(New Delhi) Ravi Shankar Prasad Launches Startup Challenge Contest “Chunauti” to Boost Startups
Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technolog Ravi Shankar Prasad today launched “Chunauti”- Next Generation Startup Challenge Contest to further boost startups and software products with special focus on Tier-II towns of India. The government has earmarked a budget of Rs. 95.03 Crore over a period of three years for this programme. It aims to identify around 300 startups working in identified areas and provide them seed fund of upto Rs. 25 Lakh and other facilities
Under this challenge the Ministry of Electronics and IT will invite startups in the following areas of work:
Edu-Tech, Agri-Tech & Fin-Tech Solutions for masses
Supply Chain, Logistics & Transportation Management
Infrastructure & Remote monitoring
Medical Healthcare, Diagnostic, Preventive & Psychological Care
Jobs & Skilling, Linguistic tools & technologies
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