Pune Science Weekly: MeitY and Venture Centre to propel IT startups through Samridh Accelerator programme

In an attempt to support digital technology-based startups, Pune-based Venture Centre, an incubation hub under the aegis of CSIR – National Chemical Laboratory, recently launched the Samridh Accelerator programme. The six-month programme will be conducted in partnership with the implementation agency—the Startup Hub of the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY).

Information Technology-based startups can enroll for the Samridh Accelerator programme to scale up their activities and improve ways to attract investments.

The Startup India mission was launched in 2015 and to date, nearly 75,000 startups have been registered and are working in the fields of science, medical equipment and diagnostics, and defence sectors.