How Entrepreneurship Development Programs attained a status of National Movement?

A large number of EDPs were carried out as national, regional, local programmes, by governmental, non-governmental and voluntary organisations for various target groups such as educated youth, woman, technically trained youth, professionals and artisans. This massive effort resulted in the establishment of millions of small, medium and micro enterprises all over the country. That is why by 1980s, EDPs attained the status of a national movement.