Building Sustainable Micro-Enterprises in Rural India…The Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme

Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) equips rural communities with the tools and training required to start sustainable enterprises. Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) is a sub-scheme of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) and aims to help members of Self Help Groups (SHGs) set up small enterprises in the non-farm sector. EDII, as the National Resource Organisation (NRO) promotes entrepreneurship in 82 blocks of 15 states.

SVEP Highlight

  • 1,15,209 Group & Individual Enterprises Promoted till date
  • 1,17,182 Entrepreneurs Supported

Over December and January, significant skill building and capacity building activities were undertaken in several states. 131 Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs) were conducted, benefitting 3945 participants.  Another 14 training programmes were conducted to impart mentorship and guidance to 343 Community Resource Persons-Enterprise Promotion (CRP-EP). Furthermore, 83 Community-Based Organization (CBO) Training sessions were conducted, equipping 2534 participants with knowledge on varied concepts of entrepreneurship.

3 December, 2025: Mr. Nilesh Sagar, Chief Executive Officer, UMED–Maharashtra State Rural Livelihoods Mission along with the Mrs. Rupali Satpute, Project Director, District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Palghar, Mr. Sanjay Bhole, Block Development Officer and Mr. Baburao Nale, Assistant BDO visited Swashakti BRC Office, Alyali, Maharashtra followed by enterprise visits.

 In Himachal Pradesh, an interactive session on quality control, packaging, branding and marketing was organised with noted resource persons, including  Shri Suresh Verma, Deputy General Manager, Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Produce Marketing & Processing Corporation Ltd (HPMC); Dr. Prabal Chaudhary, Senior Marketing Officer, Directorate of Horticulture,Shri Ankit Kotia, Block Development Officer, Mashobra block and Himachal Pradesh State Rural Livelihoods Mission (HPSRLM) leadership.

 On 4 January, 2026, an agriculture camp was organized in Ukhimath, Uttarakhand to address the  challenges related to agriculture in hilly areas.