Work on boosting entrepreneurship in the UT: Ladakh Lt Governor to IITs

Industries and Commerce Department, Ladakh organized the workshops for entrepreneurs and students of Ladakh University, colleges, ITIs and polytechnics in Leh and Kargil.

Develop entrepreneurship in the union territory by identifying modalities, Ladakh Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur has asked three prominent Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) – Kanpur, Bombay and Delhi. The remark was made by Mathur to a delegation of faculty members from IIT Kanpur, Bombay and Delhi in Ladakh. Lt Governor was briefed about the series of workshops on enterprising Ladakh by the delegation led by Amitabha Bandopadhyay from IIT Kanpur.

Industries and Commerce Department, Ladakh organized the workshops for entrepreneurs and students of Ladakh University, colleges, ITIs and polytechnics in Leh and Kargil. The workshop was organized to assist in the development of the entrepreneurship and incubation ecosystem for entrepreneurs from Ladakh.

Focus on potential products and economic spaces for good turnover

In order to increase entrepreneurship development in the Union Territory, Lt Governor asked the institutions to focus on certain areas, including identifying potential products and economic spaces for good turnover. He also asked to focus on providing incentives and assistance to entrepreneurs in availing the benefits of various government schemes, the need for technological interventions that work in local conditions, improving infrastructure and logistics and the marketing of niche and high-value products from Ladakh.

The delegation shared its feedback and inputs from the workshops, viz the need for suitable technological interventions based on the needs of the people of the region, addressing logistics and supply channels and the need for proper testing and certification parameters, according to Telegraph India.

The workshop also talked about the importance of training customers and segment discovery for proper pricing of the products, intervention in the transportation of glass or liquid products, hand holding and mentorship of entrepreneurs, creating awareness about various government schemes and incentives, strengthening the incubation centre and proper packaging of products.

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