Goa Delegation led by Secretary Industries visits EDII Ahmedabad

Panaji: April 19, 2025
A high-level delegation representing the Government of Goa comprising of senior officers Suneel Anchipaka, IAS Secretary Industries, Trade and Commerce, Asvin Chandru, IAS, Director industries , Education department, EDC Ltd, Skill development & Information and Publicity department visited Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad to study & brainstorm over strategies & measures to be taken to promote entrepreneurship in Goa.
The visit of the delegation is an outcome of Hon’ble Chief Minister of Goa, Dr. Pramod Sawant’s initiative to set up Entrepreneurship Development Centre in Goa to promote entrepreneurship education & training amongst the youth & students in Goa. Ahmedabad based Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) one of the topmost entity in the country in this field was beckoned to undertake the task to support Goa in this endeavour.

EDII set up the EDII-Goa Centre which was inaugurated on March 12, 2024. Under the leadership of Dr. Pramod Sawant ji, in one year the Centre has remarkably supported the growth of new enterprises in new and upcoming areas, existing MSMEs, entrepreneurship education and rural development, leading to inclusive entrepreneurship advancement.

The delegation brainstormed over the transformative power of entrepreneurship and the ways to effectively leverage cutting-edge technologies and entrepreneurial parameters to ensure a positive and upbeat entrepreneurial landscape in Goa
The delegation, talking about youth power, discussed how the youths could be impressed upon to play a significant role in the sphere of entrepreneurship development. Discussions centered around creating micro-incubators in college/university campuses to nurture and incubate creative ideas of students, in addition to training and counselling them in entrepreneurial dynamics.
The themes of discussions were startups, innovations, technology advancement, MSME growth, women entrepreneurship promotion and rural development.
The discussions reaffirmed the collective commitment of EDII and the Goa Government to harness the potential of natural and human resources in Goa to induce entrepreneurial progress and prosperity. Many initiatives are expected to be taken by the state government to improve the entrepreneurial eco system in the state to support & promote entrepreneurship.

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