Sitharaman seeks views of Indian start-ups over holding SAARC country meet for start-ups

New Delhi, June 20 (KNN) Commerce & Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has sought views of Indian start-ups over holding a SAARC country meet for start-ups.

While launching the Start-up India Hub portal here on Monday, Sitharaman revealed the plan to organize a meet of startups of the South Asian region for exchange of new ideas and promoting interaction among them.

“I will be working towards having a SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) country meet for startups. There are so many complementarities among us in the South Asian region,” she said.

She said the event can act as a platform for exchanging which can be mutually beneficial and can be worked out. She asked start-ups to give ideas about the people who can be invited for the meet.

If the ministry would get feedback and suggestions in the next couple of months, by December the meet can happen in which SAARC country startups can come to India and share ideas.

SAARC members are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.