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Also, under the Micro Skillpreneurship Development Programme (MSDP), supported by • Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) - Gujarat Chapter
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), 32 MSDPs were successfully completed in the last
year, in the areas of Fashion Technology, Jute Bag Manufacturing, Mobile repair & EDII is also working with State and Central Government departments to empower
women through entrepreneurship training and skill building. Under Women
Maintenance, Beauty parlour and Food Processing, benefiting a total of 1280 beneficiaries,
comprising 1200 women. Promotion of 300 new enterprises, out of which 280 are women- Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) - Gujarat Chapter, sponsored by Industries &
led is a major highlight of the last year. Mines Department, Government of Gujarat and managed by EDII, a comprehensive
support ecosystem has been created for women. The initiative aims to provide
training, incubation, mentoring and market linkages, to women. Through various
programmes implemented under the WEP – Gujarat Chapter, more than 2500
women have benefited till date.

• Association with National Commission for Women

EDII associated with National Commission for Women, in 2023-24, to conduct 100
Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes, thus training 5976 women across 35
States and Union Territories.

EDII is massively undertaking women entrepreneurship with focus on
entrepreneurship training, skill development and capacity building. We foresee
Dr. Ravikant Gupta, General Manager, HAL, inaugurated the Food Processing Training-cum- Production brighter days ahead, with entrepreneurship ecosystem also supporting women as
Centre (TCPC) at Doddaballapur. Also present were Mr. C. K. Manjunath, Additional General Manager, entrepreneurs and women-led enterprises through SHE-Marts.
HAL; Mr. Sai Krishna, Deputy General Manager, HAL and Mr. A. L. N. Prasad, Assistant Professor, EDII.

Hearteningly, under Project UDAYA 4.0, supported by Tata Communications Limited, over
the last one year, 60 micro-enterprises were established by women entrepreneurs in the View Point Union Budget 2026
Raigad and Ratnagiri districts, generating employment for 90 people.

The Union Budget 2026 rightly positions MSMEs as
‘Champion Enterprises’ by strengthening equity and
liquidity support, including a Rs. 10,000 crore SME
Growth Fund and additional Rs. 2,000 crore for micro
enterprises. The focus on women-led enterprises
through SHE-Marts builds on the momentum of
initiatives like Lakhpati Didi, enabling women to move
from credit-based livelihoods to enterprise
Participants of Women
E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p ownership.The focus on tourism as a local
Development Programme. employment generator aligns with EDII’s experience
of building sustainable enterprises in the sector, while
the education-to-entrepreneurship push signals a
“Through strategic CSR partnerships, EDII continues to champion timely move from job-seeking to job-creation. Overall,
this is a progressive and inclusive Budget that
women-led entrepreneurship, ensuring that growth is not only
strengthens India’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.
economic, but equitable and enduring,” says Dr. Raman Gujral ,
Professor & Director- Department of CSR Partnerships.

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