SARTHI, AIC-SEED collaborate to support entrepreneurship

Under the “SARTHI Entrepreneurship Development Scheme,” ten eligible aspiring entrepreneurs with promising and innovative ideas and will be provided support of ₹25,000 per month for a period of one year

The Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Research, Training and Human Development Institute (SARTHI) and AIC IISER Pune SEED Foundation (AIC-SEED) on August 24 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to train a group of entrepreneurs.

The application form link and scheme guidelines will be published in the coming week as the incubation programme is rolled out, said officials. (HT FILE)

Under the “SARTHI Entrepreneurship Development Scheme,” ten eligible aspiring entrepreneurs with promising and innovative ideas from target groups of Maratha, Kunbi, Maratha-Kunbi and Kunbi-Maratha communities in the state will be provided funding support of ₹25,000 per month for a period of one year by SARTHI.

“AIC-SEED will provide incubation support to selected entrepreneurs, with access to research facilities in AIC-SEED’s biotech and chemistry labs, prototyping support, business advisory, entrepreneurship training, mentoring and guidance to convert these innovative ideas to viable business ventures as startups,” said Anil Pawar, deputy managing director, Pune divisional office, SARTHI.

The application form link and scheme guidelines will be published in the coming week as the incubation programme is rolled out, said officials.