Entrepreneur Development Executives (EDE) - Contact details

As part of the programme 'Year of enterprises 2022-23' to start one lakh enterprises, the Directorate of Industries & Commerce has appointed 1153 Entrepreneur Development Executives on contract basis at all Local Self Government Institutions (Panchayat/ Municipality/ Corporation) across the State. The main function of the interns is to identify potential entrepreneurs to start enterprises in the areas within the respective local bodies and to provide them with the necessary guidance and hand holding support to avail licenses, loan & other infrastructure facilities. As part of the scheme, a fixed number of enterprises have to be started this year within each local body. Target has been assigned to each intern to start a fixed number of enterprises by providing hand holding support.

Entrepreneurs are identified through general awareness campaigns conducted at the local self government level and in collaboration with various departments, agencies and clubs. Potential entrepreneurs can contact Entrepreneur Development Executives assigned to the respective local bodies for more information. The details of the Entrepreneur Development Executives are given below.

COMMON FACILITY SERVICE CENTRES, CHANGANASSRY( Plastic & Rubber), MANJERI (Rubber)

Two Common Facility Service Centers (CFSCs) have been set up at Changanassery and Manjeri to promote polymer based industry especially Plastic and Rubber. This two centres are functioning under the direct control of the Directorate of  Industries and Commerce. CFSC Manjeri provides Rubber related common facility and CFSC, Changanassery provides Rubber and Plastic related Common facility. Two CfSC has Tool Room Division to support general Mechanical engineering works like  automobile / wood / printing presses / brick making units / other general engineering enterprises.

Two CFSCs have well equipped Physical and Chemical testing laboratory 

Activities

1. Providing Common facility 
2. Trainings and EDPs
3. Facilities for project works and research 
4. Quality testing of polymer substances 

Objectives of CFSC Manjeri (Rubber) and Changanassery(Rubber and Plastic)

• To provide technical support to industrialists and entrepreneurs in Rubber, Plastic  and Tool Room based industries.
• To conduct training programmes and seminars for the upliftment of rubber and Plastic based industries.
• To provide testing facilities for checking the quality of rubber chemicals and rubber products. 
• To provide laboratory facilities for the development of new rubber products
• To provide the service of costly rubber processing machineries to customers.
• To provide technical support for the fabrication of tools, moulds and dies in the Tool 

CFSC - Changanassery

 Notification for EoI - “Jute reinforced NR Latex composite for sustainable Grow Bag applications”-Click here

 Notification for EoI - “Natural Rubber Latex based toys” - Click here

CFSC - Manjeri

Posters

	"Chat with Minister"-  dated: 22/12/2022	Pravasi Meet
Vyvasaya Varthakal - 09  dated: 11/03/2022	Vyvasaya Varthakal - 08  dated: 08/03/2022	Vyvasaya Varthakal - 07  dated: 07/03/2022
Vyvasaya Varthakal - 06  dated: 02/03/2022	Vyvasaya Varthakal - 05  dated: 26/02/2022	Vyvasaya Varthakal - 04  dated: 26/02/2022
Vyvasaya Varthakal - 03  dated: 25/02/2022	Vyvasaya Varthakal - 02  dated: 11/02/2022	Vyvasaya Varthakal - 01  dated: 10/02/2022

Press Releases

    1. 2020 - Extending the benifit of public procurement policy for self reliance - MSMEs and PSU in the state

    2. 2020 - "Vyavasaya Bhadratha" a special package of relief schemes and financial assistance for Micro Small medium Enterprises in the wake
       of Covid -2019 Orders

    3. 2020 - Exemption from lockdown from 20th April 2020- Conditions /Standard operating procedures orders

    4. 2020 - MSME - Exemption from the payment of rent for three months

    5. 2020 - License exemption order for Nano house hold units