-By ArdorComm News Network
September 13, 2024
Delhi Education Minister Atishi announced the launch of the Business Blasters programme for the 2024-25 academic session, aimed at fostering entrepreneurial skills among students of classes 11 and 12 in government schools across the capital. The initiative will see the Arvind Kejriwal-led government providing Rs 40 crore in seed money to support students’ business ideas, with 2.45 lakh students participating this year and over 40,000 business ideas already submitted.
Private schools have also been invited to join the programme voluntarily, with students proposing startup ideas involving perfumes, soaps, chocolates, eco-friendly products, and tech-based innovations. Originally launched in 2021, the Business Blasters programme is a key part of the government’s ‘entrepreneurship mindset curriculum,’ which started as a pilot in 2019. It provides seed funding to the top 150 student-formed startups, encouraging students to turn their ideas into viable businesses.
Minister Atishi took the opportunity to criticize the BJP-led central government for failing to address unemployment, contrasting this with the Delhi government’s efforts to turn students into job providers rather than job seekers. She highlighted successful startups from last year’s programme, including A K Logistics, a registered private limited company formed by students that now employs 50 people. Other student-led startups include ‘Dark Chocobitz,’ which makes customized chocolates and employs 40 women, and ‘Disposal Walaa,’ an eco-friendly startup employing 20 people.
The minister emphasized that the programme holds the potential to generate thousands of jobs, turning students into entrepreneurs and significantly impacting Delhi’s economy.
Source: Times of India