Small Industries Development Bank of India (Sidbi), the principal financial institution engaged in the promotion, financing, and development of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) under its flagship initiative Mission Swavalamban, in partnership with Usha International Limited (UIL), has launched the third phase of setting up of 750 Swavalamban Silai Schools across 20 districts of 10 states viz. North East (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, and Tripura), Odisha, West Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh to empower women by making them independent while pursuing entrepreneurship culture and evolve as Homepreneurs. The third phase of the program has been flagged off from the Kendrapara district in Odisha.