Gujarat govt to give special training to women to start own MSME

Ahmedabad, DeshGujarat, 13 December 2014

Gujarat Government is planning to start state wide special training for young and middle age women in starting their own Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise(MSME)s in state. It also plans to offer special incentives under the upcoming MSME policy which is likely to be announced during the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor Summit in mid January 2015.

Center for Entrepreneurship Development(CED), the state Government’s nodal agency for promoting entrepreneurship in state has been asked by the state government to launch a special drive in Public Private Partnership(PPP) mode by taking help of experts to promote women owned MSME. CED will start special drive at all the district places soon.

The state Government has also planned to offer special 1 to 2%(total 7 to 8%) additional interest subsidy to women entrepreneurs on the loan taken by them. Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation(GIDC) is also likely to give priority to women entrepreneurs in plot allotment in if’s estates. The State Government also plans to increase the financial assistance to women entrepreneurs under different schemes under the Gujarat Women Economic Development Corporation Ltd.