With the notion of promoting food-processing related industry in the state and providing employment for the residents of state Chhattisgarh Industrial and Technical Consultancy Center (CITCON) has organised a six-week-long free Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) at the Gass Memorial Centre Raipur.
The program aims at enabling young applicants’ set-up their own food-processing related industrial units. The EDP is being run with the assistance from National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP) and Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CSIDC).
Project Officer for the EDP KC Thomas informed that the program module is aimed at inculcating necessary training to selected trainees where after they will be able to set-up and run their own food-processing units.
They would also be provided with information regarding assistance available from the various governmental and financial institutions besides identifying the right kind of unit based on easily accessible local sources.
Thomas further said that training pertaining to various bakery items would also commence from May month. He said that food-processing industry has massive potential in the future and the young entrepreneurs interested to make their mark in this sector will surely have competitive edge through this training.
More than two dozen such applicants including many women have been short listed for the 6-week EDP module in Gass Memorial Center, Thomas.
He said that besides offering training, the selected under-trainees would also be guided for comprehensive market survey and final assistance in installing the appropriate machinery while helping them register with the local District Industrial Center (DIC).
CK Tavaris, Director of the Gass Memorial Center where the training has commenced in April itself, said that they are willing to extend cooperation in organising such programs because they are in the larger interest of youth and society. The EDP is scheduled to last till June 3 informed Project Officer Thomas.