Third edition of National Startup Awards to reward enablers revolutionising India’s development story
- ByStartupStory | March 2, 2022
The third edition of the National Startup Awards has been announced by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The National Startup awards is meant to reward firms and enablers who have been instrumental in revolutionising the development story of India. About 1,600 applications were witnessed in the first edition of 2020, while over 2,200 startups and enablers were seen participating in last year’s edition. The awards have been split into 17 sectors, and 50 sub-sectors the present year.
Agriculture, animal husbandry, construction, drinking water, education & skill development, energy, enterprise technology, environment, fintech, food processing, health and wellness, industry 4.0, media & entertainment, security, space, transport, and travel are certain sectors under consideration.
Women-led startups, impact in rural areas, campus startups, innovation in tackling the pandemic, solution delivery or business operations in Indic languages, and startups from the eight North East states plus the four hilly state/union territories are included additionally in the seven special categories for startups.
Rs. 5 lakh will be awarded to the winners of each startup and the best incubator and accelerator will be receiving about Rs. 15 lakh each. An opportunity will be given to the winners and runners-up to present their companies to relevant public authorities and private corporations in order to develop pilot programs. On March 15, 2022, the applications for the awards will be closed.
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