Raipur’s startup revolution begins

Civic body is fostering a facility for young entrepreneurs, turning Chhattisgarh’s capital into a thriving centre for job creation, writes Ejaz Kaiser.
The RMC utilised the vacant municipal spaces and transformed them into a revenue-generating hub, turning Raipur, Chhattisgarh’s capital.
The RMC utilised the vacant municipal spaces and transformed them into a revenue-generating hub, turning Raipur, Chhattisgarh’s capital.
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CHHATTISGARH : Earlier this year, Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) launched two initiatives— Aarambh and Innov8 — to revolutionise the capital’s startup ecosystem and significantly boost employment opportunities in the region.

Aarambh signifies an ‘affirmative start for beginners,’ while Innov8 implies to ‘make good changes introducing new ideas or products’.

The RMC is possibly the first urban local body in the tier-2 city category to have actively supported the startup ecosystem with a vision going beyond its customary roles. The initiative conceived by the corporation is rooted in the spirit of the ‘Startup India’ campaign.

The RMC utilised the vacant municipal spaces and transformed them into a revenue-generating hub, turning Raipur, Chhattisgarh’s capital, into a thriving centre for job creation and skill development.

The objective behind conceiving these projects is that they must serve as the centre for co-working, co-learning and co-skilling and put Raipur on India’s entrepreneurial and innovation landscape.

“The initiatives will contribute significantly to the growth of Raipur’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and empower thousands with new skills,” said Gaurav Singh, Raipur collector.

“The focus stays on startup incubation, kindling creativity and co-working space to foster entrepreneurship. Why should the corporation limit itself to only the given fundamental roles and responsibilities,” said Abinash Mishra, Commissioner (RMC), who applied his experiences in the venture as a former startup founder.

Various startups, including Social Seller, Social Panda, Arham Technologies, Nature Lite, MyGate and Maple Drive, have been operating at Aarambh.

Besides transforming Raipur’s economic perspective, the initiatives boast of generate over 3,000 new jobs and offer 10,000 training opportunities to cultivate a highly skilled and diverse workforce through incubation programmes, co-working spaces and skill development centres.

The Raipur Collector and the RMC Commissioner often visit the centre to review, interact and advise the young minds to learn from the failures and succeed with constructive actions.

The novel undertaking not only drives economic growth but promises to address critical issues in various sectors -- from healthcare to sustainability along with urban planning, Collector Singh said.

The RMC intends to empower the next generation enterprises and offer them the superlative ambience and support that can be instrumental for them to meet their upcoming professional challenges.

The diligence of the Raipur administration has led to the success of the ambition with their hands-on guidance to transform the city’s municipal assets into a thriving centre of excellence.

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