JAMMU, MAY 15: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu, in collaboration with Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), National SC-ST Hub, Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce (DICCI) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), on Monday inaugurated the Business Accelerator Program for the SC-ST entrepreneurs and wards (aspiring entrepreneurs at the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), Noida.The Chief Guest of the programme was Mercy Epao, Joint Secretary, MSME Govt of India, while Padma Shri Ravi Kumar Narra, President, DICCI was the Guest of Honor.The event was presided over by Padmashri Dr. Milind. P. Kamble, Chairman, BoG, IIM Jammu, Prof. B.S. Sahay, Director, IIM Jammu. The event commenced with the lamp lighting ceremony followed by an address by Dr. Mahesh Gadekar, Chairperson, Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, IIM Jammu.Chief Guest, Mercy Epao, Joint Secretary, MSME, Govt. of India lauded the initiative by IIM Jammu, National SC-ST Hub, MSME, DICCI and CII. She emphasized that formal training in management concepts by IIM Jammu with access to best industry mentors, and capacity building interventions is sure to play a pivotal role in the upliftment of marginalized sections of the society and thereby contributing to the nation building exercise.
