he first and second phases of ni-msme International Executive TDevelopment Training Programmes 2017-18 concluded on 27th October

2017, through a formal valedictory function. The phase had five programmes

through which 122 delegates from 38 countries derived the benefit of Indian

MSME experience.

Mr. Sadhu Sundhar, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh Trade Promotion Corporation (APTPC), Government of Andhra Pradesh was

Chief Guest of the event. Addressing the batches of leave-taking delegates, he

urged them to apply the knowledge gained from sharing the Indian experience

to the work situations in their countries. With the help of vital statistics, he expatiated on the contribution of MSMEs to the progress and well-being of different countries around the world. Citing several examples, he stated that

ease of doing business is fast catching up in India and the support from various

organisations is on the rise. He commended ni-msme for its initiatives towards promotion of MSMEs.

The guest of honor Mr. Hanumantha Sanyasi Rao, GM Andhra Bank appraised the house about statistics concerning the increase in the number of MSMEs

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ED Training for Women

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Skill Upgradation Training

Valediction of TEDPs

MUDRA Loan to LBI Alumni

TEDPs on Leather and Products

Swachhata hi Seva

MSME Corner

October 2017

friendly schemes, the young business men are now in a position to translate their ideas into economic enterprises. Further he

stated that Andhra Bank is one of the sources people can rely upon in building an entrepreneurial era.

Earlier, Ms. V. Swapna, Associate Faculty Member, SEM of ni-msme, welcoming the dignitaries and the house, presented a short report on the programmes of the two phases. One participant from each of the programmes shared their views about the programme content and design. They also spoke about their stay at the campus, and their Indian experience. They thanked the

MEA for the opportunity, and ni-msme for the useful training and agreeable ambience.Contd...2

Valediction is largely perceived as a closing ceremony – a curtain down, lights on moment – for an event that has been going on for some time. A mellowness and soft feeling pervade the atmosphere; leave taking words are spoken. But in reality, it is the epigraph to the main chapter that would follow soon. All that has gone before is the preface, the preparatory groundwork.

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Change of Leadership

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r. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy, who has been heading the Institute as the Director MGeneral, has relinquished from the service of ni-msme on 12th October, on the expiry

of the term of his appointment.

Mr. Reddy assumed the office as DG on 12th April 2012. During his tenure, the Institute has

celebrated a sparkling Golden Jubilee function. He took the initiative to commemorate the

history of the pioneer entrepreneurship development institute in the form of a pictorial

volume titled Golden Nuggets. Under his stewardship, the proposal of making ni-msme into

MSME University was given a new lease of life and taken forward. A Livelihood Business

Incubator has been established at the Institute as a result of his efforts. The IT enabled

ESDPs and on-location programmes have also gathered momentum due to his initiative.

Prior to becoming the DG, Mr. Reddy had a long history of project-based association with ni-

msme. Especially in cluster development programmes executed by the Institute, he was

deeply involved.

ni-msme family thanked him for his efforts towards enhancing the Institute’s profile, and

wishes him a successful future.

Mrs. Rohini, Chief Administrative Officer, ni-msme, congratulated the participants on successful completion of their training,

and called on them to continue their contact with the Institute post-return to homeland.

Towards the end of the event, the Chief Guest and the Guest of Honour distributed programme completion certificates to the participants, in which the CAO and the Programme Directors also joined. The event, which ended with vote of thanks by Mr. Vivek, AFM and Rector of ni-msme, received Press and media coverage.

nvironment is the life-giver, life-saver and life-sustainer for all living beings on Planet Earth. It has interface with every Easpect of Nature and universe that impacts or influences life and living conditions: water, air, soil, clouds, crops, green cover, water table, atmosphere, wild life, flora and fauna, bio-diversity, etc; environment embraces everything. Glacier melting, global warming, ozone layer rupture, air pollution, water contamination, toxic residues of weedicides and pesticides in harvests, etc. are all part of environmental concerns. Environmental protection means caring for our resources and our health, and ensuring that the generations to come will have life sustaining environment.

Spread of industrialisation and technological advancements have intensified the environmental concerns world over. MSMEs especially have been coming under heavy criticism as high pollutant generators. Industries like pharmaceuticals, chemicals and dyes, and electroplating are counted among the MSMEs releasing alarming levels of hazardous wastes into the environment. The pollutants may be solids, liquids or gases, they affect the life quality and longevity of humans as well as other life forms. Thus pollution control and environment protection have emerged as major concerns across world countries during the past decades.

Most of the countries around the globe have adopted some form of measures to check pollution and safeguard environment. A number of international conventions and treaties have also emerged with the prime object of protecting environment: The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, effective 1992; Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, effective 2004; Minamata Convention on Mercury, adopted 2013; Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management, 2006 – India has ratified all these conventions.

The Govt. of India too has put in place a number of legislations and framed several sets of rules to mitigate atmospheric pollution and arrest environmental hazards. These are: Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (amended 2006); Forests (Conservation) Act, 1980 (amended 1988); Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 [(amended 1988) The Central and State Pollution Control Boards are established under this Act.]; Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (amended 1987); and, Environment Protection Act, 1986 (amended 1991). EPA is a landmark legislation that provides singular focus in the country for the protection of environment and plugging the loopholes in the earlier laws. It is an umbrella legislation providing framework for the coordination of Central and State governments, drawing under its wing the Water and Air Acts as well.

The Govt. of India, recognising that environment protection is indispensable for the survival of living beings, has constituted a separate Ministry of Environment and Forests for dealing with environmental concerns. Further more, the government has schemes to encourage MSMEs to adopt environment porotection measures: Adoption of Clean Technologies in Small Scale Industries; Waste Minimisation in Small Scale Industries; Environmental Control; Alternative Energy Use Scheme; Ozone Depleting Scheme. Besides, financial support is also extended to MSMEs for adopting clean technologies.

ni-msme has been actively involved in designing programmes spotlighting pollution control, waste management and re-use, GMP, green cover, environment protection, eco conservation, renewable energy sources. Some of the Institute’s recent programmes that received high acclamation are: Air pollution control technologies for MSMEs; Industrial hazardous waste management for MSMEs; Environmental impact assessment, etc. are as per MoEF guidelines; Cleaner technologies for MSMEs; and, Alternative energy options. The Institute's programmes on ED and enterprise promotion include modules on Recycling options, Solar energy, Industrial waste management, E-waste management, etc. are for sustainable development.

While legislations and rules do their work, achieving low levels of waste generation calls for commitment and cooperation on the part of entrepreneurs. ni-msme also conducts awareness programmes to educate the entrepreneurs about the sustaining benefits of clean technologies, GMP, etc., by way of enhanced competitiveness and marketability of their products. Environment protection is, all said and done, everybody's responsibility. It asks for the seeing attitude.

Ultimately, we must be guided by the dictum: Environment will protect us if we protect environment.

From the Jt. Secretary, Govt. of India, MoMSME & Director Incharge's Desk

Environmental concerns vs. MSMEs

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School of Enterprise Development (SED)

he SED of ni-msme had organised a one-week training Tprogramme on Enterprise Development through Self-Employment during 23–27 October 2017, directed by Mr. N.R. Prasad Reddy.

Senior officers of industry departments of Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Kerala, as also of handloom technology, business and investment centres had participated in the training programme.

The brief inaugural ceremony on the 23rd was conceptualised as a learning item, during which the programme director as well as Mr. K.S.P. Goud, FM, SED had provided key inputs pertaining to the subject. Mr. Prasad Reddy highlighted the relevance of enterprise development in nurturing an environment conducive to launching self-

employment ventures. While Mr. Goud focused his address on various governmental schemes through which one can realise the dream of having own enterprise.

The input themes included schemes for enterprise development and how various institutions are supporting it, with special focus on cluster development along with identification of enterprises; financial concepts, project feasibility and bankers view of self-employment projects; GST and IPR.

On the 27th, i.e., the concluding day, Mrs Rohini, Chief Administrative Officer of ni-msme in her address, urged the participants to put practical use of the knowledge and skills acquired during the training. The participants expressed gratitude to the faculty and the Institute for the nice conducting of the programme. Later certificates were distributed to the participants. The programme concluded with vote of thanks proposed by Mr. Vivek Kumar AFM, SED.

Training Programme on Self-Employment

he SED of ni-msme had organised a 3-day programme Tat the campus on E-Waste Management and Recycling Options for Sustainable Development, during 25-27 October 2017.

Dr. K. Srinivas, Head-Technical (e-waste management facility), Ramky Group, Hyderabad was the Chief Guest of the inaugural ceremony. In his address he focused on the

hazards of e-waste creation, how to mitigate and avoid it. Later, during the technical sessions, he gave an illuminating talk on the theme of regulatory framework and compliance requirements, providing insights into the provisions of E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 formulated under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and became effective from May 2012.

Earlier, Mr. K. Surya Prakash Goud, Faculty Member, SED welcomed the Chief Guest and the house. Mr. J. Koteswara Rao, programme director outlined the aim of the programme, selection of themes and design of the sessions. Mrs. C. Rohini, Chief Administrative Officer, representing the Director, ni-msme, spoke words of introduction.

During the valedictory event held on the 27th, Mr. N.R. Prasad Reddy welcomed the house.

The participants shared their impressions about the programme. The programme concluded with Mrs. Rohini distributing the programme completion certificates to the participants.

Workshop on E-waste Management

he SED of ni-msme had organised on-site Skill Upgradation Training Programmes for construction workers during TOctober 2017, at different locations in Srikakulam, Prakasham, East Godavari and Anantapur districts of Andhra Pradesh. The programmes, in which over 2,000 persons had taken part, was held in the trades of masonry, electrician, painting bar bending. Sponsored by the APBOCWWB, the programmes were overseen by Dr. G. P. Vallabh Reddy of ni-msme.

Skill Upgradation Training

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At Tirupati

The WEDP conducted at Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam (SPMVV), Tirupati during 11 September - 7 October 2017, was successfully completed. A formal valedictory function was organised on 6th October to mark the conclusion. The batch of outgoing trainees was comprised of 27 young women with science and technology background.

Prof. Uma, Rector, SPMVV, Tirupati; Prof. Katyayani, Director, MBA Department and SPMVV Innovation Society; Prof. Rajani, MBA Department, SPMVV; and Dr. Nune Srinivasa Rao of ni-msme, Programme Director participated in the valedictory event and distributed training completion certificates to the participants.

School of Entrepreneurship & Extension (SEE)

he SEE of ni-msme had organised two Technology TEntrepreneurship Development Programmes during October 2017, sponsored by the Dept. of Science and Technology, GoI. Both of them are of six weeks duration, and are directed by Dr. Shreekant Sharma, AFM, SEE. About 30 participants per batch, with science and technology background, are getting trained in these programmes. One of them was a campus initiative that took off on the 23rd. This programme will continue up to 2nd December.

The venue for the other programme was the Andhra Loyola Institute of Engineering and Technology (ALIET), Vijaywada. Inaugurated on the 30th, the training will go on up to 9th December.

The programme director, addressing the batches separately, reiterated that leather and leather products industry is among the oldest manufacturing industries in the country. The industry has massive growth potential and holds innumerable opportunities for employment and exports, with its wide and varied product range including wallets, garments, gloves, travel-ware, belts and handbags,

The input modules focus on quality of raw material, process of its conversion into leather, latest designs, product development and process of manufacturing, and marketing. The programme endeavours to guide the trainees aspiring to find self-employment in leather products.

TEDPs on Leather and Products

he SEE of ni-msme was involved with two Women TEntrepreneurship Development Programmes (WEDPs) during the month of October 2017. One programme was completed at Tirupati, while the other was inaugurated at the campus.

At the campus

Inaugurated on the 23rd, the WEDP inaugurated at the campus consisted of 29 prospective young entrepreneurs. Mrs. C. Rohini, CAO of ni-msme, inaugurating the programme, urged the participants to choose entrepreneurial careers and emerge as successful employment generators.

The programme of six weeks duration, sponsored by DST, was directed by Dr. Nune Srinivasa Rao, FM, SEE.

ED Training for Women

FDP Inaugurated he SEE of ni-msme had organised a Faculty Development TProgramme in entrepreneurship at the campus. Sponsored by the CVR College of Engineering, the training batch was comprised of 15 faculty members of the college.

Mrs. C. Rohini, Chief Administrative Officer of ni-msme inaugurated the programme on 30th October 2017. In her address, she stressed on the importance of entrepreneurship, and suggested that the participants, on completion of the training, must strive to nurture the spirit of entrepreneurship among their students and spread the entrepreneurial culture.

Dr. Nune Srinivasa Rao, Faculty Member, SEE was the director of the programme of two weeks duration.

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Swachhata hi Sevai-msme had undertaken the observance of Swachhata hi seva fortnight during 15 September – 2 October 2017 by executing clean-up n

activities in every unit of the Institute.

On the first day, a meeting of all the employees of the Institute was held and the Director General addressed the gathering. He explained the agenda for the fortnight and

elucidated the relevance of swachhata to health and work efficiency.

The Director General administered a pledge on cleanliness to the employees. A rally was organised from the campus to the Yousufguda Checkpost, signified by all members wearing white T-shirts and caps bearing swachhata emblem, to strengthen the awareness among the employees as well as to spread the message of cleanliness, sanity and hygiene.

The activities taken up during the week included: Cleaning of office premises and work stations; Painting of the administrative block; Weeding out of the garden; Planting of saplings to preserve the green expanse. An essay writing competition on Swachhata

concept was held during the week, and awards were given to the three best essays.

Mr. Y. Nagesh Kumar, Former Member Secretary, Telangana State Council of Science & Technology (TSCoST) and Andhra Pradesh State Council of

Science & Technology (APCoST) was invited as special guest to address the assemblage and give away the prizes. The concluding event was

attended by all employees and international participants in the campus. They expressed their views on the

importance of Swachhata and the need maintain cleanliness in every aspects.

The TEDP in herbal and medicinal plants processing, organised in Visakhapatnam, concluded on the 21st. The programme director distributed training completion certificates to the trainees. The IT based TEDP in computer hardware at Vijayawada also concluded on the same day. The participants stated that interaction with successful entrepreneurs, bankers, CAs and government officials, combined with exposure visits had built enough confidence in them to start their own businesses. Formal valediction was organised in Vijayawada in September for an earlier TEDP in food processing. General Manager of the DIC was the chief guest, who later distributed certificates to the trainees, the programme director joining him. Senior functionaries of ALIET were present during the event.

The programme director, speaking separately at the closing events, pointed out that the TEDPs were designed with the aim of fostering self-employment abilities among the trainees, and the modules were constructed to meet this end.

Valediction of TEDPshree TEDPs in three different trades were concluded Tthrough formal valedictory events at different

locations, during October 2017. Sponsored by the DST, they were initiated in September, and were of six weeks duration. Dr. Shreekant Sharma, AFM, SEE was programme director of all the three ESDPs.

One of them, in food processing, conducted at the Institute campus, concluded on the 14th. The trainees expressed satisfaction with input coverage, and were enthusiastic about starting their own enterprise.

he faculty of ni-msme addressed insightful sessions on TIPR at two different events, organised in Hyderabad during the month.

The first was at the seminar on Intellectual Property Rights organised by the Aurora's Technological and Research Institute, Uppal on 20th October 2017 at their campus, and attended by 30 faculty and 70 engineering students. Ms. V. Swapna, AFM, IPFC, SEM addressed sessions on Intellectual property rights and evolution of IPR law in India; Importance of Indian IPR laws; Patentability criteria and patent searching procedures; Industrial design; Copyright, trademark filing procedures, and their significance.

The second was a one-day workshop on Intellectual Property Law: Practical Aspects, organised by the Sultan Ul-Uloom College of Law, on 28th October 2017 at their campus, in which about 400 participants consisting students of Law, Science, Engineering, as also college teachers and practising lawyers had taken part. Ms. Swapna, in her lecture, focused on international patent filing process, advantages of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), PCT patent filing requirements, procedure, time-lines, and new PCT filing services in India and abroad. She also highlighted the start-up and MSME schemes for IPR promotion.

Insights into IPR

COWE Lifestyle Expohe 10th COWE International Lifestyle Expo was held Tfrom 6th to 8th October 2017 at HITEX, Hyderabad.

COWE India has been organising the trade fair in Hyderabad every year for the past 10 years. The event has been expanding both in size and quality year after year. A number of craftsmen and entrepreneurs from different parts of the country participate in the fair, displaying their goods and services.

COWE being one of our partner institutions, ni-msme had also participated in this exhibition to display its wide range of publications, and has also promoted outward linkages for its alumni. The international delegates of the on-going training programmes too had visited the exhibition as the part of their exposure regimen. Mr. B. Sanjeeva Rao, Reference Librarian, and Ms. P. Anjali Prasanna, Publication i/c. coordinated the ni-msme display.

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Job Fair at Deoria

he ATI cell of ni-msme completed training seven batches of ESDPs in Tsix IT enabled trades during the month of October 2017. The trades were: Multimedia and Animation, Cad with Pro-E, CAD/CAM, Advance Java, Dot Net Technologies – one batch each, and two batches of Computer Accounting with Tally. Also, six new batches in five trades of 125, 250 and 300 hours duration severally were flagged off during the month. Each batch consists of 30 trainees as per the programme guidelines.

The Institute hosted campus interviews for Digital Photography and Videography trainees of first and second batches. The firm Bharat Matrimony photography.com conducted the interviews to fill vacancies in their diversification project. The firm is in need of 1,000 professional photographers for their venture operating in the five southern states.

Besides, the second batch had the benefit of exposure to a demonstration session on the application, operation and functioning of Drone camera especially in aerial shooting.

School of Enterprise Information and Communication (SEIC)

IT Enabled ESDPs

i-msme had organised a job fair in Kushinagar for ntwo days during 5-6 October 2017. The venue was St.Theressa High School, Padrauna. Mr. Janapareddy Ravinder, Project Coordinator, ni-msme monitored the event.

Representatives of 24 companies conducted selection interviews for about 3,000 non-technical graduates. Around 900 applicants were shortlisted, of whom about 860 were selected, and a few of them were issued with offer

letters. On the whole, the event was acknowledged to be a grand success.

Mr. Kalraj Mishra, MP of Deoria and formerly the Union Minister of MSME was the Chief Guest of the occasion, while Mr. Rajesh Pandey, MP of Kushinagar was the guest of honour. The agriculture minister of UP, the OSD, the DM, the Collector, and the MLA of Kushinagar were also present during the event. The chief guest handed over offer letters to 17 of the selected applicants.

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he participants attending five international training Tprogrammes of phases-1 and -2 were taken on an exposure tour to Bengaluru and Mysore for about two weeks in October 2017. Visits were scheduled separately to industrial estates, NGOs, SHGs, government agencies, enterprises and organisations relevant to the focal theme of each training programme.

The important units visited included: Organization for Development of People, RUDSETI, Nanjangud Suruchi Khadi and Gramodyog Sangh, CFTRI, AWAKE, Regional Vocational Training Institute for Women, MSME-DI, DIC, Visweswarayya Industrial Technology Trade Centre, Chennapatna lacquer-ware craft complex, Bannimantapa handicrafts complex, Central Sericulture Research and Training Institute, Vidyaranya Foundation, Jungle Lodges and Resorts, Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, KSTDC, Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Dassahra vasthu pradarshan, besides several enterprises.

Exposure Visits by International Trainees

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Meeting with cmd SIDBI, Dir NID n Secy/ DC msme, cmd nsic to explore ideas to promote n upscale small businesses e.g. Barber/tea stall/Dhaba

The groups were received with warm hospitality at every place. Discussions were facilitated with senior level executives, technical functionaries and scientists wherein the delegates asked probing questions and received insightful clarifications. They also had the opportunity to have first-hand experience of various functions and processes of different types of organisations.

Visits to reputed sights of tourist attraction were also accommodated in the study schedule which spiced up the tour programme with relaxing intervals. Each group was accompanied through the trip by the programme director/coordinator.

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planning, HR management, project management & preparation, research and loan consultancy. More importantly, it provides guidance in the preparation of detailed project report.

Within one year of inception, the LBI has helped 300 trainees in seeking loan of the MUDRA, Stand-up India and PMEGP. Further it extends hand-holding support to the entrepreneurs for six months, guiding them in managing the unit and exposing them to market opportunities such as exhibitions and trade fairs.

he Livelihood Business Incubation Centre at ni-msme Thas been set up with the aim of facilitating start-up of new businesses at micro level. It is equipped with facilities for 8 different trades of market oriented businesses, and provides customised training in skill development as well as in business start-up.

The LBI has exhaustive information about the wide range of schemes and programmes concerning MSMEs, which span across the facets of marketing, e-marketing, advertising, material management, sampling, costing, financial management, accounting, office establishment, resource

LBI in Perspective

t a promotion camp on Pradhan Mantri MUDRA AYojna, held in Hyderabad on 11th October 2017, Mr. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of India handed over the first Stand-up India loan sanction letter to Mrs. Revathi, former trainee of the LBI of ni-msme. Another sanction letter was given to one of the Beauty and Wellness trainees.

Mr. M. Chandrasekhar Reddy, Director General of ni-msme also participated in the event convened by the SBI and SLBC. The Director General greeted the General Manager of SBI at the event and ensured full support to the bank in all its endeavours concerning the MSMEs.

Mr. Ankit Bhatnagar, AFM, ni-msme and in charge of the LBI, who was also present at the event, said that the incubation centre is continuously striving to handhold its trainees, and will support them in realising their entrepreneurial aspirations.

School of Enterprise Management (SEM)

MUDRA Loan to LBI Alumni

he Public Finance Management System (PFMS) for Tcentral sector schemes is proposing to link the financial network of Central and State Governments, and other state agencies. In view of the roll-out of PFMS, the Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Industry had organised a training programme on Expenditure-Advance-Transfer Module on PFMS in New Delhi on 26th and 27th Septermber 2017 for all the agencies and departments under the Ministry of MSME. A total of 60 participants in two daily batches of 30 each participated in the programme.

Dr. E. Vijaya, Faculty Member, SEM and Mr. Surya Chandra Rao, Consultant, Accounts were deputed by ni-msme to attend the training.

The training focus was on how to complete the Agency registration under PFMS, getting approval from concerned programme division/ministry, linking of bank account details with PFMS, mapping of schemes to PFMS, creating Maker and Checker type users to use the module for transferring funds or advances to lower level agencies and uploading vendors details, e-payments to vendors, employees and beneficiaries for financial MIS and also Digital Signature enrollment.

Mr. Manoj Kumar, Ministry of Power, who was the trainer, helped the agencies with regard to registration, and rectification of errors that might have occurred during the transaction process under PFMS.

Training in EAT Module on PFMS

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Festival of Lights

eepavali, the colourful festival of lights was celebrated at the Dcampus in a joyful spirit of friendliness and participation. The landscape and buildings of the campus were decked with colourfull lights, garlands and buntings.

The residential participants – all the international delegates from different countries, attending various training programmes – had participated in the fireworks demonstration with vibrant glee and exuberance, along with the functionaries and the members of ni-msme family present.

An Evening of Melodyusic and moonlight, lights and Mcolours – it was the evening of

26th October, and a cultural agenda was afloat at Kalangan, the amphitheatre in the campus, where fountains were spraying out pleasant jets of water vibing with the evening’s rhythm.

The customary cultural evening for phases-1 and -2 of the Institute’s International Executive Development Programmes 2017-18 took off with the traditional lamp-lighting. The former Director General, programme directors, faculty and staff, and participants of all the five programmes joined in the joyful event. The trainees participated with delight and enthusiasm, presenting solo

as well as group items. One group performed a skit with their stay at ni-msme as the theme. Others presented songs and dances of their native culture. One group played a popular folk song of Nepal. Some of them danced gracefully to the rhythms of Hindi film numbers.

Towards the end of the show, the happy participants thanked the DG, the faculty and the functionaries for creating friendly atmosphere, elucidative training and comfortable stay.

The whole show was anchored by Mrs. Saodat Binti Farkhad of Uzbekistan and Mr. Tsaone Moeletsi of Botswana, participants of EPMSME and CBALO respectively.