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Promoting Sustainable Enterprises in India (PSEI) - Final evaluation

eval_number:

3231

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3231

location:

country:

India

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Promoting Sustainable Enterprises in India (PSEI) - Final evaluation

recommendations:

date:

2025-04-28 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Organizational issues

category:

Planning and programme design

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comments:

Met with the new KOICA director, together with KOICA HQ officials visit to ILO Office took place in Feb 2025.

action_plan:

Follow up discussion to be initiated with KOICA new country director for possible collaboration

management_response:

Partially Completed

progress:

Partially achieved

admin_units:

DWT/CO-New Delhi

title:

Recommendation 1: ILO and KOICA must explore the project's next phase to capitalise on its successes and support MSMEs' integration into the global supply chain. The PSEI project’s achievements include policy changes in both states to promote MSME development and capacity building of the BMOs and local organisations. However, the MSMEs need further support to become part of the global supply chains. This support requires significant investments, which can come through the government's special initiatives and programmes. The BMOs and local organisations require ILO’s technical support to access these government schemes successfully. The project has successfully built high trust levels with the governments in both states, which can be used to link the MSMEs with government programmes. The project also introduced value chain players of Korean and Indian BMOs and MSMEs, especially in the fisheries (shrimp) sub-sector. The MSMEs and their associations need further support and facilitation to formalise these partnerships with Korean businesses. Accordingly, ILO and KOICA must explore the project's next phase to capitalise on the opportunities created in this project to integrate MSMEs in the global value chain.

project_symbols:

IND/19/01/KOR

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/2335788

information_source:

Country Office

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