The winners of the Adhunik Gram programme, Indigram:
A leading agri-tech focused incubator Indigram Labs Foundation has announced the winners of its smart village program `Adhunik Gram`,
Winners:
♦ The winner of the program was Indus Till FarmeTech Pvt. Ltd. The firm was awarded a cash prize of Rs.1 Lakh.
♦ The first runner up was Urdhvam Environmental Technologies Pvt. Ltd. It was awarded a cash prize of Rs.50,000 and the second runner up was Impagro farming solutions Pvt. Ltd. which won a cash prize of Rs.30,000.
♦ It received over 120 applications of which 14 start-ups were shortlisted and 11 start-ups presented on demo day.
Adhunik Gram:
♦ Adhunik Gram is an initiative to empower agribusiness in rural India. The program was launched in September 2019. The program was launched with support from NABARD.
♦ The program aimed not only to help the people in the rural area to earn a very basic livelihood but for the upliftment of the rural economy as a whole. The program aims to adopt a balanced approach to maintain a balance between rural and urban quality of life.
♦ It is also expected that policies, tools, and instruments should deliver valuable building blocks for `Smart Villages`. The mission of the program is "A Better Life in Rural Areas".
♦ So far, the program has achieved significant outcomes for the selected start-ups to address agricultural and rural development issues in rural India in collaboration with farmers, Cooperatives, Government and private Institutions.
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