Historic agreement between Chhattisgarh and i-Hub Gujarat to promote innovation
This partnership will provide students with the necessary resources, guidance, and opportunities to pursue innovation
Raipur, 16 October 2024
An important Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) was signed between the Technical Education Department of Chhattisgarh and i-Hub Gujarat (Innovation Hub Gujarat) today at the Ministry Mahanadi Bhawan in the presence of Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai. On this occasion, Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai called this partnership a historic step towards encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship.
Appreciating the successful model of i-Hub Gujarat, Chief Minister Shri Sai said that this agreement will usher in a new era towards start-ups and innovation in the state. i-Hub Gujarat has played a vital role in transforming the ideas, innovations and startups of thousands of youth into commercial products. The Chief Minister expressed his commitment to replicate 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. This partnership will make Chhattisgarh a leader in the field of innovation and start-ups.
Deputy Chief Minister Shri Vijay Sharma said that the youth who will bring new ideas regarding industry and business will be provided with financial resources as well as work and accommodation, so that they can convert their ideas into business. This institution will help the youth in signing contracts with companies.
Secretary of the Department of Technology and Employment, Dr. S. Bharatidasan said that through this MoU, an effort 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 informed that the youth of Chhattisgarh have more than 800 patents and 1724 have been started in Chhattisgarh. The agreement will be for 3 years.
The MoU was signed by Dr. S. Bharatidasan, Secretary, Technical Education and Employment, Chhattisgarh and Mr. Banchanidhi Pani, Commissioner, Technical Education, Government of Gujarat.
On this occasion, Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Arun Saw, Food Minister Mr. Dayal Das Baghel, Forest and Climate Change Minister Mr. Kedar Kashyap, Commerce and Industry Minister Mr. Lakhan Lal Dewangan, Finance Minister Mr. O.P. Choudhary, Women and Child Development Minister Mrs. Laxmi Rajwade, Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Mr. Tankaram Verma, Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. P. Dayanand, Dr. Basav Raju S, Mr. Rahul Bhagat, CEO of i-Hub Mr. Hiranmay Mahanta, Director of Technical Education of Chhattisgarh Dr. Priyanka Shukla were also present.
