CICU, GIZ organise webinar on schemes for women entrepreneurs

Ludhiana, Sep 1 (KNN) With a view to encourage women entrepreneurship ecosystem in the region, the Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings (CICU) in association with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on Tuesday conducted an awareness programme.

The awareness programme named "Encouraging Women Entrepreneurship-MSME Schemes & Impact Stories" focused on Ministry of MSME schemes for Women Entrepreneurs.  

Gaurav Sharma, Technical Expert, GIZ talked about the working of GIZ for upgrading the industry and apprised the participants that CICU and GIZ jointly have established a cell called Innovation Facilitation Cell (IFC) to help the industry.

Atal Incubation Centre of Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan also presented their work in promoting WEs and shared some unique success stories.

Later, GIZ representatives also apprised participants about Central Tool Room (CTR), Incubation and Entrepreneurship Development Cell (CIED) which is being supported under MSME INNO programme.

Mukesh Verma, Assistant Director, MSME-DI, Ludhiana elaborate the schemes of Ministry of MSME.

CICU president, Upkar Singh Ahuja, encouraged participants to apply with start-up ideas under the Atmanirbhar India Innovation Challenge.