Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday said by giving seed money of Rs 2,000 to 3.5 lakh students of Delhi government-run schools under the ‘Business Blasters’ programme, the AAP dispensation is investing in India’s economy as it is grooming “future entrepreneurs”.
Earlier this week, the Arvind Kejriwal government rolled out the ‘Business Blasters’ project under which seed money will be given to students of classes nine to 12 and they, in turn, have to invest it for running small businesses. The programme has been launched under the ‘entrepreneurship mindset curriculum’, which is aimed at developing young entrepreneurs at the school level.
In an interview with PTI, the deputy chief minister that he sees this programme as seed money for India’s economy. “When we had allocated a budget of Rs 60 crore for this project, we knew that it is the seed money for the country’s economy,” said Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio.
He said Inda will not become a five trillion dollar economy just by people talking about it. “How will we become a five trillion dollar economy? Not by just the prime minister saying so. For long we have been taught that India is a developing country and we will have to teach the same to future generations if we don’t address the core issue,” Sisodia said.
The only way to make India an economic powerhouse is to have an entrepreneurial mindset and the Aam Aadmi Party government is working on this, he said. It is mandatory for every student to take part in the ‘Business Blasters’ programme. It is not only for the students of commerce or business studies but also for those who study humanities and science, the deputy chief minister said.
