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Annual Report 2007-2008

TRAINING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

DEVELOPMENT

ChapterVII

7.1 BACKGROUND

7.1.1 Entrepreneurship has been

considered the backbone of economic

development. It has been well established

that the level of economic growth of a region

to a large extent, depends on the level of

entrepreneurial activities in the region. The

myth that entrepreneurs are born, no more

holds good, rather it is well recognised now

that the entrepreneurs can be created and

nurtured through appropriate interventions

in the form of entrepreneurship developmentprogrammes.

7.1.2 In the era of liberalisation,

privatisation and globalisation along with

ongoing IT revolution, capable entrepreneurs

are making use of the opportunities emerging

from the evolving scenario. However, a large

segment of the population, particularly in the

industrially backward regions/rural areas

generally lags behind in taking advantage

of these opportunities. Therefore, there isa need to provide skill development and

entrepreneurship development training to

such people in order to mainstream them in

the ongoing process of economic growth.

7.1.3 Entrepreneurship development and

training is, thus, one of the key elements

for development of micro and small

enterprises (MSEs), particularly, the rst

generation entrepreneurs. To undertake this

task on regular basis, the Ministry has set

up three national-level Entrepreneurship

Development Institutes (EDIs). These are,

the National Institute for Micro, Small and

Medium Enterprises (NI-MSME), Hyderabad;

the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship

(IIE), Guwahati and the National Institute

for Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Development (NIESBUD), NOIDA. Further,

the Ministry has been implementing (inaddition to the schemes of MSME-DO) an

important scheme, namely, Scheme for

Assistance for Strengthening of Training

Infrastructure of Existing and New

Entrepreneurship Development Institutes

(EDIs). The main objectives of the scheme

are (i) promoting entrepreneurship for

creating self-employment through enterprise

creation; (ii) facilitating creation of training

infrastructure; and (iii) supporting research

on entrepreneurship related issues.

7.1.4 Further, in order to improve the success

rate of the EDP trainees in the establishment

of new enterprises, the Ministry has recently

launched a new scheme, namely, Rajiv

Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana (A Scheme

for Promotion and Handholding of Micro


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and Small Enterprises). The main objective

of this scheme is to provide handholding

support to rst generation entrepreneurs,

through designated lead agencies i.e.

Udyami Mitras. Under this scheme, theUdyami Mitras would provide guidance and

assistance to the potential entrepreneurs

registered with them, in preparation of

project report, arranging nance, selection

of technology, marketing tie-ups with buyers,

installation of plant and machinery as well as

obtaining various approvals, clearances and

NOCs etc. For providing this handholding

assistance to the new entrepreneurs, the

Udyami Mitras shall be paid handholdingcharges under the scheme.

7.2 SCHEME FOR ASSISTANCE FORSTRENGTHENING OF TRAININGINFRASTRUCTURE OF EXISTINGAND NEW ENTREPRENEURSHIPDEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES(EDIs)

7.2.1 The scheme envisages providingnancial assistance to State-level existing/

proposed institutions meant for supporting

entrepreneurship development and self-

employment activities. Under this scheme, grant

is given for setting up of new entrepreneurship

development institutions (EDIs) and also for

up-gradation and modernisation of existing

EDIs in the country. Under the scheme, a

matching grant of 50 per cent, subject to a

ceiling of Rs.100 lakh, is provided for building,equipment, training aids etc., the balance

being contributed by the State/Union Territory

Governments and other agencies. The nancial

assistance provided under this scheme is only

catalytic and supportive to the contribution and

efforts of State/Union Territory Governments

and other agencies. Under no circumstances

grant funds provided under the scheme can

be used to meet the recurring expenditure of

the institute.

7.2.2 The institutions/organisations seekingassistance under this scheme should be

registered as not-for-prot organisation with

entrepreneurship development as its main

objective, should possess a clear title of the

land required for setting up of the proposed/

existing institution, have a separate bank

account in a scheduled bank in which all

receipts/funds received by the institute

should be credited and payments made on

the basis of authorisation by the Governing

Council of the institute.

7.2.3 All the proposals under this scheme

are required to be recommended by and

routed through the concerned State/UT

Government.

7.3 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FORMICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUMENTERPRISES (NI-MSME),

HYDERABAD

7.3.1 NI-MSME, formerly known as

National Institute of Small Industry

Extension Training (NISIET), was set up

in 1960 at New Delhi as a Department of

Central Government under the Ministry of

Commerce and Industry and was initially

known as Central Industrial Extension

Training Institute (CIETI). Subsequently,

in 1962, it was shifted to Hyderabad and

converted into an autonomous society. In1984, the Institute was renamed as National

Institute of Small Industry Extension

Training (NISIET). After enactment of the

MSMED Act, 2006, the Institute has been

renamed as National Institute for Micro,

Small and Medium Enterprises (NI-MSME),

w.e.f. 11th April 2007. The Institute has


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beneted not only the Indian micro, small

and medium enterprises (MSMEs) but also

those in other developing countries through

a plethora of activities and thus helped in

promoting self-employment and enterprisedevelopment. The Institute is constantly

evolving in accordance with the changing

times, modifying its focus with the emerging

needs of MSMEs and providing solutions in

the form of consultancy, training, research,

and education. NI-MSMEs programmes are

designed to have universal relevance for

successfully training the entrepreneurs to

face challenges and emerging competition

in the era of globalisation.

7.3.2 The academic activities of the Institute

are organized through centres of excellence

focusing on specic needs of the MSMEs.

The Academic Council of the Institute is the

central coordinating body for benchmarking,formulation and evaluation of academic

activities and programmes.

7.3.3 The performance of the Institute

for 2006-07 (actual) and for the period of

April December 2007 (actual) and the

projection for the remaining three months

of 2007-08 is presented are given in Table

7.1

TABLE - 7.1: Performance of NI-MSME at a Glance

Programmes 2006-07 2007-08

No. of

Progra-

mmes

No. of

Partici-

pants

From 1.4.2007 to

31.12.2007

(actuals)

From 1.1.2008

to 31.3.2008

(Projections)

Total

No. of

Progra-

mmes

No. of

Partici-

pants

No. of

Progra-

mmes

No. of

Partici-

pants

No. of

Progra-

mmes

No. of

Partici-

pants

Entrepreneurship

Development

Programmes:

Counselling,

Re-training and

Re-deployment

of rationalized

employees of CPSUs

75 3296 14 813 30 1200 44 2013

EDP for ST Youth 16 606 -- -- 10 500 10 500

Other EDPs 5 205 -- -- 10 500 10 500

Other Programmes:

National:

Announced 18 180 14 143 10 150 24 293

Sponsored 54 1364 17 335 10 250 27 585

International:

Announced 18 246 10 110 4 90 14 200

Sponsored 2 30 5 68 4 105 9 173Educational:

PG Diploma 7 77 2 23 -- -- 2 23

IT 4 131 4 74 3 60 7 134

IGNOU 10 175 5 180 3 180 8 360

Seminars and

Workshops

25 925 15 681 8 400 23 1081

Consultancy &

Research

21 -- 23 -- 5 -- 28 --

Total 255 7235 109 2427 97 3435 206 5862


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7.3.4 Over the years, the Institute has

gained immense experience and expertise in

the areas of entrepreneurship development,

technology, management and information

services. NI-MSMEs inherent capacityto innovate, together with its modern

infrastructure, has enabled the Institute to

excel in its endeavour of MSME promotion.

7.3.5 NI-MSME has always been conceiving

specialised need-based programmes,

workshops and seminars in tune with the

changing policy and economic scenario. The

primary aim of these activities has been to enable

the enterprises and the supporting systemsto deal effectively with aspects that directly or

indirectly affect the success of enterprises.

7.3.6 NI-MSME has developed protable

interface with several international agencies

like CFTC (Commonwealth Fund for

Technical Co-operation), UNESCO (United

Nations Educational, Scientic and Cultural

Organisation), UNDP (United Nations

Development Programme), Ford Foundation,

GTZ of Germany, USAID (United States

Agency for International Development), and

ILO (International Labour Organisation), to

name a few.

7.3.7 During the period from April 2007 to

December 2007, the Institute has conducted

71 training programmes, which were

attended by 1746 persons. Besides, 15

Seminars and Workshops were conducted

during the same period with 681 delegates.

7.3.8 Twenty-three research and

consultancy projects have been taken up

during the period from April December

2007. The major ones of them are indicated

are given in Table 7.2

7.4 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENTRE-

PRENEURSHIP (IIE), GUWA-

HATI

7.4.1 The Indian Institute of

Entrepreneurship (IIE) was set up at Guwahati

in 1993. It took over NI-MSMEs NER

Centre w.e.f. 1st April, 1994. The Institute

is completing 14th year of its operation on

31st March 2008. During this period, the

Institute has expanded its activities to agreat extent covering all facets of MSME

activities. Since its establishment and up to

March 2007, the Institute has organized 1167

training programmes / workshops / seminars

/ meets with a cumulative participation of

38524 persons. The Institute has obtained

ISO-9001-2000 certication from the

Bureau of Indian Standards. The Institute

has expanded its canvas of activities not

only in terms of geographical coverage butalso in terms of diversication into various

related areas of the activities pertaining to

socio-economic development. The Institute

regularly organises training programmes

and undertakes research and consultancy

services in the eld of promotion of MSMEs

and entrepreneurship.

7.4.2 The kind and number of training

programmes organised and number ofparticipants trained during 2006-07 and

2007-08 (up to December, 2007) along with

projections for the last quarter of the current

nancial year, are given in Table 7.3


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Research and Consultancy Project Sponsored by Progress

1. Study of Sick Industries in Goa Government of Goa In progress

2. Status of Women Entrepreneurship in

Andhra Pradesh

Department of Science and

Technology, Govt. of India

Completed

3. Development of Handloom Cluster at

Mubarakpur, U.P.

Development Commissioner

(Handlooms), Govt. of India

In progress

4. Development of Handloom Cluster at

Barabanki, U.P.


(Handlooms), Govt. of India

In progress

5. Handholding services to six Khadi Clusters

(SFURTI)

Khadi & Village Industries

Commission, Govt. of India

In progress

6. Handholding services to six Village Industries

Clusters (SFURTI)

Khadi & Village Industries

Commission, Govt. of India

In progress

7. Feasibility Study for setting up Working

Women Hostels in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Womens

Cooperative Finance Corporation

Ltd., A.P.

In progress

8. Survey of EDPs conducted by SISIs (now

MSME Development Institutes)

MSME-DO, Govt. of India Completed

9. Evaluation of 10% Rebate Scheme of

Handloom Sector


(Handlooms) , Govt. of India

Completed

10. Study of Leather Footwear and other articles

manufacturing in Agra

MSME-DO, Govt. of India In progress

11. Technical Services to 12 Coir Clusters

(SFURTI)

Coir Board, Cochin In progress

12. Assistance through Financial Services

to Readymade Garment MSMEs in

Hyderabad, A.P.

GTZ, New Delhi In progress

13. Assistance through Business Development

Services to Readymade Garment MSMEs inHyderabad, A.P.

GTZ, New Delhi In progress

14. Conduct of Test for recruitment for the posts

of Maintenance Assistant (Trainee) for

NMDC at Hailadilla

National Mineral Development

Corporation, Govt. of India

In progress

15. Rehabilitation of Tsunami affected Families International Labour Organisation,

New Delhi

In progress

TABLE - 7.2: Research and Consultancy Projects (NI-MSME)


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TABLE - 7.3: Performance of IIE at a Glance

Type of Programmes 2006-07 2007-08

No. of

Progra-

mmes

No. of

Partici-

pants

From April 2007

to December

2007 (actuals)

From January

2008 to

March 2008(Projections)

Total

No. of

Progra-

mmes

No. of

Partici-

pants

No. of

Progra-

mmes

No. of

Partici-

pants

No. of

Progra-

mmes

No. of

Partici-

pants

1. Promotion of New

Entrepreneurs

(PNE)

61 3102 29 838 44 1100 73 1938

2. Growth of Existing

Entrepreneurs

(GEE)

103 3756 56 2136 16 400 72 2536

3. Creation of

Environment forEntrepreneurship

(CEE)

17 407 23 1016 8 200 31 1216

4. Entrepreneurship

Education (EE)

32 1324 13 556 2 50 15 606

5. Information

Technology (IT)

03 66 2 44 - - 2 44

6. Seminar/ Workshop

(S/W)

09 456 17 713 12 300 29 1013

Total 225 9111 140 5303 82 2050 222 7353

7.4.3 The promotion of new entrepreneurs

has been the major focus of trainingactivities organised by the Institute. In order

to promote new entrepreneurs, the Institute

organizes rural, general and women EDPs

and sector specic EDPs. The Institute has

organised 29 such programmes covering

838 participants during the rst 3 quarters of

the current year. Besides, while continuing

with its Rural Industries Programme (RIP)

in Meghalaya, Manipur and Assam, the

Institute also started its RIP at Nongpohin Meghalaya with the help of SIDBI. Till

December 2007, Nongpoh RIP trained

160 entrepreneurs and grounded 43 units.

Another 24 units are in the pipeline. The

Institute also organized two programmes on

handloom sector under SFURTI, where 32

participants were benetted.

7.4.4 The Institute under the sponsorship

of the Ministry of MSME, Government ofIndia has initiated a unique programme

of Comprehensive Entrepreneurship

Development (CEDP) on gemstones

processing and hosiery & woolen garment

manufacturing. Under CEDP, the Institute

conducted one entrepreneurship development

programme of three months duration for

hosiery and woolen garment manufacturing

at Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh, which was

attended by 8 entrepreneurs.

7.4.5 The Institute has set up two training

centres, one at its premises in Guwahati

and the other at Aizawl, in collaboration

with Directorate of Industries, Government

of Mizoram, for gemstone processing. For

hosiery & woolen garment manufacturing,


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two centres were set up in Sikkim and

Arunachal Pradesh, in collaboration with

the Khadi and Village Industries Boards

of respective State Governments. The

project, which is the rst of its kind in NorthEast, imparts skill development training to

prospective entrepreneurs and artisans

along with incubation facilities and technical

support/ guidance for market linkages.

7.4.6 Keeping in tune with the market

demands and the available infrastructure, IIE

with its professional expertise, has launched

the Post Graduate Diploma Course in

Management and Entrepreneurship (PGDME),which is the rst of its kind in the entire Eastern

and North Eastern Region. The second batch

of the course started in July 2007. The course

aims at providing comprehensive inputs on

entrepreneurial as well as managerial aspects

of running a business.

7.4.7 Considering the importance of

creating environment for entrepreneurship

development, the Institute has beenorganising programmes for unemployed

youth and orientation of the support ofcials.

During the year, the Institute organised 23

such programmes, which were attended by

1016 participants.

7.4.8 The Institute organised a series of

programmes for growth and development

of existing entrepreneurs. The Institute

organised 51 Programmes for KVICbeneciaries, wherein 2043 beneciaries

were trained.

7.4.9 At the instance of the Development

Commissioner (Handicrafts), the Institute

organised two programmes on export

procedures and one programme on

quality testing in which 56 entrepreneurs

participated.

7.4.10 Creating awareness amongst college

and university teachers and students aboutentrepreneurship has been one of the focus

areas of the Institute. The Institute organised

one faculty development programme in

entrepreneurship for school, college and

university teachers in which 18 teachers

participated. During the year, the Institute

organised 10 awareness camps for the

students of colleges and 2 such programmes

for polytechnic students. The Institute

has also been instrumental in setting upInformation & Career Guidance Cell (ICGC)

in a number of colleges through its Teachers

Training Programmes. Till date, 80 colleges

have opened such ICGCs in different parts

of the Region.

7.4.11 During the year, the Institute

organised 2 training programmes on IT

sector. The Institute also organised a six

months Teachers Training Programme onComputer Applications, which was attended

by 19 teachers.

7.4.12 The Institute has been organising

seminars, workshops, meets and conferences

for providing an enabling platform for

interaction and exchange of views by various

agencies and entrepreneurs. During the year,

the Institute organised 11 such workshops/

seminars/meets. The Institute also, inter-alia, organised two Regional Meets for

promotional functionaries. Altogether 713

participants attended these Workshops/

Seminars/Meets.

7.4.13 The Cane & Bamboo Cluster at

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in Manipur are IIEs maiden ventures into the

cluster initiative in North East. Considering

the availability of local resources and

craftsmanship, IIE has initiated the process

of development of clusters of traditional andrural artisans in these sectors.

7.4.14 The Government of India has

launched Scheme of Fund for Regeneration

of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), a mega

project with industrial cluster development

approach. This project aims to adopt

10 clusters in North East Region under

traditional industry sector and showcase

them as the success stories. IIE has beenidentied as the Technical Agency under this

scheme for Eastern India.

7.4.15 The Institute has undertaken a Study

on Industries based on Ancillary and Support

Services of Large and Medium Industries of

North East India. The work under the study

is in progress.

7.4.16 The Institute signed a Memorandum

of Understanding (MoU) to develop

entrepreneurship in Oman. The agreement will

provide for the development of an institutional

framework to promote entrepreneurship

in Oman. The Institute would also advise

on identication of training needs and

assist in designing programmes to develop

functionaries.

7.5 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR EN-TREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

(NIESBUD), NOIDA

7.5.1 The National Institute for

Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Development (NIESBUD), NOIDA was set

up in 1983 as an apex institution in the eld of

entrepreneurship development to promote,

support and sustain entrepreneurship and

small business through training, education,research and consultancy services.

7.5.2 The major activities of the Institute

include evolving model syllabi for training

various target groups; providing effective

training strategies, methodology, manuals

and tools; facilitating and supporting

Central/State Governments and other

agencies in executing programs of

entrepreneurship and small businessdevelopment; maximizing benets and

accelerating the process of entrepreneurship

development; and conducting programs

for motivators, trainers and entrepreneurs.

The Institute helps other Entrepreneurship

Development Institutions in various ways,

such as developing syllabi in entrepreneurship

for different target groups, training of faculty,

developing training aids etc.

7.5.3 The performance of the Institute during

2006-07 (actual) and actual performance for

the rst three quarters of 2007-08 along with

projections for the last quarter are given in

Table 7.5.

7.5.4 In order to strengthen efforts for

realising the cherished goal of inclusive

growth with focus on bottom of pyramid,

the Institute has made an attempt to

organise exclusive training programmes for

the ofcials engaged in implementation of

the policies for tribal, backward classes and

other down-trodden sections of the society.

These programmes included - training

programmes on Project Management

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TABLE - 7.5: Performance of NIESBUD at a Glance

Type of Programme 2006-07 2007-08

No. of

Progra

mmes

No. of

Partici

pants

From April 2007

to December

2007 (actuals)

From January

2008 to

March 2008(Projections)

Total

No. of

Progra-

mmes

No. of

Partici-

pants

No. of

Progra-

mmes

No. of

Partici-

pants

No. of

Progra-

mmes

No. of

Partici-

pants

1. Trainers/

Promoters

Programmes

30 504 25 478 07 105 32 583

2 Small Business

Opportunities

& Development

Programmes forWomen/Weaker

Sections

12 392 03 139 05 75 08 214

3 Entrepreneurship

Continuing

Education

Programme

03 37 06 66 02 30 08 96

4. Seminars,

Workshops &

Conferences

06 190 06 247 05 125 11 372

5. E.D.Ps 33 968 42 3528 20 400 62 3928

6. InternationalTraining

Programmes

06 83 05 62 02 44 07 106

Total 90 2174 87 4520 41 779 128 5299

Areas for ofcials of Department of Tribal

Development, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh;

programme on Performance Motivation for

the ofcers of the Department of Sericulture;

Government of Madhya Pradesh and

Management Development Programmme

(MDP) for the ofcials of West BengalBackward Classes Development & Finance

Corporation (WBCDFC).

7.5.5 In view of the crucial role expected

to be played by the newly enacted Micro,

Small & Medium Enterprises Development

Act, 2006 in providing sustenance to these

sectors, the Institute has taken initiative in

providing orientation to ofcers of different

State Governments in implementation of

different provisions of the Act, including

the changed role of DICs ofcials, after

enactment of the Act. Two such programmes:

one each for the ofcials of the Directorate

of Industries, Government of Uttarakhand

and West Bengal have been organised with

the funds provided by the respective State

Governments. Similar programmes are also

being planned for the ofcials of several

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7.5.6 In order to enhance the operational

efciency of high-level ofcials of the different

state organs for effecting improvements in

services delivery mechanism, the Institute

continued with its efforts for organisingorientation programmes for such ofcials.

One such programme was organised during

the period, for Labour Commissioners of

different states of the country. Two more

such programmes are also planned during

the remaining part of the current year.

7.5.7 Continuing with its efforts of orienting

different target groups about the implications

of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) forthe units in various sectors, the Institute

organized a Workshop on Application of the

IPRs in the eld of Agricultural Research.

7.5.8 In consonance with the efforts of the

Government for increasing the supply of

skilled manpower for meeting the growing

demand in different sectors, the Institute

conducted a total of 14 Skills Development

Programmes for 330 participants, whichrepresented women, SCs/STs/OBCs and

other weaker sections of the society.

7.5.9 The two EDPs on Food Processing

have been conducted at the request of

the Haryana State Backward Classes and

Socially Weaker Sections Vikas Nigam, at

Faridabad, for the benets of SCs and OBC

women participants.

7.5.10 Two training programmes for sewing

machine operators were organised for 50

participants representing women, SC/STs

and other weaker sections of the society

at the Institutes Training-cum-Incubation

Centre for Garment Manufacturing.

7.5.11 The Institute conducted three training

programmes on Project Identication &

Selection; Business Development Service

Providers and Micro-nance & Management

with 73 participants as sponsored by theMinistry of Development of North Eastern

Region; Government of India. Besides, the

Institute continued its efforts of encouraging

participants from the North Eastern Region

of the country, to its different activities/

programmes.

7.5.12 In consonance with its efforts of

developing entrepreneurship among women,

the Institute conducted seven trainingprogrammes exclusively for 227 women

participants. These, inter-alia, included two

programmes on Gender Equity Through

Enterprise Development at Haridwar and

Banasthali; two EDPs on Food Processing

largely for OBC women and two EDPs on

Sewing Machine Operations.

7.5.13 The Institute has been identied

as a Technical Agency under SFURTI with

Industrial Cluster Development approach.

11 clusters have been allotted to the Institute

under this Scheme.

7.5.14 The Institute conducted diagnostic

study for three industrial clusters viz; (i).

scissors cluster (Meerut); (ii) packaging

material cluster (Ghaziabad) and (iii) auto

parts cluster (Gurgaon), under SICDP

scheme of MSME-DO.

7.5.15 In order to enlarge outreach of its

training programmes, the Institute has

launched a new scheme of setting up of

Entrepreneurship Development Centres

(EDCs) through Partner Institutions (PIs), in

a PPP mode, on October 16, 2007.


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7.5.16 Besides, the Institute has entered into

collaborative arrangements with regional

entities, through the mechanism of MoUs,

for conduct of different activities in their

respective regions. Such organisations,

inter-alia, include Himachal Industrial

Consultancy Organization (HIMCON);

Madhya Pradesh Consultants Ltd. (MPCON);

Andhra Pradesh Industrial & Technical

Consultancy Organization (APITCO) and

Electronics Service and Training Centre

(ESTC), Ramnagar.

7.5.17 With a view to reinforce the supply

of trained manpower to meet ever growing

demand of skilled personnel in garment

manufacturing sector and to assist / nurture

the rst generation entrepreneurs in this

sector, the Institute with the assistance

of the Ministry of MSME, has started a

Training-cum-Incubation Centre for Garment

Manufacturing, at its premises.

7.5.18 The Institute conducted a Small

Enterprise Establishment Programme

(SEEP) sponsored by NSIC at Haldwani

(Uttarakhand). 30 participants were provided

training in entrepreneurship, project report

preparation and setting up of enterprises.

7.5.19 An entrepreneurship awareness

camp-cum-counseling session was also

organised at Haldwani, which was attended

by 54 potential entrepreneurs.

7.5.20 During the year, the Institute has

carried out the following research / evaluation

studies:-

(i) The Report on An Evaluation Study of

Schemes of National Safai Karamcharis

Finance and Development Corporation

(NSKFDC) in the state of Andhra

Pradesh, was submitted.

(ii) The Report on Impact Study ofISO 9000 System Application in

SSI Sector MSME-DO, was also

submitted, during the period.

7.6 SCHEME OF PARTNER

INSTITUTIONS

7.6.1 In spite of the best efforts of existing

national and state level entrepreneurship

development institutions (EDIs), it is felt that

there is a need to ll the gap in providing

entrepreneurship training in the selected

backward/rural areas and also organising

entrepreneurship development programmes

(EDPs) for persons belonging to Scheduled

Caste / Scheduled Tribe / Minority / Women

categories, which might have been left out of

the network of existing training institutions.

In order to bridge this gap, the three national-

level Entrepreneurship Development

Institutions have recently come out with a

scheme of setting up of Entrepreneurship

Development Centres (EDCs) through

Partner Institutions (PIs).

7.6.2 Through this scheme, these

institutions would be collaborating with

Partner Institutions for organising training

programmes and for implementing other

income generating schemes/programmes,

especially in the remote and backward areas.

This scheme will enhance the outreach of

these institutions and at the same time, the

Partner Institutions will also be beneted in

terms of capacity building of their faculty,

access to the infrastructure and resources

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Launching of Entrepreneurship Development Centre Scheme of NIESBUD

e-classes etc. Through this approach, these

institutions would be able to spread the

entrepreneurship movement throughout the

length and breadth of the country.

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