Shri Goyal lauds growth of startups, says there are over 7,000 in UP, 236 in Varanasi

Startups provide solutions to problems of common man and make their lives easier – Shri Goyal

Minister urges startups to find cost-effective solutions to benefit society

Minister interacts with youth engaged in startups, advises continuous technology upgradation

The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal, interacted with youth engaged in startups in Varanasi and urged them to continuously upgrade technology to achieve success. He interacted with the youth under the Startup India Plan at Atal Incubation Centre, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. During his interaction, he exchanged ideas on startups and shared many success stories of startups with them.

During the program, the Union Minister recalled his earlier visit to Varanasi a few years ago, when he had the opportunity to interact with youth on Startups. He expressed pleasure seeing the Startup ideas taking shape at Varanasi today. He highlighted the fact that over 236 startups had been registered from Varanasi and over 7,000 startups had been registered from across the state of Uttar Pradesh. 

Expressing his appreciation at the number of registered startups, he said Startups were engaged in finding solutions to common people’s problems and are making people's lives easier.  He urged startups to find cost effective solutions to benefit society.

The Union Minister also discussed with the youth the promotion of LED bulbs within the country and spoke about the success of Ujala App. He also added that constant monitoring and accountability of work is crucial for achieving success

Startup growth urged: focus on continuous technology upgradation and cost effective solutions to benefit society. The Union Minister noted over seven thousand registered startups in the state and over two hundred thirty-six in Varanasi, praised startups for solving common problems, and urged continuous technology upgradation, development of cost effective solutions for societal benefit, and maintenance of monitoring and accountability; he also promoted domestic adoption of energy efficient lighting and the Ujala App.