Entrepreneurship Skill Development Programmes (ESDPs) Brief Description: Comprehensive training programmes are organized to upgrade skills of prospective entrepreneurs, existing workforce and also to develop skills of new workers and technicians of MSEs by organizing various entrepreneurship-cum-skill development training programmes for new livelihood enterprise creation and rural enterprise development. Who can apply? The age of the participants is to be 18 years and above. Prospective entrepreneurs, existing workforce, new workers and technicians of MSEs, socially disadvantaged groups (SC/ST, physically handicapped and women). Payment of fee is exempted for SC,ST, Differently Abled Persons, Ex-Servicemen, BPL category participants and women. How to apply? Advertisements in local newspaper, MSME (DIs) of concerned districts may be contacted. To access the operational guidelines, click here. To know the training centre and details, click here. Management Development Programmes (MDPs) Brief Description: The objective of imparting training on management practice system is to improve the decision-making capabilities of existing & potential entrepreneurs resulting in higher productivity and profitability. Inputs on a variety of topics of managerial functions are provided to the participants in short duration training programmes. These programmes are of short duration and the curriculum is designed based on the needs of the industry and are customized, if required by the clients Who can apply? The age of the participants is to be 18 years and above. Participants will be MSME entrepreneurs and /or their manageriaI and supervisory staff. How to apply? Advertisements in local newspaper, MSME (DIs) of concerned districts may be contacted. To access the operational guidelines, click here. To know the training centre and details, click here. Assistance to Training Institutions Scheme (ATI Scheme) Brief Description: The assistance is provided to National level training institutions operating under the Ministry of MSME, namely, NIMSME, KVIC, Coir Board, Tool Rooms, NSIC & MGIRI in the form of capital grant for the purpose of creation and strengthening of infrastructure and support for entrepreneurship development and skill development training programmes. Assistance is also provided to existing State level EDIs for creation or strengthening/expansion of their training infrastructure. Nature of Assistance: Amount of assistance will not exceed the actual amount for strengthening/ expansion of the infrastructure required by the training institutions of this Ministry. Scale of maximum assistance to the State level EDIs will be restricted to Rs.2.5 crore in each case. Assistance for skill development programmes will be provided as per the prescribed rates. Who can apply? Institutions of Ministry of MSME and existing State level EDIs. How to apply? Organisations wishing to apply for assistance for creation or strengthening of infrastructure may send their applications to the Director/Deputy Secretary (EDI), Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Udyog Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi – 110 011. To access the operational guidelines, click here. Coir Vikas Yojana (CVY) Coir Vikas Yojana (CVY) is an Umbrella Scheme being implemented by Coir Board for the Development of Coir Industry all over the country. Under this Umbrella Scheme, the Coir Board is implementing the following sub schemes/ programmes: Brief Description: Skill Upgradation & Mahila Coir Yojana (MCY) is one of the key components under the Scheme Coir Vikas Yojana. Under this programme, the Board is imparting stipendiary training on value addition processes by providing the services of the trainers and with a view to disseminate information on the schemes and latest technologies available in coir sector and also to attract prospective entrepreneurs to this sector, the Board also organizes Entrepreneurship Development Programmes, Workshops, Seminars, Awareness Programmes, Exposure Tour etc. under this Scheme. Mahila Coir Yojana is a women oriented, self employment scheme being implemented by the Coir Board. The scheme is intended to provide training with stipend facilities and creation of self-employment opportunities to rural women artisans in regions producing coconut. Nature of Assistance: The stipend per trainee for the skill development programmes will be limited to Rs.3,000/- per month and in the case of training programmes of less than one month duration, stipend will be disbursed on prorata basis. The honorarium for the trainer will be limited to Rs. 15.000/- per month. An amount of Rs.400/- per head per month will be provided as financial assistance to the training sponsoring agency to meet the operational cost of the training for raw material, power charges, other incidentals etc. Who can apply? Rural women artisans in regions producing coir fibre How to apply? Selection of trainees for in-house training at NCT&DC will be made by inviting applications through advertisements in print and electronic media and through recommendation from the authorities of the coir producing States. Selection of trainees for training programmes conducted at Regional Extension Centres will be made by the officer-in-charge of the centre through sponsoring of candidates by trade associations, unit owners, Industries Department, NGOs, Co-operatives, etc. To access the operational guidelines, click here. To know the training centre and details, click here. A Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE) The scheme supports the set up a network of Livelihood Business Incubators (LBIs), predominantly in the rural and underserved areas, to promote innovation and accelerate entrepreneurship for the following : Generate employment opportunities by facilitating formal, scalable micro-enterprise creation in the agro-rural sector. Skill, up-skill, re-skill unemployed, self-employed/ wage earners in new technologies in the agro-rural sector. Provide skilled human capital to nearby industrial clusters and promote innovations for strengthening the competitiveness in the MSME sector. Key Benefits: Maximum of INR 1 crore. to Government agencies & INR 75 lakh to Private agencies for procuring plant and machinery. Maximum of INR 1 crore. to Government and Private agencies as operational expenditure support towards manpower cost, running incubation and skill development programmers, etc. Scheme applicable for: Any agency/institution of Government of India/ State government or existing training centres under Ministries/Departments of Government of India/State Government, Industry Associations, Academic Institutions. Any not-for-profit private institutions with experience in successfully executing incubation and/or skill development programs may be eligible to set up an LBI. To access the operational guidelines, click here. Micro & Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP) Scheme The scheme aims to support the sustainability and growth of MSEs by addressing common issues such as improvement of technology, skills & amp; quality, market access, etc. Existing Entrepreneurs (in form of a Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) get Creation of, “Tangible Assets” such as Common Production / Processing Centre, Design Centers, Testing Facilities including Plug & Play Facilities.GoI Assistance: up to 80% of the maximum Project cost of Rs. 30 crores. GoI Assistance: up to 70% of the maximum Project cost of Rs. 15 crores. for development of land, roads, drainage, power distribution etc. in new/existing industrial (multi-product) areas/estates/Flatted Factory Complex. To access the operational guidelines, click here. Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), a programme of Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India, aims to organize the traditional industries and artisans and producers into collectives and provide them with support in order to make quality and competitive products to ensure long-term sustainability of the sector and its artisans. This scheme focusses upon physical infrastructure creation, technology upgradation, training, product development, innovation, design interventions, marketability, improved packaging and marketing infrastructure with aim to improve artisanal income. To access the operational guidelines, click here. Source: Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises