Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the Startup Samvad program under Mukhya Sevak Samvad at Mukhya Sevak Sadan Dehradun on Sunday. During this, he interacted with people promoting startups from across the state and heard their important suggestions. On this occasion, the Chief Minister also released a book titled Unnat Uttarakhand and visited various stalls based on various startups.
State government’s goal: Incubation center will be established in every district in five years.
The Chief Minister said that the state government has set a target of creating 1000 startups by setting up an incubation center in every district in the next five years. Entrepreneurship related courses have also been implemented in universities and colleges, as well as a dedicated startup portal has also been started. Uttarakhand Venture Fund has also been established with Rs 200 crore to promote startups in the state. The state government is providing financial assistance, technical guidance and infrastructure support to startups. Proper development of startup eco-system is being done in the state.
Calling upon the youth: Start a startup in the state by taking advantage of government schemes.
The Chief Minister called upon the youth of the state to come forward to start a startup in the state and take advantage of government schemes. He said that the youth have to become job givers, not job seekers. The Chief Minister said that a new work culture has been infused in the country. Today, those who bring change in the society through innovation are being given a proper platform. The talented youth of the country are also giving employment to other people through innovation. He said that the state of Uttarakhand is moving step by step with the whole country in the field of startups.
Startup Policy 2023 brought in the state.
The Chief Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the country has emerged as a global hub of startups. Schemes like Startup India, Make in India and RAMP Yojana have opened new avenues for the youth. The state government is also taking Uttarakhand forward in the field of startups. A better eco-system has been developed for startups in the state. Startup Policy 2023 has been implemented in the state. Under which a grant of up to Rs 15 lakh for seed funding and an allowance of up to Rs 22 thousand per month for the initial stage is being provided.
Startup is the power of new ideas, courage to make dreams come true and resolve to take the country forward.
The Chief Minister said that the government is promoting new startups by setting up a Center of Excellence in the state. He said that all the incubation centers in the state have also been linked to educational institutions. The government is setting up a world-class Uttarakhand Innovation Hub (U-Hub) in the IT Park in Dehradun at a cost of Rs 60 crore as the nodal incubation center for all these. As a result of the efforts of the state government, more than 1300 startups of the state have been recognized by the Government of India. 50 percent of the startups have been started by women. He said that startup is the power of new ideas, courage to make dreams come true and determination to take our country forward.
