GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 15th Jan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that India is going to celebrate January 16 as “National Start-up Day”.
“To make the culture of start-ups reach the far-flung parts of the country, it has been decided to celebrate January 16 as “National Start-up Day”, PM Modi said while addressing start-ups across the country.
The Prime Minister said that 2022 has brought more new opportunities for India’s start-up sector and organizing of Start-Up India Innovation Week is also significant in the 75th year of India’s independence.
“In this decade, the decisions being taken by the government for innovation, entrepreneurship and the startup ecosystem have three major aspects. Firstly, Entrepreneurship- to free it from bureaucratic silos. Secondly, Innovation – Institutional mechanisms need to be developed. Thirdly, Hand Holding young innovators.”, he added.
Modi interacted with over 150 startups on January 15 to boost the startup ecosystem in the country.
Startups from various sectors including Agriculture, Health, Enterprise Systems, Space, Industry 4.0, Security, Fintech, Environment etc were a part of this interaction.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in a statement said that more than 150 startups have been divided into six working groups based on themes including Growing from Roots; Nudging the DNA; From Local to Global; Technology of Future; Building Champions in Manufacturing and Sustainable Development.
As a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, a week-long event, “Celebrating Innovation Ecosystem”, is being hosted by DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, from 10 to 16 January 2022. The event marks the 6th anniversary of the launch of the Startup India initiative.
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