ALEAP signs MoU to Support Women Entrepreneurs
By: WE Staff | Monday, 30 December 2024
The Association of Lady Entrepreneurs of India (ALEAP) has signed a Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and the Society for Elimination for Rural Poverty (SERP).
Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka inaugurated the RAMP Project (Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance) on Saturday. Under the program 16,000 women SHGs will receive training for entrepreneurship. The program is being run in tandem by ALEAP (a non-profit organisation to empower budding women entrepreneurs), the state government and the Ministry of MSME.
Telangana’s Industries Minister, D Sridhar Babu spoke at the launch of the RAMP Project. He said, “Hyderabad is the hub for cutting-edge technologies and agriculture. Telangana’s vision, strategy, and planning aim at building a one-trillion-dollar economy, and the state will do its best to support women entrepreneurs.”
D Sridhar Babu awarded four startups, including the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) and the silver certificate for the ZED Certification for one startup company. The deputy CM, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka also gave out six awards to women entrepreneurs, industrialists and startups.
The three-decade old NGO, ALEAP celebrated its foundation day on Saturday. The NGO has so far helped over 50,000 individuals set up their industries in the MSME sector.