Chunauti Contest
- Union Ministry for Electronics and Information Technology has launched “Chunauti”- Next Generation Start-up Challenge Contest.
- It aims to further boost start-ups and software products with special focus on Tier-II towns in the country.
- The contest will identify around three hundred start-ups working in specified areas and providing them seed funds of up to 25 lakh rupees and other facilities.
- The areas identified potential under the scheme are
- Edu Tech,
- Agri Tech
- Fintech solutions for masses,
- Supply Chain and Logistic management,
- Infrastructure,
- Medical Healthcare as well as jobs and skilling.
- The government has allocated a budget of over 95 crore rupees over a period of three years for this programme.
