Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared to mark January 16 as ‘National Start-up Day’. Narendra Modi told a virtual gathering of over 150 entrepreneurs on Saturday as he termed startups as the “ backbone “ of new India and the engine that will power the nation’s economic growth in the run up to the 100 th year of Independence.
The announcement was made by PM Modi on January 15, 2022, via video conferencing during a week-long event “Celebrating Innovation Ecosystem” as a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The Prime Minister interacted with more than 150 startups across different sectors, during the event.
