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EDII GOVERNING BOARD
EDII GOVERNING BOARD
as on September 24, 2024
as on May 30, 2025
Shri Rakesh Sharma
President-EDII &
Founder Chairman
Shri Rakesh Sharma
Shri Shaji K V
Managing Director
Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce &
Industry (DICCI)
and Chief Executive Officer
Chairman
President-EDII &
IDBI Bank Limited
Pune
Managing Director
National Bank for Agriculture and
Mumbai
and Chief Executive Officer
Rural Development (NABARD)
Mumbai
IDBI Bank Limited
Shri Dinesh Singh Rawat
Shri Anil Bhardwaj
Mumbai
Chief General Manager & Zonal Head
Secretary General
Federation of Indian Micro &
(Ahmedabad Zone)
Smt. Purnima Bhargava
Dr. Milind Kamble
Small and Medium Enterprises (FISME)
IDBI Bank Limited
Founder Chairman
Chief General Manager &
Ahmedabad
New Delhi
Head - Learning & Employee
Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce &
Industry (DICCI)
Engagement Department, IDBI Bank Ltd.
Shri Rahul Bhave
Shri Ram Mohan Mishra, IAS
Pune
Mumbai
Executive Chairman
Deputy Managing Director
State Investment Promotion Board
IFCI Limited
Shri Ram Mohan Mishra, IAS
Shri Rahul Bhave
Government of Meghalaya
New Delhi
Managing Director and
Executive Chairman
Shillong
Chief Executive Officer*
State Investment Promotion Board
IFCI Limited
Government of Meghalaya
Shri Anindya Sundar Paul
Dr. O.P. Goel
Shillong
New Delhi
Chief General Manager
Advisor to Chief Executive Officer

(SME & Supply Chain Finance)
National Skill Development
Corporation (NSDC)
State Bank of India
Dr. O.P. Goel
Shri Anindya Sundar Paul
New Delhi
Mumbai
Chief General Manager
Advisor to Chief Executive Officer
National Skill Development
(SME & Supply Chain Finance)

Ms. Dipti D. Salgaocar
Ms. Mamta Verma, IAS
State Bank of India
Corporation (NSDC)
Principal Secretary
Vice President – Corporate Communication
Mumbai
New Delhi
V.M. Salgaocar Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
Industries & Mines Department
Government of Gujarat
Gao
Ms. Mamta Verma, IAS
Ms. Dipti D. Salgaocar
Gandhinagar
Principal Secretary
Vice President – Corporate Communication
V.M. Salgaocar Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
Industries & Mines Department
Shri Rajesh R. Gandhi
Ms. Mercy Epao
Government of Gujarat
Gao
Joint Secretary (SME)
Managing Director

Gandhinagar
Vadilal Industries Limited
Ministry of Micro, Small &
Ahmedabad
Medium Enterprises
Government of India
Shri Rajesh R. Gandhi
Ms. Mercy Epao
New Delhi
Managing Director
Joint Secretary (SME)

Dr. Sunil Shukla
Ministry of Micro, Small &
Vadilal Industries Limited
Dr. Sailendra Narain
Director General
Medium Enterprises
Ahmedabad
Former Chairman & Managing Director
Entrepreneurship Development
Small Industries Development
Government of India
Institute of India (EDII)
Bank of India (SIDBI)
New Delhi
Ahmedabad
Mumbai
Dr. Sunil Shukla
Dr. Sailendra Narain
Director General
Former Chairman & Managing Director
Shri Shaji K V
Entrepreneurship Development
Small Industries Development
Chairman
Institute of India (EDII)
Bank of India (SIDBI)
National Bank for Agriculture and
Ahmedabad
Mumbai
Rural Development (NABARD)
Mumbai
* current designation
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EDII GOVERNING BOARD Dr. Milind Kamble THE INSTITUTE
as on May 30, 2025 An Acknowledged National Resource Institute for
Entrepreneurship Education, Research, Training & Institution Building
Shri Rakesh Sharma Shri Shaji K V
President-EDII & Chairman Launched in 1983, EDII is a National Resource Institute in entrepreneurship education,
Managing Director National Bank for Agriculture and research, training, capacity building, institution-building, MSME growth and startup
and Chief Executive Officer Rural Development (NABARD)
IDBI Bank Limited Mumbai incubation. The Institute has been set up with the support of premier financial
Mumbai institutions, viz; the IDBI Bank Ltd; ICICI Ltd; IFCI Ltd; State Bank of India and with the
backing of the Government of Gujarat. EDII is recognized as the CENTRE OF
Smt. Purnima Bhargava Dr. Milind Kamble
Chief General Manager & Founder Chairman EXCELLENCE by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India.
Head - Learning & Employee Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce &
Engagement Department, IDBI Bank Ltd. Industry (DICCI) EDII activities and projects have been categorised
Mumbai Pune
under the Departments of Policy Advocacy,
Knowledge and Research, Entrepreneurship
Shri Rahul Bhave Shri Ram Mohan Mishra, IAS
Managing Director and Executive Chairman Education; Government Projects; CSR Partnerships;
Chief Executive Officer* State Investment Promotion Board SME Development Business; Innovation and
IFCI Limited Government of Meghalaya Technology (DIT) and International Outreach (DIO).
New Delhi Shillong Institute's Technology Incubation Centre, CrAdLE
(Centre for Advancing and Launching Enterprises),
Shri Anindya Sundar Paul Dr. O.P. Goel set up with the support of the Department of
Chief General Manager Advisor to Chief Executive Officer Science and Technology, Govt. of India, is focused
(SME & Supply Chain Finance) National Skill Development
State Bank of India Corporation (NSDC) on incubating innovative start-ups.
Mumbai New Delhi
The Institute also undertook the task of institution
Ms. Mamta Verma, IAS Ms. Dipti D. Salgaocar building by setting up entrepreneurship
Additional Chief Secretary* Vice President – Corporate Communication development centres in several states of the country
Industries & Mines Department V.M. Salgaocar Corporation Pvt. Ltd. including the newly set up states/UTs of Goa,
Government of Gujarat Goa Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Ladakh etc. This the
Gandhinagar
effort was broad-based internationally too, with the
setting up of Entrepreneurship Development
Ms. Mercy Epao Shri Rajesh R. Gandhi
Joint Secretary (SME) Managing Director Centres in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam,
Ministry of Micro, Small & Vadilal Industries Limited Uzbekistan and Rwanda.
Medium Enterprises Ahmedabad
Government of India Today EDII works in a collaborative mode with noted
New Delhi corporates as well as Government Ministries /
Dr. Sailendra Narain Dr. Sunil Shukla Departments in implementing mega projects with
Former Chairman & Managing Director Director General resounding results in terms of New Enterprise
Small Industries Development Entrepreneurship Development
Bank of India (SIDBI) Institute of India (EDII) Creation and generation of livelihood options. The
Mumbai Ahmedabad Institute is committed to the goal of boosting
entrepreneurship across segments and sectors
through innovative models, projects and
programmes, thus effectively leading the country
towards the mandate of Viksit Bharat.
* current designation
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