Varanasi, Nov 12 (KNN) The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal said on Friday that 7,000 startups had been registered from across Uttar Pradesh and over 236 startups had been registered from Varanasi.

He said this while interacting with youth engaged in startups in Varanasi and urged them to continuously upgrade technology to achieve success. 

The Minister interacted with the youth under the Startup India Plan at Atal Incubation Centre, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. 

During his interaction, he exchanged ideas on startups and shared many success stories of startups with them.

Expressing his appreciation at the number of registered startups, he said Startups were engaged in finding solutions to common people’s problems and are making people's lives easier.  

He urged startups to find cost effective solutions to benefit society.

The Union Minister also discussed with the youth the promotion of LED bulbs within the country and spoke about the success of Ujala App. 

He also added that constant monitoring and accountability of work is crucial for achieving success.  (KNN Bureau)