Ministery of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE): The Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar recently in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on 14 March 2021 gave information about the implementation of various programmes to encourage entrepreneurship in the country.
Key Details:
The information about the implementation of various programmes to encourage entrepreneurship in the country is as follows:
Economic Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs and Startups by Women (WEE):
- The pilot project, ‘Economic Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs and Startups by Women (WEE)’ is being implemented in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Germany to pilot incubation and acceleration programmes for women micro-entrepreneurs, enabling them to start new businesses and scale up existing enterprises in Maharashtra and other States, viz. Telangana, Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan and the North Eastern region of the country.
PM YUVA:
- The pilot Project on Entrepreneurship Development (PM YUVA) was launched in November 2019.
- It was launched for creating an enabling ecosystem through entrepreneurship education, training, advocacy and easy access to entrepreneurship network, for students and alumni of skill training institutes viz. Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), Polytechnics, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) and Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS).
- The scheme covers 10 States including Maharashtra and 2 Union Territories.
Entrepreneurship Promotion and Mentoring of Micro and Small Businesses in Six Holy Cities:
- The project seeks to catalyze local entrepreneurial activities through the involvement of potential and existing entrepreneurs, through entrepreneurship awareness, education and mentoring in Varanasi, Haridwar, Pandharpur, Puri, Kollur and Bodh Gaya.
- Apart from the above, in order to enhance the employability of female workers, the Government is providing training to them through a network of Women Industrial Training Institutes, PMKVY Centers, National Skill Training Institutes and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras.
