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NSIC along with Zhep Udyogini Association and ONDC Seller Network Participant Easy Pay Organize Workshop under MSME TEAM (Trade Enablement and Marketing) Initiative in Mumbai.
Mumbai, 23 June 2026
The National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC), Andheri Branch Office, Mumbai, organized a one-day workshop under the MSME TEAM (Trade Enablement and Marketing) initiative at the BSE International Convention Hall. The objective of the program was to empower Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through digital marketing and e-commerce, and connect them with new business opportunities.
The MSME TEAM initiative, launched by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), is being implemented by NSIC through Easy Pay Limited, a Seller Network Participant on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). The initiative is an important component of the Ministry’s Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) program, aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of MSMEs and providing them with access to wider markets.
The primary objective of the workshop was to educate entrepreneurs about the digital commerce ecosystem and the business opportunities available through ONDC, enabling them to reach customers across the country with their products and services.
The workshop was organized in collaboration with Zhep Udyogini Sanstha, whose members are primarily engaged in handicrafts, organic products, and various business activities. A large number of women and men entrepreneurs from Mumbai and nearby regions participated enthusiastically in the event.
The program commenced with a welcome address and inaugural remarks by Mr. Kantharao Jinna, Senior Branch Manager, NSIC Andheri Branch Office. Mr. D.D. Maheshwari, Zonal General Manager (Mumbai), NSIC Ltd appreciated Zhep Udyogini for inviting their members and thanked the associate partners. He gave detailed information about various NSIC and National SC-ST Hub schemes and the benefits available to MSMEs. With support from Easy Pay’s experts, he also explained how the MSME TEAM initiative can help MSMEs expand their businesses by connecting them to digital commerce platforms through ONDC.
Participants were informed that the scheme offers services such as digital product listing, online catalogue creation, packaging support, logistics management, order operations, and account management, making digital commerce simpler and more effective for MSMEs.
During the program, Mr. Milind Barpatre, IEDS, Director, MSME Development and Facilitation Office (MSME-DFO), Ministry of MSME, encouraged entrepreneurs to adopt digital platforms. He emphasized that MSMEs should leverage various Central and State Government schemes to expand their businesses and use digital channels as a key driver of growth. While Mr. Dhananjay Koli, Industries Inspector, District Industries Centre-Mumbai, spoke on women policy, EDTP, Cluster, CMEGP and other State Government schemes and invited all the participants to avail the benefits.
During the workshop, Mr. Vijay Yadav of Easy Pay Limited delivered a detailed presentation on the features and benefits of the OPENKART Seller Application as a Seller Network Participant on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). He explained how entrepreneurs can list their products on the ONDC network through OPENKART and gain access to multiple e-commerce marketplaces across India.
Mr. Yadav highlighted key capabilities such as digital cataloguing, order management, logistics coordination, payments, and business expansion support. He emphasized that the platform creates new digital commerce opportunities for MSMEs and encouraged entrepreneurs to join the ONDC ecosystem. He further explained that through OPENKART, businesses can expand their market reach, connect with new customers, and access broader commercial opportunities with ease.
Mrs. Radha Kirthivasan, Head – Listing & SME, Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), spoke about the importance of SME Listing for MSMEs. She highlighted that access to capital markets is critical for business expansion and financial strengthening and encouraged entrepreneurs to take full advantage of the opportunities available.
Mrs. Pournnima Shirishkar, Founder of Zhep Udyogini, motivated members of her organization to embrace digital platforms and maximize the benefits of government schemes. She stated that digital commerce enables entrepreneurs to access new markets, improve productivity, and strengthen their competitive capabilities.
Mr. Shashi Kant, DGM-MSME Vertical, Union Bank of India and Mr. Vivek Kinare, Executive VP & Product Head-MSME, HDFC Bank., encouraged the participating entrepreneurs to adapt banking system to avail fund based and non-fund based bank limits which will help them grow their business.
The program received venue and knowledge support from Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Ltd, while MSME-DFO, District Industries Centre-Mumbai, ONDC, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank, Easy Pay Limited, Navabharat, Navarashtra Press, and other associate partners supported as knowledge partners.
During the workshop, participants interacted with industry experts on various topics related to the ONDC network, digital commerce processes, government support schemes, and MSME development. They received valuable guidance on expanding their businesses through digital channels and leveraging emerging opportunities in the digital economy.
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Against a widening AI-driven skills gap, MIT India’s flagship Industry-Institute Future Summit makes its Mumbai debut - convening 500+ CHROs, founders, investors and student innovators at The Taj Lands End, Bandra for panels, round tables, a hackathon, an investor arena and the Mumbai HR Leadership Awards
MUMBAI, 20 June 2026: As India’s employers race to keep pace with an AI-driven transformation of work and as industry studies warn of a widening gap between the skills the economy needs and the talent available. MIT India (Maharashtra Institute of Technology) today brought its flagship Industry–Institute Future Summit (IFS) 2026 to Mumbai, convening over 500 delegates to turn that conversation into collaboration, deal-flow and future-ready talent.
Addressing the gathering, Shri Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Hon'ble Cabinet Minister of Skill, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Government of Maharashtra, said: "There is no shortage of jobs in Maharashtra; the real challenge before us is the skill gap. Education and a degree are important, but their value is limited unless they are matched with the skills industry needs. I commend MIT India for its dedication to learning and for the seriousness of its efforts in skill development, and I laud its initiatives in bringing together industry and academia. Government cannot achieve this alone, it is when institutions like MIT work alongside government that real change is driven."
His remarks came against the backdrop of Maharashtra’s expanding skilling agenda from the modernisation of ITIs into industry-linked skill hubs to large-scale, investment-led job creation across the state.
Mr. Digvijay Karad, Group Director, MIT School of Distance Learning and VGWS, said: “MIT India has spent four decades building an ecosystem, not merely institutions and IFS 2026 is where that ecosystem meets industry, investors and government in one room. We are committed to building the next generation of skilled professionals who will power India’s journey towards Viksit Bharat 2047. We will continue to work with industry, with government and with partner institutions to advance our mission of creating the workforce, the entrepreneurs and the value creators of the future. Mumbai was always the right room for this conversation.”
Held at The Taj Lands End, Bandra, MIT INDIA’s IFS 2026, the day-long summit drew CHROs, CXOs, startup founders, investors, academic and technical leaders and student innovators for a structured event spanning panel discussions, round table, hackathon, investor arena, strategic partnership signings and the Mumbai HR Leadership Awards. The inaugural session was graced by Chief Guest Shri Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Hon’ble Cabinet Minister for Skill Development, Employment, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Government of Maharashtra,
with Padma Shri Manoj Joshi, veteran actor, and Shri Yogesh Suresh Patil, Director, Maharashtra State Board of Skill, Vocational Education and Training, as special guests.
The timing is pointed. SHRM’s India Skill Intelligence Report 2026, released in Mumbai earlier this year, found that 45% of organisations now cite AI skills as their single biggest workforce constraint, while the India Skills Report 2026 has flagged a decisive shift in employer preference from degrees towards skills-based hiring with stronger industry–academia linkages identified as central to closing the mismatch. IFS 2026 is built precisely around that linkage.
MIT India’s Mumbai debut extends a convergence model the institution has taken to cities across India. The summit is structured across five verticals; the MIT India Hackathon,Investor Arena, Panel Discussions, Round Tables and the Mumbai HR Leadership Awards. Each of them designed to produce tangible outcomes rather than stage time.
The Investor Arena delivered stage-aligned matchmaking for ventures from ideation and seed through Series A/B and late-stage growth, supported by curated pitches, private post-pitch meetings and lounge networking. Two cornerstone panels “The Foundation for a Future-Ready Organisation” and “Building Culture in an AI-Driven Workplace” brought together voices from industry, academia and the founder community, while three private round tables enabled senior leaders to hold candid, off-the-record strategy conversations. The summit also featured a dedicated MoU ceremony, marking strategic partnerships between MIT India and leading organisations aimed at building employment pipelines, advancing joint research and establishing co-creation platforms.
The summit concluded with the Mumbai HR Leadership Awards, where a jury of 10–15 leading CHROs recognised excellence across nearly 30 HR and people-strategy categories, underscoring the summit’s premise that the future of work is, first and foremost, a talent question.
About MIT India
MIT India is one of India’s leading multi-disciplinary academic ecosystems, encompassing Engineering, Design (Avantika), Law, Management, Health Sciences, and Arts & Commerce. With four decades of institution-building, MIT India operates an incubation and entrepreneurship network that connects student innovation to industry and investor communities. The Industry–Institute Future Summit is MIT India’s flagship annual convergence platform, previously held in Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.
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Mahesh Goudar – Director – MIT Academy of Engineering
Digvijay Karad - Group Head Vishwa shanti Gurukul World School, and MIT School of Distance Learning Mangal Prabhat Lodha -
Sheetal Kumar Jain, Dy Director – Corporate Relations – MIT Engineering
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