Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad on August 28, 2020 launched “Chunauti”- Next Generation Startup Challenge Contest to further boost startups and software products with special focus on Tier-II towns of India.
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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.
The startups selected through Chunauti will be provided various support from the Government through Software Technology Parks of India centers across India.
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
Source: PIB
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