North East Venture Fund gaining popularity among Start-Ups and young entrepreneurs

The North East Venture Fund (NEVF) is gaining popularity among Start-Ups and young entrepreneurs. The Venture Fund Scheme launched by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) was introduced to promote growth of business ventures and skill development in the region.

Giving an update on the scheme, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr.Jitendra Singh has said that the Ministry of DoNER had come together with North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi) to set up the North East Venture Fund. The fund targets to invest in Start-Ups and unique business opportunities to provide resources for new entrepreneurships. The main focus of North East Venture Fund (NEVF), he said, is for mostly the enterprises involved in Food Processing, Healthcare, Tourism, segregation of services, IT, etc.

It is heartening to note that the Venture Fund Scheme said to be the  first and the only dedicated Venture Fund for the North Eastern Region and was introduced by the current government,which was launched with the initial motivation to provide livelihood to youth of the North Eastern region, has now also started attracting different groups of youths from diverse backgrounds who wish to try their fortunes through the unexplored potentials of the North Eastern region. The investment size with the Venture Fund Scheme ranges between Rs.25 lakhs and Rs. 10 crores with a long term horizon of five to ten years, Singh added. 

Dr Singh also noted that the Ministry of North Eastern Region has started the series ‘Destination North East’ wherein the different facets of North East including the entrepreneurship avenues are replicated at different locations across the country. During these events also, an exclusive arrangement is made for offering counselling and assistance to potential entrepreneurs and business start-ups.