Project SAMVRUDDHI, aimed at empowering the marginalized rural communities, is a collaborative endeavor between EDII and the Indo-German Development Cooperation Project, ERADA.
Since its initiation in June 2023, Project SAMVRUDDHI has been dedicated to mainstreaming marginalized communities in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand. Through a series of capacity-building activities, the project focuses on fostering livelihood creation, entrepreneurship development and self-employment opportunities.
During the year, 2023, six-day Micro Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (MEDP) and one, five-day Mentor Development Programme in Entrepreneurship were conducted, with 846 participants and 35 mentors.
8 Buyer-Seller Meets and Policy Melas were conducted in Khandwa and Guna, Madhya Pradesh; Sirohi and Baran in Rajasthan; Ramgarh and Dumka in Jharkhand; Araria and Gaya in Bihar, benefitting 1469 participants.
The project successfully mobilized investments totaling over 2.25 crore INR, with each enterprise receiving approximately 50,000 INR. A total of 520 new enterprises were established through the project, significantly contributing to local economic development.