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From Identifying Competitive Advantages

to Embracing Entrepreneurial Feats

...Devbhoomi Udyamita Yojana

Uttarakhand's competitive advantages are precious and pave the way for entrepreneurial
successes. The state is on a startup drive, providing opportunities, incentives and support
to startups. EDII is happy to partake in the State's efforts to promote an entrepreneurial
environment abuzz with forward-looking enterprises. Launched in September 2023,
'Devbhoomi Udyamita Yojana,' aims to foster entrepreneurship among the youth, with the
aim of fostering an inclusive and balanced development of the state. EDII collaborates with
the Higher Education Department, Govt. of Uttarakhand to support this initiative.

Over the last two months, 9 two-day bootcamps were conducted across various
universities and government colleges in Uttarakhand under the Devbhoomi Udyamita
Yojana. These bootcamps focus on sensitizing students towards entrepreneurial career and
startup opportunities. Through these bootcamps, students are encouraged to explore
entrepreneurship, as a career, to shape their ventures in future.

Bootcamps at universities and government colleges in Uttarakhand.

The DUY team also conducted 3 twelve-day Entrepreneurship Development Programmes
(EDPs) at various government colleges in the state. The programmes aimed at training and
mentoring youths to set up their own enterprises. More than 200 beneficiaries were
selected through an entrepreneurship mapping test and they were trained in identifying
business opportunities, preparing detailed project reports setting up and managing a
business, financial literacy, networking, business management, and other aspects related
to New Enterprise Creation. All activities are being managed under the guidance of Dr. Amit
Dwivedi,Director, Department of Projects (Government), EDII.

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