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The District Collector of Erode, S. Kandasamy, connected Tuesday launched colony startup communities astatine Hasanur successful Thalavadi Hills, and Karattadipalayam successful Gobichettipalayam taluk.
The inaugural was launched nether the ‘Gramam Thorum Puthozhil’ strategy (Establishing Start-ups successful Every Village) of the Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission (StartupTN), with the 2 villages being selected for implementation successful the district.
Inaugurating the Hasanur Startup Community and the Karattadipalayam Startup Community, the Collector said the strategy was aimed astatine encouraging agrarian entrepreneurship and promoting sustainable economical improvement successful villages. He noted that the programme seeks to nexus startups from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities with large firm players specified arsenic Google, Meta, Zoho and Decathlon, thereby creating wider marketplace entree and mentorship opportunities.
Under the scheme, 100 entrepreneurs crossed the State volition beryllium identified and provided with a assistance of ₹1 lakh each. In Erode district, beneficiaries volition beryllium selected from Hasanur and Karattadipalayam based connected their skills and concern potential, helium said.
The Collector further announced that a related league volition beryllium held connected January 10 astatine Sankari successful Salem district. He besides launched the website for registration to enactment successful “The Next – Startup Summit 2026”, which tin beryllium accessed astatine www.thenext.aakam360.com. For further information, the nationalist whitethorn interaction 95856 41186.
Officials from StartupTN, including Gurushankar and Gopinath, READ NGO Director R. Karuppasamy, and Professor Sairam of Gobi Arts and Science College were contiguous astatine the event.
