New Delhi, Nov 11: In an ongoing drive to celebrate high-impact entrepreneurship and scalable technological innovation, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has officially opened applications for the prestigious National Startup Awards (NSA) 6.0 under the flagship Startup India initiative.
The annual awards exercise recognizes entrepreneurial ventures demonstrating exceptional excellence in indigenous innovation, commercial scalability, environmental sustainability, and measurable socioeconomic impact. Winning startups across each designated category will be awarded a substantial cash grant of Rs 25 lakh, along with national-level recognition, priority access to sovereign venture capital networks, dedicated mentorship from industrial titans, and fast-tracked public procurement opportunities through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM).
The competition encompasses 20 core sectoral categories, spanning next-generation frontiers such as artificial intelligence, space and satellite technology, clean energy, precision agriculture, biotechnology, smart manufacturing, and logistics. In addition to primary industrial tracks, NSA 6.0 features exclusive special awards designed to empower women-led enterprises, incentivize North-East Startup Excellence, and celebrate young student innovators aged ten and above whose working models align with the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s seven-point ‘Sapta Dhara’ development roadmap.
With India’s recognized startup ecosystem now encompassing over 2.6 lakh certified enterprises, officials urged emerging founders, research innovators, and technology incubators across all states and Union Territories to submit their applications through the centralized Startup India digital portal before the closing deadline.
Published by True Roots Media