Nagaland State Rural Livelihoods Mission and MSME Promotion Council of India, Nagaland Chapter, sign MoU.
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DIMAPUR — The Nagaland State Rural Livelihoods Mission (NSRLM) and MSME Promotion Council of India (MSME-PCI), Nagaland Chapter, on December 10 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote rural entrepreneurship and livelihood opportunities in Nagaland.
A leading rural resilience and prosperity programme in the state, NSRLM has empowered 1.13 lakhs rural women covering all 17 districts, stated an update from NSRLM.
According to the rural livelihoods mission, these women are actively contributing to rural transformation, enabling rural households to access sustainable livelihood opportunities by building strong institutions of the poor, particularly women's self-help groups and their higher-level federations, collectives, and cooperatives.
This helps them increase income through self-employment, skill development, enterprise development, value chain and market linkage, and better access to financial services.
While MSME Promotion Council of India (MSME-PCI), Nagaland Chapter, aims to support and develop Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the state to enable business growth, enterprise expansion, skill enhancement, and improved access to local, national, and international markets, the release stated.
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The council connects entrepreneurs with banks, financial institutions, policy-makers, and industry stakeholders, emphasising support for youth and women entrepreneurs to strengthen the MSME ecosystem in the state.
The partnership aims to empower rural communities, especially women and youth, by providing access to market linkages, skill development, and financial services in Nagaland.
“This collaboration is expected to open new avenues for promoting high value and dominant products of rural entrepreneurs to the global market,” said Moa Sangtam, Joint Secretary of Rural Development and Mission Director, NSRLM.
“We believe this partnership will support in enabling business growth and enterprise expansion with improved access to local, national, and international markets to strengthen the MSME ecosystem in the state,’ Lanuakum Jamir, State Chairman, MSME-PCI Nagaland Chapter, said.