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Project Parisar is a one-year project supported by NABARD for setting up Hub & Spoke model at Mysore of ‘coconut leaf straw making’ by 100 rural women from the region. The Hub was inaugurated by Shri Niraj Kumar Verma, Chief General Manager, Regional Office, NABARD, Bangalore.

Project UDYAMEE a CSR initiative of Utkal Alumina International Limited, a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Group is being implemented by EDII. The project was inaugurated by Mazhar Beig, Unit Head, Utkal Alumina in presence of Dr Lopamudra Priyadarshini, GM CSR, CR & Sustainability, Dr. Subrata Biswal, Regional incharge, EDII Eastern Regional Office

In line with EDII’s efforts to promote women entrepreneurship is the Project Udaya, wherein the Institute has joined hands with TATA Communications Ltd. to promote entrepreneurship among women from SC / ST

EDII and Rajasthan Patrika have entered into a collaboration to jointly organize Entrepreneurship Development Programmes for emerging women entrepreneurs. Against
the backdrop that entrepreneurship is the need-of-the-hour, especially among the women community

Women Entrepreneurs – Access Connect Transform (WeAct) is a forum for women entrepreneurs of rural regions to provide them with handholding assistance so that they do profitable and sustainable businesses. EDII has partnered with Accenture to implement the WeAct forum

HCL SATTVA Project is unique in the way it focuses on building the inner strengths of community institutions such as SHGs, Clusters / Blocks / District level Federations through a well-designed program that suits the needs of community women.

Gujarat has always been touted as an entrepreneurial state where people have an innate sense of doing business. Women of the state are also much ahead in the league of finding a place for themselves as successful entrepreneurs, despite hindrances which are typically faced by women when they venture out into the business world.

India’s wealth is reflected in its huge talented resource base of weavers and artisans who are closely connected with traditions and legacy of this resource-blessed country. Gujarat with its rich handicraft and handloom tradition has a glorious crafts history which needs to be resurrected on the cornerstones of skill upgradation;

In order to strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Chhattisgarh, EDII signed an MoU with Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur (GGCU) on 8th November. MoUs were exchanged between Director General EDII, Dr. Sunil Shukla and Mr. Suraj Meher, Deputy Registrar of Guru Ghasidas Central University Bilaspur

Some people are different but with unique skills. The Centre for Empowerment of Differently Abled (CEDA) has been set up at EDII with support of Directorate of Social Defense and Gujarat State Handicapped (Divyang) Finance and Development Corporation, Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Govt. of Gujarat