Various government agencies are offering different training programmes for different skill level for tapping, developing and harnessing the entrepreneurial qualities of rural people so as to empower them.
Khadi And Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
Government of India has approved the introduction of a new credit linked subsidy programme called Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) by merging the two schemes that were in operation till 31.03.2008 namely Prime Minister’s Rojgar Yojana (PMRY) and Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) for generation of employment opportunities through establishment of micro enterprises in rural as well as urban areas. PMEGP will be a central sector scheme to be administered by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MoMSME).The main objective of the scheme is to generate employment opportunities in rural as well as urban areas of the country through setting up of new self-employment ventures/projects/micro enterprises.
Self Help Groups
SHG is a small group of rural poor, who have voluntarily come forward to form a group for improvement of the social and economic status of the members.
It can be formal (registered) or informal.
The concept underlines the principle of Thrift, Credit and Self Help.
Members of SHG agree to save regularly and contribute to a common fund.
Community Based (SC, ST, BC) Development Programmes
Some of the online programmes which provide material, videos and clippings on Entrepreneurship include http://etl.stanford.edu/,http://ecorner.stanford.edu/podcasts.html, http://eclips.cornell.edu/entrepreneurs.do, http://www.enterprisetoronto.com/ etc.,
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