Major Projects

BMO and Market Promotion

Establishment of Community Enterprise on Handloom Products at Dhemaji and Lakhimpur Districts, Assam

About Project: In consultation with Institute of Rural Management Anand and support of NHPC Ltd., Foundation for MSME Clusters (FMC) is implementing a Project to enhance income and create suitable infrastructure for women handloom weavers of Lakhimpur and Dhemaji Districts of Assam. To achieve the same, the Project will introduce new designs/products, identify new market linkage, get orders for approved samples, capacitate weavers in the new designs and handhold them during production. Weavers w ....

Capacity Enhancement of BMOs for Innovation Promotion

About Project: Need to promote/create Innovation Facilitation Centre within BMOs from by introducing innovative income generating services for the BMOs which needs to be sustainable beyond Project period. A business plan for each of those BMOs/innovation facilitation centers need to be created along with BMO specific action plan and handhold them in implementation. Innovation in the context of this Project will be considered as any new activity (product/service) introduced and adopted by a parti ....

Design and Development Low Cost Carding Machine for Namdah Weavers of Tonk, Rajasthan

The project objective is 1) To design and develop prototype carding machine for opening and cleaning of wool and modifications/attachments in existing carding machine, 2) Established and demonstrated 1 model unit, 3) Promote the technology to at least100 household units, 4) Increase productivity by 30%-50% through new technology, 5) Reduce drudgery and dust pollution in the production which will reduce health hazards ....

Embroidery to Employment

The project aimed to infuse new skill sets as per market requirements and enhance income opportunities by 30 to 50 per cent among 500 embroidery artisans in Agra (100 embroidery artisans directly and another 400 artisans indirectly) through a self-propelling model. A community led enterprise will also be promoted which will function as a Design/Product Innovation Centre and as a marketing network for future market linkages beyond the project period. ....

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