New Delhi, Mar 2 (UNI) About 30 entrepreneurship development programmes, 35 motivational campaigns and 20 management development programmes were conducted by the SIDO field institutions in different states in the month of January, an official statement said here today.

Altogether, 4,345 persons took part in these programmes, it added.

National Small Industries Corporation Ltd (NSIC) conducted 17 intensive campaigns and 10 marketing promotion seminars at various places in the country.

The National Institute of Small Industries Extension Training (NISIET), Hyderabad conducted 71 training programmes for 1,563 participants.

The Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati conducted 22 training programmes for 847 participants.

Business Facilitation and Development Centre (BFDC) at IIE, Guwahati, provided counselling to 37 entrepreneurs on identification of opportunities and selection of projects.

Support services like helping in DIC registration, providing machinery suppliers addresses, training link-up etc were provided to 19 entrepreneurs.

The National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), Noida conducted five training programmes for 94 participants.

Under ISO-9000/14001 Reimbursement Scheme, an amount of Rs 1.15 crore has been approved to 257 Small Scale Industry (SSI) units including reimbursement case of north eastern region amounting to Rs 67,500.

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