RISE Centre helping women become successful entrepreneurs, says NTR Collector
The RISE Centre in Guntupalli is successfully training women from self-help groups in entrepreneurship, food processing, and modern technologies like AI. NTR District Collector G. Lakshmisha highlighted the center's role in providing mentorship and market access to help women establish sustainable businesses.
Why it matters
The initiative demonstrates the impact of government-backed incubation centers on rural economic empowerment and gender equality.
The Rural Incubation, Skilling and Entrepreneurship (RISE) Centre in Guntupalli of Ibrahimpatnam mandal is playing a significant role in identifying the entrepreneurial potential of women and helping them become successful entrepreneurs, said NTR District Collector G. Lakshmisha.
The Collector visited the self-help group (SHG) Women Entrepreneurs-Self-Employment Expo held at the centre on Saturday and inspected 27 stalls displaying products manufactured by industrial units established with the support of the centre.
Later, addressing the media, he said that the RISE Centre was emerging as a dedicated rural incubation centre by providing women from self-help groups with training, mentorship, technical assistance and market opportunities. The centre conducts daily training programmes, workshops every Saturday and regular job fairs, he added.
So far, 30 workshops have been conducted, reaching around 5,000 women, many of whom have established successful business units.
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