Objectives Of EDC
EDC has been a professionally managed organization and acts as an excellent Delivery Channel for conversion of the Government policies and delivering them to the citizens.
The main objectives of the corporation are:
1. To carry on the business of an Investment company by providing financial assistance to Entrepreneurs for starting, expanding, modernizing their activities in the following:
a) Small & Medium Entrepreneurs in the industrial sector
b) Tourism sector
c) Medical Infrastructure
d) Service sector
e) Construction sector
f) Infrastructure Development
2. To extend financial assistance by means of various financial products, either fund based or non-fund based.
3. To participate in other development works, projects, schemes as mandated by the Government.
4. To encourage and promote participation of capital in various forms like equity, preference or debentures in industrial enterprises and other economic activities.
5. To identify and motivate entrepreneurs to set up industries and assist them in the spadework by providing required training and guidance.
6. To offer and act as an agent for the disbursement of various schemes, incentives, concessions and benefit on behalf of the State and Central Government to units and enterprises assisted by EDC.
7. EDC has launched an initiative titled “Centre for Empowerment & Excellence” aimed at training and empowering individuals to strive for excellence. To fortify this initiative the corporation has developed a cutting edge training complex inclusive of state-of-the-art auditorium “Nalanda”, apart from the other smaller halls.