Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, has launched ‘YUKTI 2.0’ initiative through an online program on 23 June 2020 to help systematically assimilate technologies having commercial potential and information related to incubated startups in Indian higher education institutions. Minister of State for HRD, Shri Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre, Additional Secretary (Higher Education), Shri Rakesh Ranjan, Chairman, AICTE Prof. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Member Secretary, AICTE, Dr. Rajive Kumar and Chief Innovation Officer, MHRD’s Innovation Cell Dr. Abhay Jere also spoke during this launch program. Hon’ble Union Minister applauded the initiative and said “Our Prime Minister has given us the mission of making Bharat ‘Atamnirbhar’ and YUKTI 2.0 initiative is a very important step in that direction. Our youngsters are very capable of thinking innovatively and we should make every possible effort to help them convert their ideas into enterprises. More importantly, initiative like Yuki 2.0 will also help in fostering the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our academic institutions". Hon’ble Minister also stated that YUKTI 2.0 is logical extension of earlier version of ‘YUKTI’, an initiative of MHRD, to identify ideas relevant in COVID pandemic. He also informed that all the outcomes of earlier version of ‘YUKTI’ will be released soon. Minister of State for HRD, Shri Sanjay Dhotre also congratulated the entire team of MHRD’s Innovation Cell and AICTE for this unique initiative. He said “innovations in medical field developed by engineers have resulted in very disruptive technologies. I hope that even ‘YUKTI 2.0’ will help us identify many more disruptive solutions from our higher and technical institutions.” Chairman AICTE, Prof Anil Sahasrabudhe emphasized on the need to support student entrepreneurs keen on pursuing their startups along with academics. He emphasized on various initiatives done by MIC and ACITE during the COVID pandemic for promoting innovation and entrepreneurship amongst students and faculty. Mr. Rakesh Rajan, Additional Secretary, MHRD said that YUKTI 2.0 needs to emerge as market place for connecting innovators with investors, so that innovative technologies can be taken forward for commercialization. Dr. Abhay Jere Chief Innovation Officer, said that “Nishankh-ji always actively supports all our initiatives. Although he liked the concept and helped us further improvise it, he recommended it to be re-titled from the originally conceived name i.e ‘MIND’. Nishankh-ji felt that we should think of an Indian name and he personally suggested name ‘YUKTI 2.0’ for this initiative.”
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