Itanagar, Feb 23 (KNN) To get more aid fr0m government schemes entrepreneurs must get their businesses registered as MSME, said Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein of Arunachal Pradesh.

He also instructed the officials to guide entrepreneurs and facilities them through the ease of doing business. 

The Deputy CM said this while he attended the Graduation and Seed money distribution ceremony of the Arunachal Pradesh Entrepreneurship Development Program (APEDP) as the Chief Guest.

Arunachal Pradesh Innovation & Investment Park organised the event to felicitate 31 startups who successfully completed incubation and pre-incubation in the APEDP - 1.0 (launched on August 15, 2020), and to distribute seed money to 35 selected startups under APEDP - 2.0 (launched on August 12, 2022).

The top ten winners will receive Rs 5 lakh each among the 35 selected startups under APEDP 2.0.

Whereas the remaining 25 startups will receive Rs 4 lakhs each, on a milestone basis. 

They will also be receiving training, mentorship, incubation, and pre-incubation support fr0m APIIP for the next 9 months.  (KNN Bureau)