After his ‘Make in India’ push, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a new campaign —‘Start-up India; Stand up India’ — as he focused his Independence Day address on promotion of entrepreneurship, farmers’ welfare and tackling corruption and communalism.
India Inc welcomed Modi’s emphasis on addressing issued related to agriculture in the country as well as the importance accorded to startups and social security.
PM has highlighted critical role start-ups will play to fuel growth, jobs and innovation. Hope this translates into
real action.
Ravi Gururaj, Nasscom product council chairman
Notable initiative, genuine intentions, but urgent steps needed to stop exodus of tech startups from India. Last year 54% funded startups redomi-ciled. This year number estimated at 75% .
Sharad Sharma, co-founder, iSPIRT, think-tank for software cos
Strengthening merit-based employment ecosystem by doing away interviews for low-end jobs step in right direction.
Jyotsna Suri, Ficci president
With banks’ support, we expect young entrepreneurs from smaller towns to participate in country’s development. India can now compete with world for larger share in overall world economy.
Vamsi Krishna, CEO, Vedantu, online education company