Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with young entrepreneurs who have made it big in start ups. He said that his government is committed to harnessing india’s geographic dividend and that the youth in India has become job creators.
Modi spoke about the three Cs- capital,courage and connecting with people which is needed to succeed in start ups.
“Adequate capital, courage and connecting with people are required for excelling in the start-up sector. There was a time when start-ups meant only digital and tech innovation. Things are changing now. We are seeing start-up entrepreneurs in different fields,” he added.
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Modi said that the youth need not worry about the fund for start ups “We in the government understand that youngsters may face a shortage of funds for their start-ups. That is why a ‘fund of funds’ has been started by the government to facilitate more youngsters to innovate and ideate”
Prime Minster urged the youngsters to look forward to agriculture sector.
“We have started an Agriculture Grand Challenge. We invite more youngsters to ideate on how to transform our agriculture sector,” he said.
On their part, the entrepreneurs mostly talked about the ease of doing business including filing patents and reduction in time.
The Prime Minister also interacted with the school children from Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi. The children raised the issue of water conservation and said that they want to work to conserve water and that Atal Tinkering Labs are helping them greatly.
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