Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey conferred the National Entrepreneurship Awards 2019 to Enterprises and Ecosystem builders here today. 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. It seeks to instill and entrench the entrepreneurial attitude among the future generations and the Youth of India.

 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 Dr 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. Award Winners received a Trophy, Certificate and a Cash Prize of ₹5 lakh (enterprises/ individuals) and ₹10 lakh (organizations/ institutes).

Congratulating the winners, Dr 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. The Prime Minister’s vision of better skilled workforce in the country is being implemented by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in an effective manner. Skilled workforce will fulfill the country’s aspiration to become the $5 trillion in near-future, and improving the rank in Ease of doing business. 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, Dr Pandey called upon them to exchange their experiences among themselves and inspire more people to start their own enterprises.

Speaking on the occasion, Secretary Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dr K.P.Krishnan said that within four years, the number of complete applications for the awards has gone up by 10-fold, showing increasing spirit of entrepreneurship among the people of India. He said that these awards are different from those being given by the private sector, as they recognize the people rooted in real India, who have come up through struggle and hardwork. He highlighted the fact that people from towns and smaller cities have participated whole-heartedly in the competition, and largest number of applicants were in the Agriculture category.

Following is the list of the winners:

NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARDS - ENTERPRISE AWARD CATEGORY

 

Sl. No	Award Sub-Category	Name Of Applicant (Organisation Or Individual, As The Case May Be)		Entrepreneur’s And Co-Founder’s Name & Address
	A1
1	Agriculture	Sickle Innovations Private Limited		Mr. Nitin Gupta(Founder)
2	Handicrafts	Dakti Craft		Ms.RidaGatphoh (Founder) Mr. Peter Marbaniang (Co-Founder)
3	Hospitality	Unexplored Bastar		Mr. Jeet Singh Arya (Founder)
4	Renewables	M/S.Aspartica Biotech Pvt. Ltd		Mr. SRINIVAS B V (Founder) Mr. Sujeet Kumar Ghosh (Co-Founder)
5	Retail	Inventindia Innovations Pvt. Ltd		Ms.JyotiSudhir (Founder)
6	Textiles	Sura		Ms. Shivaranjani R (Founder) Ms. Nisha Subramaniam (Co-Founder)
7	Women	Early Foods Private Limited		Ms. Shalini Santhosh Kumar (Founder)
8	SC/ ST	Kranti Jyoti Swayam SahayataMahilaBachat Gat		Ms. DipaChoure (Founder) Mr. Prasant Choure(Co-Founder)
9	Pwd	Sabariguru Repair Service		Mr. K SAKTHIVEL (Founder)
10	Difficult Areas	Shillong Bamboo		Ms. BandabiangDewkhaid (Founder)
A2
11	Agriculture	Green Biotech Solutions		Ms.GeetashoriYumnam (Founder)
12	Chemicals	Innocule Materials And Additives Pvt Ltd		Shri GyanaRanjan Das (Founder) Ms.Surbhi Sarna(Co-Founder)
13	Engineering Systems	Planys Technologies Pvt. Ltd		Shri TanujJhunjhunwala (Founder) Vineet Upadhyay(Co-Founder) Rakesh Sirikonda(Co-Founder) Dr. Prabhu Rajagopal(Co-Founder) Dr. Krishnan Balasubramanian (Co-Founder)
14	Handicrafts	Devrai Art Village		Ms. Mandakini Mathur(Founder) Mr. Suresh Pungati (Co-Founder) Mr. Atul Mathur(Co-Founder)
15	Healthcare	Sirona Hygiene		Shri Deep Bajaj(Founder) Shri.Mohit Bajaj(Co-Founder)
16	Hospitality	Lets Campout camp ground Pvt. Ltd		Shri ABHIJEET MHATRE (Founder) Ms.Mangala Mhatre(Co-Founder)
17	Renewables	Neo Systek- Eco 360		Shri GoutamSurana (Founder)
18	Textiles	Global Enterprises		Shri Balwant D Dhage (Founder)
19	Women	JS Enterprises		Ms. Thokchom Reena Luwang (Founder)
20	SC/ST	Tribal Mantra India Private Limited		Shri. Suresh Naik Ramavath (Founder) Ms. Leelawati (Co-Founder)
21	Pwd	StreeSwabhiman Sanitary Napkins Manufacturing Unit		Shri Ravindra BhausahebSupekar (Founder)
22	Difficult Areas	A N Spice Industries		Ms. Alemoon Nessa (Founder)
A3
23	Agriculture	Future Bio Tech		Shri Manjunath R (Founder & CEO ) Mr. C B Karimani (Co Founder)
24	Engineering Systems	Velmenni Research And Development Private Limited		Shri  Deepak Solanki (Founder)
25	Healthcare	Clensta International Pvt .Ltd		Shri Puneet Guptha (Founder)
26	Hospitality	Scoutmytrip Private Limited		Shri Vineet Rajan(Founder) Shri Deepak Ananth(CEO)
27	Logistics	TatkalorryPvt. Ltd		Ms. Nikita Maheshwari (Founder) Mr.AmbrishParariya(Co Founder) Mr.Vinod Patel(Co Founder) Mr.KalpeshAndaratpa(Co Founder) Mr.Ravi Patel(Co Founder) Mr. Shikhar Maheshwari (Co Founder)
28	Renewables	Bollant Industries Private Limited		Shri SrikanthBolla (Founder)
29	Difficult Areas	C K Lac Processing Industry		Shri MahendraPardhi (Founder)
30	Difficult Areas	TokaMulti Purpose Cooperative Society		Shri KashishoChishi (President) J. HitokaChishi (Joint Secretary)
Eco System Builder Awards
31	B1 Entrepreneurship Development Institutes/Organizations		Entrepreneurship Development And Innovation Institute	Ms. RV Shajeevana
32	B2 Incubation Centres Public Sector		Entrepreneurship Development Center	Ms. Soma Chattopadhyay
33	B3 Incubation Centres Private Sector		Agribusiness Incubator Of Icrisat	Dr Kiran K Sharma
34	B4 Mentors Public Sector		Dr SubhraSaikat Roy	Icar Research Complex For Neh Region
35	B5 Mentors Private Sector		SreedeviDevi Reddy	SR Innovation Exchange
36	B6 Promoters Of Rural Producer Enterprises		Aga Khan Rural Support Programme India	Shri Vivek Singh

 

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