Bhubaneswar, June 9 -- In a significant move to bolster rural women-led enterprises, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Odisha Livelihoods Mission (OLM) and IIT Bhubaneswar at the Mission Shakti Bhawan on Monday. The exchange took place in the presence of the Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Women & Child Development, Pravati Parida.

Under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), an incubation programme is being launched through the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) to support growth-oriented rural enterprises across the State. IIT Bhubaneswar will serve as the incubation partner, providing support in business planning, product development, quality enhancement, market linkages, access t...