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March - April 2018

T h e f o r m a l va l e d i c t i o n o f P h a s e - I V International Executive Development Training

Programmes 2017-18 of ni-msme was organised

on 15th March 2018. In all, six programmes – five

announced, and one special – were concluded. They are: Promotion of Micro Enterprises (POME), Planning

and Promotion of Agro and Food Enterprises (PAFE), Tourism and Hospitality Management (THM), Training of

Trainers in Entrepreneurship and Skill Development (ToTESD);

Intellectual Property Management Strategies for SMEs (IPMSS); and Capacity Building for Providing Alternative Livelihood Opportunities for Poor (CBALO), specially conducted for Afghanistan. The total number of outgoing trainees was 161, from 47 countries.

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IDE Colour Play at Utsav

Valediction at Visakhapatnam

Impression

Induction Training for IEOs

CPK Project Goes on Stream

MSME Corner

Review of SFURTI clusters

Fillip to Women Enterprise

Women’s Day celebrated

End is the beginning. After working out the seasons, Nature becomes revitalised, and there is regeneration. A new cycle begins… new energy flows in, things take on a fresh tint. So with programmes: a new chapter begins, calling for the application of newly acquired insights, and a new loop of interface with new contacts…

Phase-IV Concludes

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Mr. Rajat Srivastava, Regional Director (Western Region), Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) of India, Mumbai, was the Chief Guest. Delivering the valedictory address, he lauded ni-msme for the pivotal role it has been playing in entrepreneurship development and enterprise promotion, not only in India but among the developing countries as well, disseminating among them the benefit of Indian MSME experience by way of its international training programmes. Further he expressed immense delight at the sight of cultural diversity the gathering presented, verily presenting a mini world. He called on the delegates to apply the competencies acquired during the training in their occupational situations.

Dr. Sanjeev Chaturvedi, Director, ni-msme, speaking on the occasion, advised the delegates to give dynamic expression to the skills and concepts they had learnt here.

Earlier, Dr. E. Vijaya, Faculty Member, SEM presented a short summary of the eight weeks of the programmes. After that, one participant from each of the programmes was invited to share their opinions about the programme input and structure, as well as their stay. They appreciated the infrastructure, amenities, the faculty and functionaries. Expressing satisfaction with the hospitality arrangements at the Institute, they thanked the MEA for the sponsorship, and respective programme directors for their thoughtful design of the programmes.

Towards the end of the event, the Chief Guest distributed training completion certificates to the participants, in which the Director and the Programme Directors also joined. The function ended with vote of thanks proposed by Dr. K. Visweswara Reddy, Faculty Member, SEM, ni-msme.

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Holi was celebrated at the Institute campus on 2nd March 2018. The frolic of colour came to life at the Institute’s outdoor venue Utsav.

The trainees of the on-going EDPs and WEDPs, as also the delegates from the Ministry of Economy of Afghanistan, attending the Institute’s international executive development programmes had participated in the festivities along with the staff and faculty, spraying and sprinkling colours on each other in a spirit of joie de vivre . As per the custom, refreshments were served after the celebration. The Institute took the precaution to use only eco friendly colours.

Dr. SanjeevChaturvedi, Director of ni-msme had participated in the celebration in a spirit of cheer and gaiety.

Colour Play at Utsav

The National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ni-msme), the Centre for Environment Development, and the Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University have jointly organised a two-day event under the banner of Telangana Environment Congress 2018, during 22-23 March 2018, at the ni-msme campus.

The focal theme of the Congress was "urban environment management". Distinguished personages of high expertise and experience, comprised of scientists, professionals, academicians and administrators from various knowledge disciplines had participated as resource persons in the technical sessions and shared their insights and theories vis-a-vis the environment protection in its several aspects.

Programme on urban environment management

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omen comprise almost half of the human population as well as the population of our country. While it is universally Wacknowledged by economists that all the wealth of the world is not sufficient to valuate woman's contribution to home and society in monetary terms, this invaluable contribution is neither finding a noticeable place in the GDP, nor is it vesting them with rightful power of making decisions especially on critical issues even at home, nor ensuring their entitlement to property.

The Government of India has been devising strategies and formulating schemes to correct this situation, to encourage women to step out from behind the screen, to give open expression to their creative genius, and to claim recognition of their rightful place in society. The key is economic empowerment.

Socio-economic empowerment of women means empowering women economically and socially by eliminating exploitation and discrimination, enabling them to develop their full potential to be active participants in nation building, getting their rightful share of benefits of growth and prosperity, which can be achieved only through holistic approach. For this purpose, the National Mission for Empowerment of Women (NMEW) was operationalised in 2011, with the objectives of progressively eliminating violence against women, alleviating poverty, ensuring their access to health and education, gender mainstreaming of programmes, policies, institutional arrangements, generate awareness regarding their rights to benefits under various schemes and programmes, and create structures, if necessary, at different levels of administration to achieve the objectives. The Mission aimed to achieve the goals by focusing on inter-sectoral coordination among different ministries, with MWCD as the nodal entity.

SHGs, which facilitate women with access to micro credit and micro finance, have proved to be the best effective vehicle to take the message to women inhabiting even the remotest rural parts. In view of this, SHG promotion has been receiving a big berth in strategies concerning women empowerment. Above everything, independent income - economic empowerment - is a priority issue. Social and national well-being hinge on it, because women focus attention on family and therefore would spend their income for the health and well being of the family. Creating gainful economic activities for women is the obvious solution for this teaser, and SHG is the best medium to spread the idea.

In order to strengthen the SHGs, initiatives like National Rural Livelihood Mission (formerly SGSY) of MoRD, Swayamsidha of MWCD, and similar programmes of other ministries/organisations need to be integrated. The Mission undertakes to ensure that access to credit by women SHGs under the schemes of NABARD, Rashtriya Mahila Kosh, financial institutions like NSCFDC, NBCFDC, NSKFDC of MoSJ&E and nationalised banks, is coordinated well, and delivered in time.

Creation of self-employment opportunities and livelihood alternatives for women demand training and skill upgradation among them, facilitated under the schemes of MoMSME, MoLE, MoRD, MoWCD, etc. Through SHGs, sustainability of livelihood activities is ensured by way of providing required forward, backward and horizontal linkages. Also, the processing, storage, distribution and market networks would be put in a convergent mode to strengthen the livelihood of women.

Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP) and Mahila E-Haat are two of the most important of about 147 schemes of the central government, catering to the different needs of women in the country. The schemes include women of all age groups, from all social and economic classes. The states are also running about 195 schemes cumulatively in respective states. The primary aim of all the central and state schemes for women is to provide women protection, better health facilities, adequate education to make them employable and economically strong.

ni-msme has always been keenly involved with promotion of women entrepreneurship and empowerment of women. The Institute has executed a number of research, consultancy and training projects in this direction, especially through its women studies cell (WSC). The Institute has shared out its expertise in this domain to developing countries as well.

Through this column, we invite the woman entrepreneurs and self-enterprise enthusiasts to make use of the expertise and service of ni-msme, in the eventuality of coming across challenges hindering their enterprise initiative.

From the Director Desk

Empowering Women Through Enterprise

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Dr. Sanjeev Chaturvedi

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School of Enterprise Development (SED)

he SED of ni-msme had organised 3-week induction Ttraining on MSME promotion for the industry

extension officers of Karnataka during 12-30 March 2018,

sponsored by the Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Govt. of Karnataka.

Inaugurating the programme, Dr. Sanjeev Chaturvedi, Director of ni-msme underlined the relevance of Make in

India programme, and need for managerial skills, and called

on the participants to make best use of the training time. He also suggested that they make use of ni-msme services for promoting farm and non-farm enterprising in rural areas.

Earlier, Mr. J. Koteswara Rao, AFM-SED and Programme

Director welcomed the house and outlined the design,

content and objectives of the programme.

Dr. Dibyendu Choudhury, FM-SEM, who spoke on the occasion, described the facilities and infrastructure at the

campus, and spoke about the importance of e-commerce

and digital marketing in the present day scenario.

The modules included exposure visits to food processing units, interaction with entrepreneurs, and a motivation lab.

To deal with theoretical sessions, eminent experts

including former senior faculty members of ni-msme were

invited as resource persons. The focus was on identification of micro enterprise opportunities, technical and financial feasibility, project preparation and appraisal, rural

technologies and marketing strategies, MSME schemes and policies, bank guidelines and so forth.

The training was concluded through a formal valedictory

event on the 30th. Dr. Mahantesh N. Karur, Additional Director (Admn.), Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Govt. of Karnataka was the Chief Guest. Addressing the batch, he recalled that he attended training at nisiet in 1997,

and stressed on the importance of being well acquainted

with central and state MSME policies. Further he commended the contr ibut ion of ni-msme to entrepreneurship development, which makes this an

obvious choice for conducting this training.

Earlier, Dr. Shreekant Sharma, AFM-SEE welcomed the

gathering. The participants shared their views on the training content and facilities, and the hospitality aspects. They expressed satisfaction with the knowledge

dissemination and methodology, as well as the comfort of

their stay. They requested that the training duration be

stretched by two more weeks.

Mr. K. Surya Prakash Goud, FM-SED, speaking on the occasion, suggested that the participants use the services of

ni-msme for the preparation of their proposals. The

Programme Director presented a short report on the three weeks of training activity. The event ended with a call to the trainees to apply the new knowledge in their work situations.

Induction Training for IEOs

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Review of SFURTI clustersprogress reports submitted with details of expenditure at regular intervals. Mr. L. Vijaya Kumar and Mr. G. Raj Kumar, Consultants at ni-msme have suggested uploading complete information on to the website and facilitated the IAs and CDEs to execute the task.

The Director severally interacted with the cluster representatives, enquiring about the status. He gave tips for speedy implementation of interventions, and assured full support from ni-msme. Also, he promised that he will visit the clusters soon. The IAs were advised to adhere to the action plan and follow the rules and regulations laid down in the grant-in-aid.

The representatives of implementing agencies presented detailed physical and financial progress of the clusters. Later, the Administration and Accounts officials elucidated the rules and regulations including auditing. The meeting ended with vote of thanks.

he review meet of SFURTI clusters was held on 21st TMarch 2018 at the Institute campus.

Dr. Sanjeev Chaturvedi, Director, ni-msme chaired the meet. Representatives of the IAs and SPVs, and the CDEs of Mothkur handloom cluster, Pembarthy metalware cluster, Tirur virgin coconut oil cluster and Pedana kalamkari cluster participated in the meet. On behalf of M/s IL&FS Clusters Initiatives Ltd., the TA, Mr. H.K. Chary was participated.

Issues concerning the implementation of soft and hard interventions, SPV contribution, and utilisation of funds were discussed at length.

At the outset, Mr. K. Surya Prakash Goud, Faculty Member, NRCD of ni-msme welcomed the members and apprised them about the status of each cluster. He emphasised that interventions must be completed as per the schedule and

Visit to Clusterr. V. Srinivas, Consultant, NRCD visited the Mothkur handloom cluster on 28th March 2018 to inspect the sales outlet, Mwork on which was completed, and the progress of CFC, work on which is in progress. He advised the CDE to maintain an

Asset Register and procure coding for the assets.

While there, Mr. Srinivas also made a tour of the looms and took stock of other machinery, procured and installed in the hired premises, and observed their functioning. The CDE requested that the funds for the warping machine and other cluster activities be released at the earliest, and enquired about training programme for the artisans.

Valediction of TEDPshown throughout the programme. Dr. Nune Srinivasa Rao, Chief Programme Coordinator of the DST Project suggested that the participants share their success stories with ni-msme, which the Institute will publish.

The participants expressed satisfaction with the training and were intent on starting own units. The interaction with successful entrepreneurs, bankers, CAs, government officials, along with exposure visits to Rural Technology Park and T-Hub were insightful; the discussions with the senior executives there were illuminating and helpful.

The function concluded with distribution of training completion certificates to the participants.

he 6-week DST sponsored TEDP in IT and Computer THardware came to end on 9th March 2018. A formal valedictory function was organised on the day to signify the occasion.

Dr. Sanjeev Chaturvedi, Director, ni-msme, addressing the outgoing trainees, advised them to be strong in their determination and work hard, and approach ni-msme to negotiate the teething troubles when they set up their own enterprise.

Earlier, Dr. Shreekant Sharma, Programme Director welcomed the house and congratulated the participants on successful completion of training and urged them to start own enterprises with the same enthusiasm they have

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School of Entrepreneurship & Extension (SEE)

he 4-week WEDP, conducted by ni-msme during T29th February - 17th March 2018 at the Integral I n s t i t u t e o f Advance Management (IIAM), Visakhapatnam, was formally concluded on 17th March at the programme venue. The programme was sponsored by the DST, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

Dr. (Mrs.) Vijaya Rudraraju, Director (IIAM) and Dr. Nune Srinivasa Rao, Programme Director and Faculty Member, ni-msme addressed the outgoing trainees, and distributed training completion certificates.

In all, 25 prospective woman entrepreneurs with science and technology background got trained in the batch. The trainee-entrepreneurs thanked the DST for sponsoring the programme.

Valediction at Visakhapatnam

Presence at National Exhibitioni-msme had set up a stall at the 3-day 9th nNational Exhibition and Conference on

Science/Technology/ Agriculture/ Energy and Industry 2018, held at Muzaffarpur, Bihar during 10-12 March 2018. The objective of the Exhibition was to facilitate discussion and to showcase latest developments in the respective fields.

Mr. Vivek Kumar, AFM-SED and Mr. Saurabh Singh, RA-SEIC coordinated and managed the ni-msme stall, which displayed the wide range of the Institute’s publications, on its own account, as well as for the Ministry. The display included volumes on MSME schemes, achievements, cluster handbooks, entrepreneurial manuals and so on. Visitors including students , NGOs, and entrepreneurs f locked to the stal l and enthusiastically interacted with the coordinators.

Some of the other reputed organisations that participated in the Exhibition were MGIRI, Coir-Board, Bihar Science Centre, etc. The Exhibition was organised by the Research and Analysis Commission for Empowerment (RACE).

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Dr. Sanjeev Chaturvedi, Director, ni-msme had participated along with some faculty members of the Institute. In his address, he emphasised the need for spreading the messages, "save water, save energy", and, "plant trees". He pointed out that the three concepts are inter-related and converge on environment protection. Besides, all three tasks can be undertaken by lay persons, even illiterates. Switching off electricity and water supply points after use, and planting and nurturing a sapling do not require literacy and technical competence. They only call for awareness and responsibility. Let us all join hands in discharging this responsibility conscientiously, he said. He also enumerated the Institute's efforts in this direction.

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School of Enterprise Management (SEM)

CPK Project Goes on Stream

his column has been reporting about 30 Career TParamarsh Kendras (CPKs) being set up in different parts of West Bengal, with qualified counsellors put in place, in accordance with the MoU between ni-msme and the SCTST Development and Funding Corporation, Govt. of West Bengal. During February 2018, the selected counsellors and other executives were put through a short stint of training, organised by Indus Integrated Information Management (IIIM) Ltd., Kolkata.

The first CPK was inaugurated on 23rd march 2018, at the Salt Lake office of the IIIM Ltd. Dr. U.N. Biswas, Hon’ble Minister for Backward Class Welfare and Chairman, SCSTOBCFDC was the Chief Guest of the event. Addressing the gathering, the chief guest observed that the CPK scheme was evolved by integrating the best features of the earlier welfare schemes of the department, aiming at building up employable competencies among the SC/ST youth.

Earlier, Mr. S.K. Thade, IAS, Principal Secretary, Backward Class Welfare, in his address, observed that the CPKs will primarily aim at reaching the students and unemployed youth in the rural areas, thus trying to bridge the rural-urban gap.

Mr. Parthapratim Manna, WBCS, MD of SCSTOBCFDC enumerated the galore of services that the CPKs will provide, such as database on industry sectors and business houses. As per the demand of the situation, the CPKs will also provide EDP and skill training, job fairs and placement services.

Each of the CPKs will, in a time span of six months, counsel at least 3,000 visitors; facilitate at least 500 candidates with suitable self-employment; and provide 180 hours of training in Office Assistant skills, and 120

hours in industry orientation, to 150 selected candidates, and place at least 100 of them in wage employment. The cost of operation is estimated at around Rs. 36.00 lakh per CPK.

Dr. Dibyendu Choudhury, FM-SEM, ni-msme and Project Coordinator enlightened the group about the technicalities involved in the counselling, the technical interventions introduced by ni-msme through Holland Metrics and linking them to different trades as per the prescription of NSQF.

The programme ended with Mr. Kushal Maitra, CEO, IIIM Ltd., proposing vote of thanks. The event, attended by other government officials, was widely covered by the local press and media.

Awareness initiatives At Mothkur

The other was conducted on the 31st, at the Mothkur handloom cluster. The theme was Finance Schemes and Occupational Health Hazards. Mr. Gadari Kishore Kumar, Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), inaugurating the workshop, called on the MSMEs to avail the benefits of the schemes offered by the central and state governments. He commended the Institute's efforts in educating the entrepreneurs and creating awareness, and appreciated the initiative of organising the workshop at the Mothkur cluster.

Other important personages who were present during the workshop included Mr. Manche Govardhan, cluster president; Mr. Chippallapally Mahendarnath, Market Chairman; Mrs. Orslaxmi, MPP; Mr. Kancharla Ramakrishnareddy, Mr. Bayyani Pichaiah, Sarpanch; Mr. Janga Srinu, MPTC, Mothukur; Mr. Kokkula Satyanarayana, Mr. G. Sudarshan, Faculty Member directed the workshop.

he SEE of ni-msme had organised two awareness Tworkshops during March 2018. Both were conducted on location.

The first workshop was on Financial Literacy for MSMEs, conducted on the 22nd at the Rural Self-Employment Training Institute, Warangal. The workshop was directed by Mr. G. Sudarshan, Faculty Member.

The programme was inaugurated by Mr. Santosh Kumar, Director, KVIC. Delivering the inaugural address, the Chief Guest observed that a surprisingly large number of small business owners indicate that they are financially illiterate. This workshop will provide necessary information regarding the availability of finance for MSMEs.

At Warangal

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Fillip to Women Enterpriseomenergy Association of WI n c u b a t o r s i n

Manufacturing was launched at ni-msme campus on 7th March 2018. The initiative was the result of the vision of a group of widely experienced successful women entrepreneurs with innovative approach, and the ambition to n u r t u r e w o m e n t o w a r d s empowerment and self-reliance through economic enterprising.

Dr. Sanjeev Chaturvedi, Director, ni-msme was the Chief Guest of the event. During his address he observed that manufacturing sector offers a wide range of possibilities for enterprising women, and enumerated the government schemes that would support them. He invited the aspiring organisation to make use of the infrastructure and facilities available at the campus.

The logo of the organisation was also released at the same event.

n 31st March 2018, conclusion of 39 batches of OFashion Designing and Food Processing programmes

has taken place at the Institute's LBI. Each of the batches

consisted of 30 trainees.

During the programme, assignments were given and

exhibition was organised by the centre, to assess the extent

of learning that has taken place, and to build up their self-

confidence.

The centre is planning to start long term programmes. As

soon as the project is finalised, a media notification will be

released, as also the details made available on the

Institute's website.

LBI Activities

Review Meet in Delhi-Mr. Ankit meeting was convened in New Delhi on 9th March A2018 to review the activities of SFURTI clusters and

the Livelihood Business Incubation Centres set up under

ASPIRE. Dr. Arun Kumar Panda, IAS, Secretary to Govt. of India, MoMSME chaired the meeting, while Mr. B.H. Anil Kumar, IAS, Jt. Secretary (ARI), MoMSME and CEO of KVIC

co-chaired.

Dr. Sanjeev Chaturvedi, Director, ni-msme, accompanied by

Mr. Ankit Bhatnagar i/c ni-msme LBI attended on behalf of

the Institute. The venue was MSME-DI Extension office in

New Delhi. Around 30 Heads of Clusters and LBIs had participated in the meeting.

Bid Farewellr. M o h d . A z i z M o h i u d d i n Q u r e s h i , MSuperintendent (GAD)was retired from the

service of the Institute on 28th March 2018

(29-31being holidays), on attainingthe age of

superannuation.

A farewell get-together was organised on the occasion asa gesture of goodwill. Mrs. C. Rohini, CAO;Mr. J. Koteswara Rao, AFM (SED);Mr. Vivek Kumar, AFM

(SED) and Rector; Dr. Shreekant Sharma, AFM (SEE);

Mrs. K. Nagamani, Superintendent, and others spoke on the occasion, recalling various instances of the services of the outgoing employee.

The Chief Administrative Officer has presented Mr. Qureshi with a token gift on behalf of the Institute.

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From: Johanna Aristizabal

<jaaristizabalg@gmail.com>Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2018, 11:41 AMSubject: Acknowledgments for International

Training ProgrammeTo: <director@nimsme.org>Cc: Dr. Shreekant Sharma <sharma@nimsme.org>,

<jkrao@nimsme.org>

Dr. Sanjeev ChaturvediDirectorNational Institute for Micro, small and Medium

Enterprises (ni-msme)Hyderabad, India

Dear Dr. Chaturvedi,

Having completed the International Training Programme on Planning and

Promotion of Agro and Food Enterprises (PAFE) from 22 January to 16 March

2018 at the National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ni-smme)

was a enriching and unforgettable experience for me.

India and Colombia have many similarities regarding needs and issues in the agricultural area. For both countries, agriculture

plays an important role in the national economy. Therefore, at the beginning of the course I had many expectations for

knowing the technological developments that India has made in this area.

The content of the course was very good and I was particularly interested on the technological developments of some research

centers visited. Such as the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) for developing new products to increase

the added value of many fruits and vegetables, the Society for Energy, Environment & Development about solar drying of fruits

and species and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics for developing a wide range of products

from chickpea, pigeonpea, pearl millet, sorghum and groundnut. These developments show the creativity and entrepreneurship

of many researchers looking for new business alternatives and new markets, including export markets, where India should be

a global leader since the country is the second world's largest producer of fruits and vegetables. These advances which can be

developed in several countries, must be transferred to farmers and their families in order to satisfy their basic subsistence

needs and help them to reduce the post-harvest losses, increase the value added of crops, increase their farming incomes and

improve quality of life for both producers and consumers.

The fact of studying and living in the same campus was pleasant and more for the enjoyable environment and beautiful nature.

The administrative staff always gave us permanent help and kindness and our directors Dr. Shreekant Sharma and Mr. J.

Koteswara Rao their continuous guidance and enthusiastic support. In addition, the boarding, accommodation and library

facilities were very good as well as the cultural activities were exceptional allowing the integration of all participants and

giving us a time to enjoy and have fun.

Finally, one of the most important advantage of doing an international program like this was having the opportunity to meet

people from many parts of the world. Learning about new cultures expands our horizons, shows us the differences around the

world and allows us gain greater respect for other cultures.

Missing you all from Colombia and wishing you many successes in the future training programmes.

Sincerely,

Johanna Aristizabal GalvisExpert – Independent ConsultantQuality standards, traceability and processing of tropical cropsMs. Johanna Aristizabal with H.E. Ravi Bangar, Ambassador of India to Colombia and Ecuador at Bogota Calle.

MSME Corner

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Giriraj Singh Verified account @girirajsinghbjp Mar 18

NitiAayog CEO Amitabh Kant ji in khanwa, Nawada today to have first hand experience of rural India transformation with solar charkha mission n amino acid manufacturing using cow urine- MAI-GAI sutra of hon min msme

Giriraj Singh Verified account @girirajsinghbjp Mar 14Addressed a joint press conference with Union Ministers @irvpaswanji, @RajKSinghIndiaji, along with MoS for Rural Development, @ramkripalmpji after holding a consultative meeting for Rapid Transformation of 13 Aspirational Districts of Bihar, in New Delhi

PIB India Verified account @PIB_India Mar 8 Union Minister @girirajsinghbjp visits an exhibition at the unveiling ceremony of the #UdyamSakhiPortal, on the #InternationalWomensDay , in New Delhi

PIB India Verified account @PIB_India Mar 8 Union Minister @girirajsinghbjp lights lamp at an event to unveil the #Udyam Sakhi Portal, on the #International Womens Day, in New Delhi

Source: https://twitter.com/girirajsinghbjp

Union Minister @girirajsinghbjp addresses the gathering after unveiling the #UdyamSakhiPortal, on the #International Womens Day, in New Delhi

Giriraj Singh Retweeted

Giriraj Singh Verified account @girirajsinghbjp Mar 7We salute and celebrate women power. Unveiled “UdyamSakhi Network” UDYAM SAKHI is a network for nurturing social entrepreneurship creating business models revolving around low-cost products and services to resolve social inequities. #Womens Day http://udyamsakhi.org

MIB India Verified account @MIB_India Mar 7Minister of State for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (I/C), Shri@girirajsinghbjp meeting the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri@ahir_hansraj, in New Delhi.@HMOIndia

HANSRAJ AHIR Verified account @ahir_hansraj Mar 7In #NewDelhi met @girirajsinghbjpJi to discuss option for providing training to J&K youths in MSME tool rooms and training centers and also explore options for marking tie up of J&K produce through KVIC outlets.

Giriraj Singh Verified account @girirajsinghbjp Mar 1Review meeting of TCSP Scheme with DC MSME and other senior officials.

Giriraj Singh Verified account @girirajsinghbjp Mar 1Great ideas are coming in Presentation done by Smt Lakshmi Venkataramanji and MukeshShuklaji on “Engaging entrepreneurs with new ideas” to “scale up benefits to large numbers of SME in presence of MSME Secy and other senior officials.

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An Evening of Gay Rhythm

n tune with the deep-rooted tradition of the Institute, a Icultural of evening of song, dance and entertainment was organised at the campus on 15th March 2018, for the outgoing trainees of phase-IV international training programmes as well as the delegates of the special programme from Afghanistan.

Mr. Koroma Joseph Dennis of Sierra Leone, a ToT ESD t ra i n e e , a n d M r s . D u b a ra Abdikarimova of Uzbekistan, a trainee of IPMSS, who competed thought, welcomed the gathering and spoke the opening words.

Mr. Rajat Srivastava, Regional Director (Western Region), EEPC India was the chief guest of the event, who flagged off the programme by lighting the lamp. Dr. Sanjeev Chaturvedi, Director, n i - m s m e a n d t h e fa c u l t y members, as also the participants joined the chief guest in lamp-lighting.

The participants presented song and dance items reflecting their native traditions, mostly in country-wise groups. There were a few solo recitals as well. The Institute arranged for the presentation of an ethnic Rajasthan group dance by a professional band. The evening agenda of gaiety concluded with vote of thanks by Mr. Vivek Kumar, AFM-SED and Rector.

Women’s Day celebratedhe International Women’s Day was celebrated at Tni-msme on 14th March 2018. A half-day workshop

on the theme of Women Empowerment – Development Initiatives, was conducted on the occasion, sponsored by the Andhra Bank, SIDBI, SBI and Indian Bank.

The workshop was intended as a platform for sharing entrepreneurial experiences/opinions among the participants. The gathering was 500-strong, including practising and prospective woman entrepreneurs, delegates of international training programmes, and members of ni-msme family.

The programme took off with Mrs. Geetha Venkatesan, entrepreneur-participant rendering a prayer song, followed by auspicious lamp-lighting by the distinguished guests.

Mrs. Kanchan Latha Pandey, AGM , SIDBI; Mrs. Nirmala, Chief Manager, Andhra Bank; Mr. V. Manimaran, DGM-SME, SBI were among the distinguished personages who addressed the inaugural session. They focused on pro-active policy initiatives and their reach and extent, women’s status in society and attitude towards women, and practical issues. They also enumerated the schemes their respective banks are making available to women for starting own business as well as for other purposes.

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Postal Regn. No. HD/1049/2015-17RNI. No. APENG/2002/7034Date of Publication : 25 April 2018

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Dr. Sanjeev Chathurvedi, Director, ni-msme highlighted the Institute’s contribution to women empowerment and entrepreneurship and governmental initiatives towards uplifting women.

Earlier, Mrs. V. Swapna, AFM-SEM welcomed the gathering and familiarised them with ni-msme activities, while Dr. E. Vijaya, FM-SEM spoke about the workshop intent.

Post-inauguration, Dr. L. Fahmida Banu, Gynaecologist, Fehmicare Hospitals elucidated about the vaccine that prevents cervical cancer, and the counselling service the hospital provides to women to create and spread awareness about watching out for the incidence of cancer and seeking expert help immediately in case of any doubt. Mrs. Geethagoti of COWE focused on social issues and the importance of business networking. Dr. C. Rani, former Director-SEE of ni-msme enumerated the activities of ni-msme’s women studies cell and discussed how women can overcome the challenges both in professional and personal life. Dr. Prasuna, a successful entrepreneur shared the excitements of her entrepreneurial journey to motivate

and encourage women to choose entrepreneurial career.

A display of products by ni-msme trained woman entrepreneurs was arranged to coincide with the workshop. About 30 stalls were erected show-casing dye-printed/block printed garments, beauty and fashion products, herbal/natural personal care products, artificial jewellery, variety of ready-to-eat processed foods, ready-to-use spices, medical check-up, mehendi application, etc.

A short spell of recreation was provided through song and dance renditions. With a view to encouraging women to start up, ni-msme announced 10 best woman Start-up Awards and one Excellence Award, given away by the Director.

The former woman employees of the Institute were invited to attend the event. During the concluding session, they were felicitated by the Director. The programme, coordinated by Dr. Vijaya and Mrs. Swapna, concluded with Mrs. K. Nagamani, Superintendent (Accounts), ni-msme proposing the vote of thanks.

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