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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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