SME Times News Bureau | 09 Nov, 2019
Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mahendra
Nath Pandey conferred the National Entrepreneurship Awards 2019 to Enterprises
and Ecosystem builders on Saturday in New Delhi.
The fourth edition of the award ceremony was organized today
to mark the completion of 5 years of setting up of the Ministry of Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship in 2014.
The awards aim to recognize and honour the
outstanding young First-Generation Entrepreneurs, and Ecosystem builders for
their outstanding contribution in entrepreneurship development and providing
support to the entrepreneurs.
For the awards, 6098 applications were received
online, which were checked for completeness and correctness.
The 4134 eligible applications then underwent
field assessment and regional online evaluation, which was undertaken by 12
partner institutes, spread across the country.
National Jury, chaired by R A Mashelkar and
comprising of experts from industry, academics and business then selected the
final winners.
There were three categories of competition for
entrepreneurs- A1 category for initial investments upto Rs 1 lakh, A2 category
for initial investments between Rs 1 lakh to Rs 10 Lakh, and A3 category for
initial investment between Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 crore.
Various sectors were selected for the awards, and
there were 4 special categories including Women Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur from
SC/ST Category, Entrepreneur from People with Disability category, Entrepreneur
from difficult areas.
Congratulating
the winners, Mahendra Nath Pandey said that the awardees reflect the new
and emerging India, which is confident and moving ahead.
He said that it is heartening to note that people
from different parts of the country have participated in the competition and
won the awards.
He said that the Government has launched a number
of schemes like Skill India, Digital India to support the young, enterprising
and aspiring India.
The Minister said that the Self-help groups in
the countryside have not only improved the financial health of the people, but
also helped in checking various social evils.
Assuring the entrepreneurs of the country full
support of the Ministry in their endeavors, Pandey called upon them to exchange
their experiences among themselves and inspire more people to start their own
enterprises.
Congratulating
the winners, Pandey said that the awardees reflect the new and emerging
India, which is confident and moving ahead.
He said that it is heartening to note that people
from different parts of the country have participated in the competition and
won the awards.
Assuring the entrepreneurs of the country full
support of the Ministry in their endeavors, Pandey called upon them to exchange
their experiences among themselves and inspire more people to start their own
enterprises.