It is an exciting time to be in Mizoram. If you are looking for a place brimming with talent and potential, risk takers and “first followers”, as well as institutional and community support, you have just described Mizoram.
Understanding that if provided with the right guidance and opportunity Mizos can be propelled to reach great heights, the State Government is taking a concerted effort to build and support the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Mizoram. One of the ways in which they are doing this is by creating platforms for both aspiring and established entrepreneurs. Mizoram Kailawn 2017, Mizoram’s first ever business plan competition and entrepreneurship summit, was one such platform. Mizoram Kailawn is a multi-stakeholder initiative under the New Economic Development Policy (NEDP) implemented by Mizoram State Entrepreneurship Development Monitoring Committee (MEDMOC), a nodal body of the Government of Mizoram, and executed by knowledge partner Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP), with local partner Mizoram Consultancy Group (MZCG).
The primary objective of Mizoram Kailawn is to create a state-wide societal culture that accepts and appreciates entrepreneurs, making it easier for promising potential entrepreneurs to gain institutional support, community recognition and encouragement from family in their journey towards entrepreneurial success.
Mizoram Kailawn 2017 launched the call for business plan idea proposals in July 2017. Following the launch, a team of MEDMOC Master Trainers and MzCG personnel travelled to each district in Mizoram to conduct outreach and awareness programmes aimed at encouraging folks to apply. Close to 300 applications were submitted – a remarkable turn out for a state thought to be in the nascent stages of entrepreneurship development. The hunger and drive of the Mizos was tangible.
This story is from the April 2018 Special issue edition of eGov.
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