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ONGOING PROJECTS / PROGRAMMES WITH CORPORATES

Sr. No. Name of Corporate Name of Project / Programme
Project UDAYA (Phase 3.0) - New Enterprise Crea on Programme for women from
1.
SC/ST, weaker sec on and SHGs in Raigad & Ratnagiri districts (Maharashtra)
Micro Skill-preneurship Development Programme (MSDP) Skills to Succeed
2. WeAct (Women Entrepreneurs Access, Connect and Transform): A
Chamber of Commerce for Women Entrepreneurs trained under MSDP
Project RISE (Revitalising Innova on for Sustainable Enterprises) to help
3. improve the economic condi ons among rural and peri-urban communi es
in the selected regions of Odisha, U arakhand and Assam

Project HandMade in India (Phase II) for handloom and ar san clusters, employing
4. May 30, 2025: Award winners of 24th Convocation with distinguished dignitaries includes; (3rd from R) Chief Guest Dr. Vijay Kumar
various interven ons aimed at helping weavers a ain sustainability and viability Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog, Former Secretary, DRDO and Distinguished Scientist; (2nd from R) Shri Rakesh Sharma, President – EDII and
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, IDBI Bank Limited; (Right) Shri Rajesh R. Gandhi, EDII Governing Board Member and
5. Project AAROHAN to empower the farmers, fisherfolk, and ar sans in Gujarat state Managing Director, Vadilal Industries Limited, Ahmedabad; (4th from R) Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General, EDII and (2nd from L) Dr. Satya
Ranjan Acharya, Professor & Director - Department of Entrepreneurship Education.
Project UDYAMEE to empower rural youth towards self-employment through a
6. convergence model to nurture new entrepreneurs in the state of Odisha
UTKAL ALUMINA
Project Sashakt to train women from Ghaziabad, U ar Pradesh, in skill
7. development and entrepreneurship through Micro Skill-preneurship
Development Programmes (MSDP)
8. Project Saksham to train small business owners in digital and financial literacy across
Varanasi, Ayodhya, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, and Mau Districts of U ar Pradesh

Project Sankalp to empower rural women across Karnataka and Tamil Nadu by
9.
offering skill-based entrepreneurship development programmes
10. Project Waste-to-wealth to promote waste-to-wealth ini a ves as a means of
economic empowerment for marginalized communi es

Project- Rurban Womenpreneur to empower Rurban Women for economic
11.
and entrepreneurial growth in Maharashtra June 27, 2025: EDII commemorated International MSME Day. The MSME Talk was delivered by Shri R.D. Barhat, Joint Commissioner of
Industries, Government of Gujarat, on the theme - 'Treading a Sustainable Growth Path for MSMEs Amidst Changing Business Dynamics.'
Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General, EDII also expressed his views on the occasion.

ONGOING PROJECTS / PROGRAMMES WITH PUBLIC SECTOR UNITS / ENTERPRISES
& FOUNDATIONS SUPPORTED BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Project Praga to to socially and economically empower women and youth
1.
residing near the Rishikesh–Karnprayag Rail Corridor, U arakhand
Conduc ng MSDPs in Chickbalapur Kolar and Bangalore Rural (Nelamangala-Block)
2. districts for awareness crea on on skillpreneurship programmes, capacity building
through skill development trainings and EDPs
New Enterprise Crea on among the underprivileged women in the vicinity of NTPC
3. Project loca ons: Noida & Auraiya (U ar Pradesh), Singrauli & Gadarwara (Madhya
Pradesh) and Sipat (Chha sgarh) through Project Unna

Project Matsyasugandhi to promote alterna ve livelihood capabili es for fisher folk
4. Cochin Shipyard
communi es
September 6, 2025: Shri Subodh Bhargava, Chairman, Bhar ya Yuva Shak Trust and dis nguished speaker of the 7th Dr. V. G. Patel Memorial
Lecture Series , delivering his address on 'Job Seekers to Job Creators’.

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