Source: website of NEA
Key highlights
- The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has instituted the National Entrepreneurship Awards (NEA) in 2016
- It seeks to recognise and honor outstanding young first generation Entrepreneurs and their Ecosystem Builders for their outstanding contribution in entrepreneurship development.
- The Awards also seek to highlight models of excellence for others to emulate and improve upon.
- The National Entrepreneurship Awards (NEA) 2019 is the 4th edition in the NEA series.
- Common Criteria for all Enterprise Award Categories:Applicable for Enterprise Award Categories, A1, A2, A3, including General and Special Category Awardees)
- Entrepreneur’s age should be below the age of 40 years as on April 1st, 2019
- The candidate should be a First-Generation Entrepreneur/s. The definition of a first-generation entrepreneur for the scheme is “An entrepreneur who is not in the same line of business as his/her parent. They should have started the enterprise on their own initiative, idea or innovation”
Types of Awards under NEA
Award categories in Goods
- Textiles, leather and related goods
- Agri, food and forestry products
- Chemicals, pharma, bio and other processed materials
- Engineering systems
- Renewable energy and waste management
- Handicrafts, traditional manufacturing & other goods
Award categories in Services
- IT & ITES, Financial
- Education
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- E-Commerce, logistics, transport & other services
Additionally awards will be presented to the best entrepreneurs in the following categories
- Social Enterprises
- Women Entrepreneur
- Entrepreneur from SC/ST Category
- Entrepreneur from Persons with Disability (PwD) category
- Entrepreneur from Difficult Areas
- Barefoot Enterprises
