Dimapur, Nov. 12 (EMN): The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in collaboration with Institute of Information Technology and Job-Oriented Training (IIJT) joined the rest of the country in observing the National Entrepreneurship Day on Nov. 9.
The event was observed at the IIJT conference room in Kohima under the theme “Catalyzing a cultural shift in youth entrepreneurship,” to achieve the objective of Government of India “Entrepreneurial India.”
Local and potential entrepreneurs, officials of state government and Entrepreneurs Associates, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and bankers attended the programme.
Assistant General Manager NABARD Bendang Aier in a release motioned that the observation was in line with the Global Entrepreneurship Week which is celebrated in the month of November every year by 160 countries where entrepreneurial experts, policy-makers, education practitioners and politicians participate. This Day is dedicated to the cause of entrepreneurship to mobilise and accelerate the national spirit for entrepreneurship in every citizen, especially youths to become entrepreneurs and job creators, the release informed.
The programme was chaired by Director IIJT Alemjungshi Imchen, while AGM, NABARD Bendang Aier welcomed the participants and shared the background of the programme.
Encouraging the potential entrepreneurs in his speech general manager District Industries Centre, Kohima A Temjen Jamir described various qualities and stages of growth of an entrepreneur and an enterprise respectively. He requested the established entrepreneurs to guide and the share their experiences with the upcoming Naga entrepreneurs from time to time.
Officer-In-Charge SIDBI Dimapur SP Gangte in his power-point presentation shared the recent initiatives of Government of India to “fund the unfunded” and “greenfield enterprises” through the setting up of an ecosystem. This will facilitate and continue to provide the entrepreneurs with a supportive environment for doing business, he said. In this regard, he explained the objectives and scope of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) and Stand Up India (SUI) for the benefit of the participants.
Customer Service Centre (CSC) district manager, by Lochumlo Khuvung gave presentation on delivery of e-related services while customer relationship officer SBI Mridul Baruah shared on opportunities for entrepreneurs in the financial sector like financial advisor, stock market, mutual fund and others.
The programme was followed by interface with stakeholders where queries from potential entrepreneurs were taken up.
AGM, NABARD Bendang Aier, shared the potential for ‘agripreneurship’ which can turn a farm into an agribusiness and make it a more attractive and profitable venture for entrepreneurs. To encourage ‘agripreneurship,’ he informed that NABARD is implementing various credit linked subsidy schemes of Government of India like Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS), National Livestock Mission: Entrepreneurship Development and Employment Generation (NLM-EDEG), Skill Development, Agriclinic and Agribusiness Centres (ACABC) Scheme.
Alemjungshi Imchen who is also a self-made first generation entrepreneur shared the lessons he had learned during his journey as an entrepreneur and encouraged the potential entrepreneurs to be focussed, committed and hard working in their ventures since there is no short-cut in life.
SBI manager and Lead district manager of Kohima district Vizoto, acknowledged the support extended by IIJT team, resource persons, local entrepreneurs, existing and potential entrepreneurs currently undergoing training on “Tally + GST”, officials from the Entrepreneurs Associates and banking community represented by Branch Managers and senior officers of SBI, UCO, Vijaya Bank, Bank of Baroda, Axis Bank and IndusInd Bank.
