The Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), a unit of Hindalco Industries Limited signed an MoU on June 16 with Entrepreneurship Development Initiative of India (EDII) to set up a rural business incubation centre, Udyamee, in Kashipur block of Rayagada.
The MoU was signed by Unit Head, Utkal Alumina Mazhar Beig and Director Corporate Projects , EDII Dr Raman Gujral in the presence of senior delegates Bipul Chatterjee, Head, CSR, Hindalco Industries, Dr Sunil Sukla, Director General, EDII, along with dignitaries from the UAIL and EDII.
Over the next three years, Project Udyamee will nurture 300 entrepreneurs from Kashipur block and Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi in non-farm and agri-allied sectors partnering with EDII.
Identification of aspiring youths, mapping of their skill sets and providing business solutions are some of the key components of the project. The project will converge various Government run schemes and programmes related to entrepreneurship development and seed an entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region.