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Number of enterprises, state-wise: 2006-16

The Hindu Business Line, December 19, 2016

Entrepreneurship Development Institute creates 5,500 enterprises in food processing

Through its Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs), on behalf of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, EDII trained over 11,000 individuals. Out of these, half of them took the entrepreneurial plunge and during 2006-16, 5,500 enterprises have come up in this sector with their own production units, and in turn, generated employment for over 19,000 persons, it said.

Maharashtra accounted for the largest number of enterprises, with 600 having been set up in the last one decade, followed by Gujarat with 586, Jharkhand with 578, Bihar with 473 and Karnataka with 444 food processing units.

The units set up in Gujarat have created employment for over 2,200 persons, it said.

Sunil Shukla, Director of EDII, said: “Given the thrust of the Centre on the food processing industry, it is imperative that new entrepreneurs getmotivated and trained to take up the challenges of the emerging opportunities available in the sector.”

Maharashtra accounted for the largest number of enterprises with 600, followed by Gujarat with 586, Jharkhand with 578, Bihar with 473 and Karnataka with 444

2016-17: International Mercury Award

EDII wins International Mercury Award 2016-17, February 20, 2017: The Hindu Business Line

The Ahmedabad-based Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), an acknowledged national resource institute for entrepreneurship education, research, training and institution-building, has received the prestigious International Mercury Awards for the year 2016-17 for the best overall presentation of its 2015-2016 annual report.

Instituted by MerComm, Inc. the world's only independent awards organization, the International Mercury Awards, honor outstanding achievement in professional communications in around 80 countries, EDII Director Dr Sunil Shukla said in a release here on Monday.

EDII has not only spearheaded entrepreneurship movement throughout India, but over the years has been instrumental in generating industry-specific content and knowledge through original research, he said.

Founded in 1987, the Mercury Awards promote excellence, quality and performance in the various fields of public relations. The award entertains participation from agencies, associations, corporations, government agencies, nonprofit groups, and organizations from around 80 countries worldwide every year. Judges from the International Academy of Communications Arts and Sciences (IACAS) evaluate entries on the basis of objectivity, audience connection, use of imagination and original solutions, use of illustration and overall expression of the message