Rajasthan State PCS

• 10 Aug 2023

Incubation and Innovation Center to be set up at Govind Guru Tribal University, Banswara

Why in News?

On August 8, 2023, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved a financial proposal of Rs 6.89 crore for setting up an Incubation & Innovation centre at Govind Guru Tribal University in Banswara district of the state.

Key Points:

• With this decision of the Chief Minister, this Incubation & Innovation Center will be established to encourage the students and youth of the tribal area to increase the innovation skills. Also, the youth of the tribal area will get a boost in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship.
• The incubation centre will provide incubation space, lab, auditorium, tinkering lab, AR/VR setup with state-of-the-art infrastructure for entrepreneurs.
• The primary objective of this Incubation and Innovation Centre is to encourage and facilitate students to solve real-life problems using scientific theories and technologies learned through interaction with mentors.
• It is worth mentioning that an announcement in this regard was made by the Chief Minister in the budget for the year 2023-24.