Delhi Trains Nearly 20,000 Micro-Entrepreneurs in E-Commerce Initiative

New Delhi, November 14 (Daily Kiran) : A significant training initiative in New Delhi has successfully trained over 19,900 micro-entrepreneurs within just five months. Led by Industry Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, the program included 450 workshops aimed at integrating small businesses into e-commerce platforms.

From June 25 to November 13, workshops were held across 28 locations, including Bawana, Narela, Okhla, Mundka, Nangloi, Jahangirpuri, and Sangam Vihar. A total of 19,931 participants attended these sessions, all linked to micro-enterprises.

Sirsa emphasized the program’s goal: to foster a business environment in Delhi where home-based enterprises can access national markets. He envisions Delhi as a prime location for investment and industrial growth, with small enterprises as a top priority.

The initiative is part of a broader plan to conduct 824 workshops, with the minister aiming to complete the training by January 2027. Currently, 1.26 million enterprises are registered on the ‘Udyam Portal’ in Delhi.

Sirsa noted the importance of providing equal access to markets, credit, and guidance for all entrepreneurs, regardless of their business size. The workshops are part of the central government’s “Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance” (RAMP) program. Among the participants, 3,906 are women-led enterprises, along with 2,191 from Scheduled Castes, 273 from Scheduled Tribes, and 334 from persons with disabilities.

Topics covered in the sessions include financial discipline, supply chain management, cybersecurity, ESG awareness, women entrepreneurship, and sales on digital platforms.

Of the 600 businesses connected so far, 244 are on the government-supported “Open Network for Digital Commerce” (ONDC), while 17 are on the “Government e-Marketplace” (GeM). The remaining businesses are listed on private platforms, with 44 on Flipkart, 10 on Amazon, and 285 on Meesho, JioMart, Instamart, and Blinkit.