IIM Bangalore; Karnataka govt sign MoU to train SC/ST women grads in entrepreneurship

The Karnataka government's Department of Social Welfare and the Department of Scheduled Tribes Welfare in association with IIM Bangalore launched a training program to support SC-ST women graduates in developing their skills as entrepreneurs.

The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) collaborated with the government of Karnataka on Monday, i.e. August 22, 2022. The management institution has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in order to launch a training programme to develop entrepreneurial skills of scheduled caste and scheduled tribe (SC-ST) women graduates.

Training program to support SC/ST women

The Karnataka government's Department of Social Welfare and the Department of Scheduled Tribes Welfare in association with IIM Bangalore launched a training program to support SC-ST women graduates in developing their skills as entrepreneurs, according to a statement. Under the programme, 300 women belonging to SC-ST communities will be trained.

The programme, delivered in a blended and phased manner, would combine instructor-led sessions and self-paced virtual learning by participants. "The participants will work on evolving a business plan and they will be mentored. They will present their business plan to the cohort and the mentors in the concluding module," programme director professor Ganesh Prabhu said.

IIM Bangalore Director Professor Rishikesha T Krishnan described the institute’s long and deep engagement with delivering Entrepreneurial Learning programmes be it the Goldman Sachs 10K Programme, the Women Start-up Programme supported by Kotak Bank, the programme designed for the National Commission for Women, and more.

In his message, which was read out by Rakesh Kumar, Commissioner of the Department of Social Welfare, GoK, CM Basavaraj Bommai, said: “Every woman in the state should be economically empowered. Our aim is to encourage women from scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and vulnerable groups to participate in economic activity and growth.”

“Accordingly, in the budget of 2022-23, we made provision for a program that will help 300 women graduates from these sections to avail of entrepreneurship training at IIM Bangalore,” he added.

“You should not only become self-sufficient but also inspire others to take up entrepreneurship. Become an employer of many. I wish you all good luck,” he said.

Read More:

• IIT Startups India accelerator virtual meetup to be held on Aug 25