Raipur. An important Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Technical Education Department of Chhattisgarh and i-Hub Gujarat (Innovation Hub Gujarat) today at Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan in the presence of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai. On this occasion, Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai described this partnership as a historic step towards encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship.
Chief Minister Sai praised the successful model of i-Hub Gujarat and said that this agreement will usher in a new era towards start-ups and innovation in the state. i-Hub Gujarat has played an important role in converting ideas, innovations and startups of thousands of youth into commercial products. The Chief Minister expressed his commitment to repeat similar success in Chhattisgarh and said that this partnership will provide the necessary resources, guidance and opportunities to the youth to move forward in the field of innovation.
The Chief Minister said that this agreement not only focuses on technical facilities, but will also provide a platform to empower the youth by connecting them with advisors, investors and industry experts. With this partnership, Chhattisgarh will become a leader in the field of innovation and start-ups.
Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said that the youth who come up with new ideas regarding industry and business will be provided with financial resources as well as working and living space, so that they will be able to convert their ideas commercially. This organization will assist the youth in signing contracts with companies.
Dr. S. Bharathidasan, Secretary, Technical and Employment Department, said that through this MoU, efforts will be made to develop an eco-system to develop entrepreneurship among the youth, for this a center will be started in the Government Engineering College. He also told that the youth of Chhattisgarh have more than 800 patents and 1724 have been started in Chhattisgarh. The agreement will be for 3 years.
Dr. S., Technical Education and Employment Secretary of Chhattisgarh signed the MoU. Bharathidasan and Gujarat Government’s Technical Education Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani signed it.
On this occasion, Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao, Food Minister Dayal Das Baghel, Forest and Climate Change Minister Kedar Kashyap, Commerce and Industry Minister Lakhan Lal Dewangan, Finance Minister O.P. Chaudhary, Women and Child Development Minister Lakshmi Rajwade, Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Tankaram Verma, Secretary to the Chief Minister P. Dayanand, Dr. Basav Raju S, Rahul Bhagat i-Hub CEO Hiranmay Mahanta, Chhattisgarh Technical Education Director Dr. Priyanka Shukla. were also present.