CM Dr. Manik Saha inaugurates Tripura Start-Up Week
Oct 20, 2022Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha Wednesday inaugurated Tripura Start-Up Week here at Agartala and said that the Information Technology (IT) sector can play a key role towards building ‘Atmanirbhar Tripura’. Addressing the programme hereat Agartala Rabindra Bhawan Dr. Saha said that in addition to the development of the IT industry in the state, the state government also started Tripura IT/ITES Start-Up Scheme-2019 to create opportunities for young IT graduates through more numbers of IT/ITES Start-Up industries in the state.
“The state of Tripura has adequate resources ion addition to the appropriate environment for the development of the IT sector,” Dr. Saha said, adding that the rate of literacy of the state is commendable as compared to other states in the country. There are schools, colleges, university, medical college, engineering college, polytechnic institute and ITI including government and private technical institutions in the state, as a result, the youths of the state are being skilled for IT sector from such institutions, he said.
He said that the state also has uninterrupted power system, pollution-free environment, transport system such as rail roads and direct connectivity between Bangladesh and different parts of the country through airways for growing scope of IT sector.The Chief Minister called upon the industrialists to make use of the resources available in the state for setting up IT industries in the state. The Chief Minister inaugurated two Start-Up products ('Chitrika' and 'Oman') and Medic App, Career Vichar and Grocell App services on the occasion of Tripura Start-Up Week. The Chief Minister also launched Tripura IT/ITES Policy-2022 and Tripura Venture Capital Fund.
He said, there are 50 Start-Up IT/ITES in the state so far that are registered under Start-Up India Portal. Among these, 13 Start-Ups are registered under Tripura IT/ITES Start-Up scheme. “The government has started New Generation Innovation Network scheme to bring all technical and educational institutes under one roof of Start-Up ecosystem. There is opportunity to provide one-time grant of Rs. 10 lakh for infrastructural development and Rs. 5 lakh each year to educational institutions for management under the scheme.
Total four technical institutes so far including NIT, TIT, ICFAI and Techno India have been brought under New Generation Innovation Network scheme,” he said. The chief minister however underlined the initiatives of the Central government and said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken different initiatives to build Digital India. “Now people don't have to worry much since e-services have been started in different sectors,” he said. Chief Secretary J. K. Sinha, Principal Secretary of IT department Punit Agarwal and Director Dr. Naresh Babu N among others were present in the Programme.
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