PM Modi made a big announcement, this day will be celebrated on 16 January
New Delhi: Describing
the country's startup units as the "Aadhaar-pillar" of New India,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the government has decided
to observe January 16 as National Startup Day.
Addressing the startup businessmen of various sectors in a virtual way, the
Prime Minister said,'In order to reach this culture of startups to the
far-flung areas of the country, it has now been decided to celebrate 16 January
as National Startup Day.' Modi said, 'I assure you that all your suggestions,
ideas and innovations will get full support from the government.'
He said that startups will become the pillars of New India and
the country will move forward with the mantra of 'Innovate for India' and
'Innovate from India'. The Prime Minister said, "While four thousand
patents were approved in the year 2013-14, last year their number increased to
more than 28 thousand." He said that today there are more than 60,000
startup units in the country. Of these, 42 are unicorns (valued at over $1
billion). "Investment in research and development for future
technologies is the priority of the government," Modi said.
News is originally taken from: https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/zee-hindustan/national/january-16-2022-will-be-celebrated-as-national-startup-day-pm-modi/1071274
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