Published: 16 January 2024
Source: ANI report carried by ThePrint

Overview

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar visited the boAt manufacturing facility in Noida on National Startup Day, accompanied by members of Young Indians (Yi). The visit highlighted India’s startup growth, design‑led manufacturing, and the role of founders and students in the innovation ecosystem.

Startup Nagaland's participation

• Redimension (a Startup Nagaland portfolio company) attended the event.

• The engagement focused on identifying market opportunities for our startups in both domestic and international markets.

Key takeaways from the visit

• India has 1.17 lakh startups; the government aims to scale this to 10 lakh startups.

• India currently counts 111 unicorns, with an aspiration to reach 10,000.

• The minister interacted with boAt employees and held discussions with Aman Gupta, co‑founder of boAt, on India’s entrepreneurship momentum and manufacturing capacity.

Participant perspectives

• Aman Gupta noted that startups are now widely celebrated in India, describing an ongoing “entrepreneurship wave” that encourages people to dream big, generate employment, and build for global markets.

• Pekrukhrietuo Pienyu (ReDimension Games/Redimension) shared that interacting directly with the minister and a successful founder was a valuable, practice‑oriented learning experience.

• Gauri Nandana M (Kerala Education Society Senior Secondary School, RK Puram) described the event as a turning point, citing exposure to the minister and boAt leadership.

• Tusha Tanya (3rdiTech; analogue designer; PhD scholar, IIT Delhi) said the visit was motivating and illustrated the benefits of India’s startup culture.