ENA Sectors 2023-11-02 16:59:38 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 2 (KNN) </strong>Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes, K. Radhakrishnan on Wednesday said that society needs to provide social capital to entrepreneurs fr0m SC/ST communities to help them become job providers and build sustainable enterprises.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Speaking at the Startup City Entrepreneurial Orientation Programme at Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram, the minister said that by changing its perspectives, society needed to lend a helping hand to them to overcome the challenges.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Jointly launched by Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) and the State governments empowerment initiative Unnathi, the Startup City project aims to support entrepreneurs and innovators fr0m SC/ST communities.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Its primary aim is to to support entrepreneurs and innovators fr0m SC/ST communities to set up or expand their enterprises. It offers opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs, with support and facilities fr0m the State government.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission targets around 20 lakh jobs by 2026 and two lakh people will be selected fr0m SC/STs communities. More than 86,000 SC students and 7,000 ST students have already registered with it and their training programme will start soon, he said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Unnathi CEO Prasanth Nair said the first batch of Startup City project represented diversified sectors, such as Internet of Things (IoT), defence, airspace, hospitality, manufacturing, and Small and Medium Enterprises.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">KSUM CEO Anoop Ambika said entrepreneurs and start-ups would get the necessary guidelines for marketing and generating capital to take forward their enterprises in a sustainable manner.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Under Startup City project, the selected entrepreneurs will receive financial assistance, expert mentorship, business establishment, and development assistance. It will provide incubation facilities and support for entrepreneurial ventures promoted by entrepreneurs fr0m SC/ST in multiple sectors.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 35374 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/social-capital-vital-for-scst-entrepreneurs-to-build-sustainable-enterprises-minister-k-radhakrishnan 2023-11-02 16:59:38 knnindia.co.in