Ms. Shobha Karandlaje, Hon'ble Union Minister of State for MSME and Labour & Employment, Government of India, inaugurated the Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programmes (ESDPs) under the Assistance to Training Institutions (ATI) Scheme at the ni-msme campus on 14 July 2026. During her interaction with the ATI trainees, she encouraged them to adopt a forward-looking entrepreneurial mindset and highlighted emerging opportunities in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, IT Services, and Food Technologies.

The occasion also witnessed the release of two ni-msme publications - Financing MSMEs for a Resilient India: The Road to 2047 and Beyond Brick and Mortar: Building MSMEs in the Digital Age (sponsored by the State Bank of India) - along with the Conference Proceedings on Digital Marketing, AI, Automation and e-Commerce.

In addition, the winners of the Women Hackathon 4.0, organised by ni-msme, were felicitated in recognition of their innovative ideas and outstanding achievements.