NIDAN is working with low income communities in Delhi

Since April 2017, NIDAN is working with low income communities in Delhi, where potential self workers were identified and were given business development training according to their work and promote formal business and a sense of entrepreneurship among them to take their business to another level, which will help them increase their business profits through bank transaction , book keeping and latest techniques of social media marketing .

NIDAN celebrated such Self workers through a celebration event called ‘Celebrating Self Workers’ at Aiwan- E – Ghalib Auditorium in Delhi on 15th March, 2018. Many renowned graced occasion by showing their participation like K.K. Varshney, Finance Officer from Bharti Yuva Shakti Trust, Anubha Prasad, General Manager from SIDBI Bank, Arvind K Malik, CEO, from Udyogini , Chani Raj, Analyst from NSDC, Rajendra Tripathi, Senior Program Manager from ORACLE and Gaurav Joshi from UNDP.

The event gave a platform to our Self Workers to create a better market linkage during the experience sharing session and got benefitted by it.

NIDAN is presently following up with the self workers and helping them overcome their further challenges by proper hand holding with the project

Primarily Nidan works for the informal workers and their children

Nidan believes that every individual has potential to show their credibility. In the Indian society, people have different kind of talent, but they don’t realize their capacity. Here the Nidan playing a role as a catalyst to make change in their lives by proving business development training which will help to build their capacity.

Primarily Nidan works for the informal workers and their children. Currently Nidan is supporting the potential entrepreneurs from informal sector in Delhi/NCR with the support of Orcale Indian by providing them business development training so that they may able to take a step ahead in their livelihood and provide a basic living standard to their family. This training helps them out to understand the basic fundamental of business like Marketing techniques, Communication & presentation, Book Keeping, Quality standard and other legal registration as well as knowledge about financial linkages and business development schemes which will help to accelerate their knowledge and business. 

After training, the trainees get guidance, support form Nidan for their current issues and make a bridge between need and resources.

Nidan facilitates Registration and Licensing of Food Vendors in Bhopal

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has initiated the process of Registration and Licensing of Food Vendors in India. The process of Registration and Licensing of Food Vendors is being implemented by the Food and Drug Control Administration Madhya Pradesh. For a fruitful implementation of this process, Nidan Madhya Pradesh facilitated in organizing camps in its different interventions areas at various locations of Bhopal. A total of 16 camps were organized by Nidan to facilitate this process.

The food vendors, who have the turnover of more than Rs 12 Lakhs in a year, were given License while others were given the registration certificates. Around 1500 Food Vendors applied for the registration and most of them have received it. The highlight of this process was that Food Vendors applied with the minimum documentation and that too without getting themselves into chaos of making Bank DDs and other formalities.  The most important aspect of this program was that it was facilitated by Nidan through organizing the camps at food vendors’ doorsteps.

Angana conducts consultation programme on ‘Improvisation of livelihood of home-based workers’

Angana, supported by Nidan, organized a consultation programme on ‘Improvisation of livelihood of home-based workers’ at Patna on 14th June. The programme was attended by several dignitaries of the state government as well as policymakers, administrators, experts, bankers and representatives of home-based workers from different parts of the state. The chief guest of the programme was state’s industries minister Bhim Singh. Speaking on the occasion, Bhim Singh said that the state government plans 10 lakh self-help groups (SHGs) in the state by 2017-18. At present we have 1.18 lakh SHGs.

The minister appreciated the work done by Angana for the uplift, development and empowerment of women in the state. “The state government will provide all possible financial and strategic help to these women,” he promised.

Singh also advised the members of Angana to extend their area of expertise. He said, “Instead of just focusing on garment, try to get involve in other business also.” He suggested the members to either extend themselves in the business of eatables like SHGs in Kerala or in cosmetics like SHGs in Rajasthan. He said, “The women entrepreneurs working with SHGs in the state are talented but their skill needs sharpening. Also, they need to improvise their marketing links.” However, states and even the central government have adopted this model for women empowerment. Besides, the state government also provides women reservation in different sectors. The government is providing subsidized loans and electricity to these women. Commending Angana, he said that such NGOs could be of great help in providing linkages to the schemes and welfare policies of the government. The state government will take all possible measures to encourage such organizations.

Welcoming the guests, Executive Director of Nidan Arbind Singh said,” Women of the state are feeling empowered through the efforts of Angana. Now they are moving ahead and have become independent.”  Arbind Singh further said that Nidan has taken the task of making women of the state economically sound through Angana. He stressed that Nidan aims to reach to the poorest lot of women.

Experts present at the programme discussed various issues regarding access to market, finance, and quality of the finished product, social security and poor implementation of schemes.

Principal Secretary of industries department, Naveen Verma, inaugurated the programme. He regretted that the NGOs were not utilizing the government services.