SESSION ON ONDC OUTREACH EVENT

To create awareness amongst entrepreneurs about the Digital Commerce through “Open Network of Digital Commerce” (ONDC), which is a new concept which goes beyond the current platform-centric digital commerce model where the buyer and seller must use the same platform / application to do a business transaction an awareness Session on “ONDC Outreach Event” was held on 16.05.2023 at Gita Govinda Sadan Auditorium annex of Jayadev Bhawan, Bhubaneswar. Sri Saswat Mishra, IAS, Principal Secretary, MSME Department was the Chief Guest, Md. S. Alam, IAS, Director of Industries, Odisha was the Guest of Honour and Sri Shireesh Joshi, Chief Business Officer, ONDC was the key speaker in the Inaugural Ceremony. Many senior Officers from Central as well the State Govt. were graced the occasion. After the Inaugural ceremony, the session on ONDC Outreach Event was started. Mr. Shireesh Joshi, CBO, ONDC and its team were explained the participating entrepreneurs about the detail background ONDC, its aim & objectives, benefits and opportunities of the Scheme for the MSMEs through power point presentation. During the interaction, the interested participant raised many questions on this concept and the Team ONDC was clarified in detail. This event was organized jointly by MSME Dept., Odisha, OASME and ONDC. More than 170 participants from different sector like MSME entrepreneurs, Startups, Artisans etc. from different parts of the State. The event was very useful, successful and result oriented. Almost all guests on the Dias invited all entrepreneurs to adopt and accept this concept which is very beneficial for them. The programme was managed by Mr. Satwik Swain, Secy. General (Hony.) OASME, Mr. Shalin DDML Agarwal, President, and all Office Bearers of OASME Khordha Chapter, Ms. Chandana Das, President and all Office Bearers of OASME Women Wing, Khordha Chapter.