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Project Saksham, supported by Bajaj Finserv Limited, aims to enhance the financial and Driving Growth, Transformation and Livelihood Creation
digital literacy of nano, micro and small entrepreneurs to help maximize their revenues. …the 10-year Partnership with Accenture
Project Saksham is being implemented across five districts of Uttar Pradesh and seven
districts in Gujarat, with the objective of empowering 4,500 entrepreneurs for sustainable EDII and Accenture mark a landmark milestone in their partnership, strategically
enterprise growth. During the last two months, under the Project Saksham, nine three-day underlining sustainable and scalable impact. Through flagship initiatives like Skills to
training programmes on financial & digital literacy and product development workshops Succeed, WeAct, and the Eco Learning Hub, the collaboration has meaningfully
were conducted across twelve districts, benefiting 488 nano, micro and small entrepreneurs. contributed to, and is aligned with Accenture’s vision and priorities. This collective
resolve was further reinforced on 23rd February 2026, during a high-level Corporate
March 23, 2026: Ms. Ujwala
Citizenship leadership meeting at EDII’s Southern Regional Office in Bengaluru.
Patil, Manager – CSR, Bajaj
Finserv Ltd. and Mr. Mohit T,
Manager – CSR, Bajaj Finserv Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General - EDII, had
Ltd., visited EDII for discussions an online interaction with Accenture’s
with Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director senior officials. He recapped how various
General, EDII, on the activities interventions had been curated and
undertaken under Project implemented to induce inclusive growth
Saksham and the future plans. and long-term empowerment.

Project LIC HFL Sangam: Over the last two months, EDII conducted five Micro-
Skillpreneurship Development Programmes (MSDPs) under the CSR initiatives of LIC Housing
Finance Limited, project LIC HFL Sangam at Goalpara, Assam. The programmes focused on
banana fibre extraction and its value-added applications, including creation of handloom,
handicrafts and vermicompost products. 125 beneficiaries actively engaged in hands-on
sessions, acquiring practical skills and entrepreneurial knowledge. The programmes created
a meaningful impact at the grassroots by imparting understanding on the principles of a
circular economy, where resources are efficiently utilized, reused and regenerated to create
value, underlining ‘waste to wealth’.

February 23, 2026: (R-L) Ms Sarojini Subbiah, Lead - CSR, ESG & Communications, Accenture;
Ms. Kshitija Krishnaswamy, Managing Director, Accenture; Ms. Manisha Bhattacharya,
Managing Director, Accenture; Dr. Raman Gujral, Professor & Director - Department of CSR
Partnerships and Regional Director - Southern Regional office, EDII; Ms. Anubhuti Agarwal,
Corporate Citizenship Team, Accenture and Mr. Samuel Moses Amarnath, Head - WeAct, EDII
during discussions.

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