OREANDA-NEWS. Entrepreneurship Development Programme in the India.

The Ministry provided entrepreneurship development training to 16,87,324 persons during the 11th Plan with an expenditure of Rs.234.86 Crore and 11,58,562 persons during the first 2 years of 12th Plan with an expenditure of Rs. 222.62 Crore.

The Ministry’s interventions are in the nature of Central Schemes which are implemented through Institutions such as MSME-Development Institutes, KVIC, Coir Board, National Level EDIs, NSIC etc. The data for Entrepreneurship Development Programmes are maintained Institution-wise.

This information was given by the Minister of State, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Giriraj Singh in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha here today.