New Delhi, Jan 8 (UNI) Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood will launch ‘Delhi Startup Yuva Festival’ an initiative aimed at promoting youth entrepreneurship and innovation in the national Capital. The festival is being organised by the Directorate of Training and Technical Education (DTTE) under government of Delhi.
The festival focuses on supporting student-led and early-stage startups and strengthening Delhi’s campus-to-market ecosystem. It is designed to help young innovators turn ideas into businesses through mentorship, investor access and policy support.
Ashish Sood said the festival reflects the Delhi government’s approach of linking education, skill development and entrepreneurship. He said DTTE has played a key role in making startups a part of the public education system and encouraging students to choose entrepreneurship as a career option.
According to the minister, more than 75,000 students and young innovators are currently involved in DTTE-supported entrepreneurship and innovation programmes. Participation in these programmes is growing by 25 to 30 per cent every year.
At present, over 470 startups are being incubated in government-supported institutions across sectors such as technology, healthcare, sustainability, education, manufacturing and creative industries.
Sood said DTTE-supported startups create an average of four to five direct jobs in their first year, contributing to youth employment. Based on early estimates, these startups have generated a combined revenue of around Rs 500 to 600 crore, showing steady growth of Delhi’s public startup ecosystem.
He added the government is further strengthening the ecosystem through policy support, including the proposed Delhi Startup Policy 2025. The policy plans an outlay of Rs 325 crore over five years and aims to support 5,000 startups by 2035. It also includes expansion of incubation centres, innovation labs and special support for student entrepreneurs, women founders and first-generation innovators.
Delhi Startup Yuva Festival will provide a platform for young startups to showcase their ideas, interact with investors and receive mentorship. More than 750 applications have been received for startup pitching and innovation competitions at the festival.
To ensure continued support beyond the event, DTTE has partnered with TiE Delhi-NCR to offer long-term mentorship, capacity building and better access to funding. The collaboration aims to build a strong, inclusive and globally competitive startup ecosystem driven by Delhi’s youth.
