Chhattisgarh NIPUN Mission: Rs 500 Crore Startup Plan
Why in the news
The Chhattisgarh Cabinet approved a mission to promote startups and prepare young people for new-age industry.
Key facts
- Mission: CM Startup and NIPUN Mission (NIPUN stands for New-Age Industry Preparedness through Up-skilling of New Generation Youth).
- Outlay: ₹500 crore over five years.
- Entrepreneurship Development Centres in every district, 33 in all.
- 5 Centres of Excellence and 100 Emerging Technology Labs.
- NIPUN Job Engine matches trained youth with industrial employment.
| Component | Number / role |
|---|---|
| Outlay | ₹500 crore, 5 years |
| Entrepreneurship Development Centres | 33 (every district) |
| Centres of Excellence | 5 |
| Emerging Technology Labs | 100 (AI, IoT, Big Data, Blockchain) |
| NIPUN Job Engine | Matches youth to industry jobs |
Exam angle
- Approving body: Chhattisgarh Cabinet.
- Tech areas of the labs: AI, Internet of Things, Big Data, Blockchain.
- Acronym: NIPUN.
- Duration: five years.