Haryana

• 24 Nov 2023

Indiathon Haryana 2023

Why In News?

• On November 21, 2023, Dr. Vivek Aggarwal, MD, Haryana Skill Development Mission informed that Haryana Skill Development Mission will promote entrepreneurship and startup among the students of ITIs, HSDM training centres, polytechnic colleges and other educational institutions of Haryana as well as among the general public. Ideathon Haryana 2023 has been launched to promote ideas.

Key Points:

• Dr. Vivek Aggarwal said that for this, interested candidates can register till December 1 and the last date for submission of ideas has been fixed as December 15, 2023. After this, prizes will be announced for the winners.
• Only those with valid family identity card ID can participate in this competition. This is a special online tech event in which prize money of more than Rs 4 lakh will be awarded to 21 winners from Haryana.
• Under this program which runs continuously for a month, the youth of Haryana are being encouraged to come together. This allows candidates to use their creativity and skills to find innovative solutions, address global challenges and develop prototypes or solutions to real-world problems.
• He said that participants can present their ideas in 12 categories of the competition. These include agriculture, affordable and clean energy, robotics and space, quality education, emerging technology, healthtech, cleantech, mobility, craft and sustainability, clean water and sanitation, consumer and enterprise technology and good health and wellness.
• Participants can register for the event as individuals or teams and must submit their ideas with a pitch deck of no more than 5 slides and a 2-minute video pitch.