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EDII REPORTS 125

136 Youths Receive Grants Under the Student

Entrepreneurship Policy

The Higher Education Department, Government of Gujarat, in association with EDII awarded
startup grants to 136 students under the Student Entrepreneurship Policy at an event organized on
EDII campus, with Shri Praful Pansheriya, Hon'ble Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs, Primary,
Secondary and Adult Education, Higher Education, Govt. of Gujarat, as Chief Guest. Also present at
the inauguration were Shri Vadan Singh Bodana, Additional Director, Higher Education, Govt. of
Gujarat and Dr. Satya Ranjan Acharya, Director, Dept. of Entrepreneurship Education, EDII.

As a part of the policy, 136 novel ideas of college students were awarded a financial assistance of
INR 40,000 each to encourage and support their startup ideas. The selection was made from 838
students who were primarily trained by their college faculty members who had been trained by
EDII before the intervention. A total of 426 faculty members were trained by EDII, over 10 training
programmes. 460 students were nominated by the faculty members, their ideas were refined and
they were trained to pitch their ideas infront of a selected panel comprising EDII faculty,
principal/nodal officer of host institute, an expert from i-Hub and officials from Higher Education
Department, Govt. of Gujarat. Out of 460 business ideas, 136 were selected for presentation of
grants under the Student Entrepreneurship Policy.

“Today 136 students are
k i c k s t a r t i n g t h e i r
entrepreneurial journey
under the patronage of
Student Entrepreneurship
Policy. I am happy that
these 136 students have
decided to think different. I assure them that their
decision is going to be rewarding. I am sure that
this grant will set the ball rolling and they will
Shri Praful Pansheriya, Hon'ble Minister of shine bright.”
State, Parliamentary Affairs, Primary, - Shri Praful Pansheriya
Secondary and Adult Education, Higher Hon'ble Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs,
Education, Govt. of Gujarat gracing the event Primary, Secondary and Adult Education, Higher
as Chief Guest and felicitating the students to Education, Govt. of Gujarat.
support their startup ideas.

“EDII has been working closely with the Education Department, and one of the
associations is in the area of strengthening the entrepreneurial quotient
among students. The vision advocates making entrepreneurship a preferred
career option.”
- Dr. Satya Ranjan Acharya
Director, Dept. of Entrepreneurship Education, EDII

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