Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (TEDPs) were
                                conducted under Project RISE supported by Industrial Development Bank of India
                                (IDBI) to promote technology based ventures, benefiting 132 women.

                              • Under Project Pragati supported by Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) six Women Group
                                Enterprises  were  established,  benefitting  60  women.  These  enterprises  are
                                operating  with  all  essential  legal  compliances,  which  have  strengthened  their
                                credibility in the market, opening paths for expansions and diversification. Women
                                entrepreneurs  have  also  been  facilitated  with  PAN  cards  and  relevant  MSME
                                registrations.

























                               Shri Kishan Jawale, IAS, District Collector, Raigad graced the valedictory ceremony of the
                               Women Entrepreneurship Development Programmes under Project UDAYA 4.0 supported
                               by Tata Communications Ltd. at Navade as the Chief Guest.


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