ANNUAL REPORT - Dc Msme

finance and financial institutions,
cash flow, etc. No fees is charged
from SC, ST, women and physically
handicapped participants in the stipendiary
programmes, rather they
are eligible for a stipend of Rs.125/per
week. Emphasis is being made
to organize special programmes in
rural areas particularly for weaker
sections of the society. 264 programmes
were conducted for providing
training to 6,264 persons up
to December, 2010. A total of 501
programmes will be conducted in
this year to train 12,525 persons.
(iii) Entrepreneurship Skill
Development Programme
(ESDPs): Comprehensive training
programmes are organized to
upgrade existing skills and to
create new skills in workers and
technicians of existing units and
educated unemployed youth
by organizing various technical
training courses for them. The
basic objective has been to provide
training to unskilled/semi-skilled
workers engaged in MSE sector
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and to equip them with better and
improved techno-managerial skills
of production. Emphasis is being
made to organize the maximum
programmes in rural areas
particularly for weaker sections of
the society. Specific tailor-made
programmes are organized for the
skill development of the socially
disadvantage groups (OBC, SC, ST,
Minorities and Women) in remote
regions /pockets of the States. These
programmes are also called ‘Out-
Reach Programmes’ as these are
conducted in rural/less developed
areas.
Programmes so far organized, interalia,
included Herbal Cosmetics,
High Fashion Garments, Hosiery,
Food & Fruit Processing Industries,
Information Technology, Hardware
Maintenance, Soap and Detergents,
Leather products/Novelties,
Servicing of House Hold Electrical
Appliances and Electronic Gadgets,
Gem Cutting and Polishing,
Engineering Plastics, Tour Operators,
Mobile Repairing, Beautician, CAD/
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Annual Report
2010-11