Telangana State Innovation Cell (TSIC) under the ministry of ITE&C is launching Startup India TelanganaYatra in collaboration with Invest India and SingEx on 15th September 2018.
Startup Yatra is an attempt to promote entrepreneurship in Tier II and III cities of the state. The Yatra will happen in 12 districts between 15th September and 5th October and will spread awareness about the State Innovation Policy and the initiatives taken by the state. During the tour in bootcamps, budding entrepreneurs will get a chance to be mentored by successful entrepreneurs and active players of the startup ecosystem and also can pitch their idea and, if selected, entrepreneurs will get incubated under the acceleration programme and give wings to their entrepreneurial dream.
IT minister KT Rama Rao appealed to companies to look beyond metros and tier 1 cities and invest in tier 2, 3 towns.The Telangana government has identified five locations including Warangal that will be grown as tech destinations.
Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Khammam and Mahabubnagar are the four other towns apart from Warangal. In alignment with KTR’s vision to promote innovation and entrepreneurship beyond Hyderabad StartUpyatra is being done in the state.
To ensure the Yatra benefits every individual across the state, a ‘Startup India Mobile Van’ will stop at twelve colleges across the destinations between September 14 and October 1. It will spread awareness about the initiatives taken by the government to promote entrepreneurship in Telangana.
The vehicle will have experts on board who will provide an opportunity for entrepreneurial talents to pitch an idea. It aims to scout grass root level entrepreneurs in the smaller towns of India, providing a platform for budding entrepreneurs.
Active ecosystem players are invited to be a part of the Jury to each and every bootcamp to inspire students from tier ⅔ cities to become innovators and entrepreneurs. Also, there are exhibits by Rural Innovators in all the bootcamp locations in collaboration with PalleSrujana, Honey Bee Network under NIF.This aims not only to scout grassroot level entrepreneurs but also disseminating grassroots innovations.
These innovations cater to rural consumers and mainly, farmers.
Through this Yatra we aim to make entrepreneurship and innovation as a colloquial term in Telangana where everyone knows about and speaks about it.
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