(KPL) Thursday’s afternoon witnessed the launch of the construction of the dormitory of the Lao-India Entrepreneurship Development Centre, which is funded with a financial grant of US$$ 50,000 from the Government of India through the Embassy of India to the Lao PDR, Quick Impact Project under Mekong – Ganga Cooperation.

The 5-room dormitory is located at Somvang, Hadsaydong district, Vientiane. Present at the launching ceremony included Deputy Minister of Education and Sports Khanthaly Siriphongphanh, Indian Ambassador to Laos Dinkar Asthana and relevant officials of the two sides.

“The government of India attached great importance to working together with the Lao-India Entrepreneurship Development Centre. This centre is a technical unit under the Vocational Department, Ministry of Education and Sports and has an important role in organizing training, development of curriculum and teaching-learning materials, and promoting small and medium enterprises,” said Vice Minister Khanthaly Siriphongphanh.

“This project is being done under Quick Impact Projects – QIP – scheme of the government of India under Mekong -Ganga Cooperation framework.   QIP are projects with short gestation   period   that   directly benefit   local  communities,   with results   that   are   immediate   and   visible,   which   contribute significantly   to   economic   and   social   development   and improvement of public welfare and most importantly and give impetus to the existing good bilateral relations between our two countries,” said  India Ambassador to Laos Dinkar Asthana.

“India and the Lao PDR share long-standing religious, cultural, and   people-to-people   linkages   going   back   long   into   history. This year, we are also celebrating 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries,” said India Ambassador

“LIEDC   imparts   training to the Lao entrepreneurs for setting up small and medium scale businesses. In   its   initial   years,   the   LIEDC   was   fully   supported   by   the Government of India, including by deputing faculty from   the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad. The   Government   of   India   also   donated   some   gadgets   like computers, lap tops, projectors, in 2018 as support to the Centre. The new dormitory at LIEDC will be of immense support to any trainers who may require accommodation including trainers from India,” added India Ambassador.

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