January 16 will be celebrated as National Startup Day, PM Modi announced
National Startup Day: The Prime Minister said that in the year 2013-14, where four thousand patents were approved, last year their number increased to more than 28 thousand. He said that startups will become the pillars of New India and the country will move forward with the mantra of 'Innovation for India' and 'Innovation from India'. According to the news, Modi said that I assure you that all your suggestions, ideas and innovations will get full support from the government. He said that startups will become the cornerstone of New India and the country will move forward with the mantra of 'Innovation for India' and 'Innovation from India'.
The Prime Minister said that in the year 2013-14, where four thousand patents were approved, last year their number increased to more than 28 thousand. He said that today there are more than 60,000 startup units in the country. Of these, 42 are unicorns (valued at over $1 billion). Modi said that investment in research and development for future technology is the priority of the government. Now every year 16 January will be celebrated as National Startup Day in the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced this on Saturday. PM Modi described the startup units of the country as the 'Aadhaar-pillar' of New India. According to the news of PTI, the Prime Minister, while addressing the startup businessmen of different sectors in a virtual way, said that this culture of startup should reach the far-flung areas of the country, for this, January 16 is now celebrated as National Startup Day. has been decided.
Startups from various sectors including Agriculture, Health, Space, Industry 4.0, Security, Fintech etc participated in the meeting with PM today. In this, more than 150 startups were divided into six working groups. These include Growing from Roots, From Local to Global, Technology of the Future, Championing in Manufacturing and Sustainable Development etc. The purpose of the interaction was to understand how startups can contribute towards the national needs by emphasizing on innovation in the country.
