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10 ways to create 10 lakh entrepreneurs

Building India's Next 10 Lakh Entrepreneurs, a new policy framework, proposes a National Entrepreneurship Mission built by connecting the startup, MSME, research and credit schemes India already runs

10 ways to create 10 lakh entrepreneurs

India's National Entrepreneurship Mission aims to generate 10 lakh new businesses and 30-36 lakh jobs within five years. This policy framework aims to link various existing programs, including startup, MSME, research, skilling, and credit initiatives, by creating an Entrepreneurship Passport, district-level opportunity maps, and a national Idea Bank.

Each venture would be assigned a mentor, with the mission creating structured demand through government procurement and setting targets for ministries and PSUs to help entrepreneurs secure their initial clientele.

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