EDII, in collaboration with District Skill Development-cum-Employment Office (DSDEO), Keonjhar and with funding support from District Mineral Foundation (DMF), Keonjhar has launched the Project DMF Udyami. This initiative aims to promote an entrepreneurial ecosystem in seven mining affected blocks and municipality wards in Keonjhar. Over the next five years, the project is committed to providing support to over 10,000 youth, PwDs, widows including 3200 aspiring & existing entrepreneurs and 7000 entrepreneurs, thereby focusing to drive significant human and economic development.
Over the last two months, two three-day Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs) were conducted in Keonjhar Sadar Block and Harichandanpur Block, engaging 141 new and existing entrepreneurs. The programme focused on improving essential skills of the participants in business planning, financial literacy, market linkages and accessing credit support. The programme also provided guidance on Udyam registration and various government schemes. These trainings have been crucial in boosting the confidence of participants in launching and expanding their business.
In parallel with the training, awareness meetings were held, covering 37 villages and reaching out to 577 participants. Furthermore, under the project 38 Udyam Registrations have been completed. To ensure that the support provided is highly outcome based, a robust baseline survey was executed, encompassing 2,467 household expenditure surveys, 25 panchayat resource mapping exercises and 93 baseline enterprise surveys. The project will ensure empowerment of the people of Keonjhar through entrepreneurship.
Participants of Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs) conducted in Keonjhar.