Bhubaneswar, June 8 -- In a significant initiative aimed at fostering rural entrepreneurship and women's economic empowerment, the Odisha government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIT Bhubaneswar to provide incubation and business development support to women-led rural enterprises across the state.
The partnership, forged under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) through the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP), seeks to nurture growth-oriented rural enterprises and create a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem in Odisha.
The MoU was exchanged between the Odisha Livelihoods Mission (OLM) and IIT Bhubaneswar at Mission Shakti Bhawan in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Wome...