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46 Startups announced winners of the National Startup Awards 2021 along with 1 incubator and 1 accelerator

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..... 46 Startups announced winners of the National Startup Awards 2021 along with 1 incubator and 1 accelerator - News and Press Release Dated:- 15-1-2022 - News - 46 Startups announced winners of the National Startup Awards 2021 along with 1 incubator and 1 accelerator Startup India is about realising millions of dreams : Shri Piyush Goyal Startup Mission is a symbol of Self-Reliant Self-Confident India, says Shri Goyal Shri Goyal addresses the National Startup Awards 2021 ceremony Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a very firm believer in the potential of Startups to nation-building during the Amritkaal, the next 25 years to India s centenary of Freedom : Shri Goyal Startup India is about realising millions of dreams, sai .....

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..... d Shri Piyush Goyal today. Presenting the National Startup Awards 2021, the Union Minister of Commerce Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food Public Distribution and Textiles, he said the Startup Mission is a symbol of Self-Reliant Self-Confident India. Be it a fisherman s son from Chennai or a boatman s daughter from Kashmir, they all want to bring prosperity to their families and to their people, and therefore are thinking bigger and bolder, said Shri Goyal. Shri Goyal said, realising the contribution of Startups towards nation-building, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today announced that January 16 will be celebrated as National Start-up Day, to take the Startup culture to the far flung areas of the country. Prime Min .....

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..... ister Modi is a very firm believer in potential of Startups to contribute significantly to the growth of the nation during the Amritkaal, the next 25 years. He recognises Innovation to be the strongest pillar in making India Aatmanirbhar , said Shri Goyal. Shri Goyal said the PM has focused on three sutras (pillars) to strengthen innovation: Liberating entrepreneurs from the web of Govt processes bureaucratic silos, - over 25,000 compliances reduced, decriminalization of laws, etc, but what more can be done to help businesses grow prosper in an easier environment? Building institutional mechanisms, - strengthen regulatory processes and self-regulation, Handholding young innovators new enterprises, - mentoring will d .....

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..... efine Innovation in the future Shri Goyal called upon the Startups to focus mainly on five areas to make India the No. 1 Startup ecosystem in the world: 1. Develop solutions content in Indic languages 2. Encourage products solutions that have a larger social economic impact 3. Promoting Startups in every district across the country, - Establish Startup Access centers in every district 4. Creating Innovation zones at the level of Urban Local Bodies, 5. Adopt best practices from across the globe enhance India s global competitiveness Quoting PM Modi, Shri Goyal said, Today India is rapidly moving towards hitting the century of unicorns. I believe the golden era of India's start-ups is starting now .....

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..... Government is standing with our innovators and so is the entire country Let's Innovate for India, innovate from India! he said. Speaking on the occasion, DPIIT Secretary Shri Anurag Jain said the Department will handhold the Startup Award finalists across seven tracks i.e. Investor Connect, Mentorship, Government Connect, Capacity Development, Corporate Connect, Brand Showcase and Unicorn Engagement. Our journey together doesn t end here with just awards, we will walk step by step with you in this journey, he said. During the ceremony, the Results of the National Startup Awards (NSA) 2021 were declared. A total of 46 Startups have been recognized as winners of National Startup Awards 2021 along with 1 incubator and 1 accele .....

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..... rator. The second edition of the awards invited applications across 15 sectors and 49 sub-sectors. The sectors included Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Drinking Water, Education Skill Development, Energy, Enterprise Technology, Environment, Fintech, Food Processing, Health Wellness, Industry 4.0, Security, Space and Transport and Travel. Six special categories were also introduced to recognize exceptional Startups contributing to the good of the society. The 2021 edition of the awards also recognized exceptional Startups innovating solutions to promote Indic languages and to compliment national efforts to combat COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 2177 applications were received from Startups across the 49 sub-sectors along with applicat .....

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..... ions from 53 incubators and 6 accelerators for the ecosystem enablers categories. These applicants included 863 Women-led, 414 innovations for combatting COVID-19 and 253 Startups working in rural areas. All applicants were evaluated against six broad parameters namely Innovation, Scalability, Economic Impact, Social Impact, Environmental Impact, and Inclusiveness and Diversity. After three rounds of detailed evaluation, 175 Startups were selected for presentation before the jury which made presentations before the 16 specialist jury panels, which comprised of domain experts from industry, investors and government. The recognised entities will benefit from such recognition, not only in terms of being able to attract more business, .....

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..... financing, partnerships and talent, but also enable them to serve as role models for other entities, and to inspire them to be purposeful and responsible about their socio-economic impact. 53 applications were received from incubators and 6 applications were received from Accelerators. Select incubators and accelerators were selected after three rounds of evaluation for presentation before Jury Panel which gave presentations before the Jury. The felicitation ceremony was accompanied by the release of an e-Report on National Startup Awards 2021 highlighting the year-round handholding support provided to the finalists of first edition of National Startup Awards and the journey of NSA 2021. The Blockchain-enabled verification for DPI .....

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..... IT tax incentive certificates , Digilocker enabled DPIIT Startup recognition certificate and second edition of the Startup Champions programme on Doordarshan were also launched during the event. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) conceived the National Startup Awards to recognize and reward outstanding Startups and ecosystem enablers that are building innovative products or solutions and scalable enterprises, with high potential of employment generation or wealth creation, demonstrating measurable social impact. The measure of success is not only the financial gains for the investors, but also the contribution to social good. Please click here for: List of winners of the National Start .....

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..... up Awards, 2021 Detailed Presentation on the National Startup Awardees, 2021 - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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