Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said that though the start-up movement in Assam started late, its progress is not slow.
India’s start-up ecosystem was creating waves in the world, Chief Minister Dr Sarma said in Inaugurating an event to celebrate innovations in Assam’s start-up ecosystem and recognize outstanding Proptech start-ups in NEDFi House.
He said that in a major breakthrough recently, the Startup Ranking of States 2021; Assam Startup has been recognized by the Government of India as a leader (Category A) in building a strong startup ecosystem in the state. This has been a steep progression from earlier recognition of being an emerging startup ecosystem.
The state is recognized as a mentorship champion for creating a large mentorship network for startups. Dr Sarma added, “It is indeed an encouraging achievement for the youths of Assam to take up entrepreneurship on a much larger scale,”.
