Governance
Odisha leads in start-up registration
Odisha is claimed to have the maximum no of start up registrations in the country than the nation average. Surpassing country's monthly average of 17/18, our state witnessed nearly 233 start ups registrations within a year under the patronage of Chief Minister. Hotel management-Bhubaneswar, Sri Sri University, Cuttack and NIST, Brahmapur have been qualified as the new nodal centers for the startups in a recent meeting chaired by Chief secretsary Aditya Padhi who instructed to intensify the Startup Odisha Yatra- an initiative designed to search entrepreneurial talent in ten tier 2/3 cities in Odisha. To encourage and support these new entrants, around 30 units in Odisha have been provided various benefits like monthly allowance, product development assistance, need based assistance, reimbursement of expenses and one time matching capital grant. Presently, seven recognized incubators are operating for startups in the State.
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