In an attempt to promote value of water in general and for supporting country-wide efforts on water conservation and sustainable development of water resources, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti launched a contest named “Water Heroes : Share Your Stories” from 1st September 2019 running till 30th June, 2020.

कौशल विकास और उद्यमशीलता मंत्रालय के राष्ट्रीय उद्यमिता पुरस्कार, 2016 से संपूर्ण देश के आने वाले युवा उद्यमियों को पहचान,प्रचार और प्रोत्साहन देकर पुरस्कृत कर रहे हैं। हालांकि शायद ही यह कभी होता है कि कोई उद्यमी, जो परंपरा, वंश और वंशावली को संरक्षित रखने के लिए व्यवसाय की शुरुआत करता है, यह उस भूमि के लिए अद्वितीय है जिससे वे आते हैं।

The National Entrepreneurship Awards, of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, since 2016, has been Identifying, Promoting and Rewarding young upcoming entrepreneurs across the length and breadth of the country. However it is seldom that one comes across an entrepreneur who builds a business out of preserving tradition, lineage and pedigree, unique to the land they come from.

Commissionerate of Textiles, Maharashtra State, Nagpur, organized Logo design and Tagline writing Competitions, online through the “MyGov” portal in January 2019 in order to seek people’s involvement and participation for suggesting Logo design for the Commissionerate. A total of 572 entries were received for Logo Design from people of varied age groups and from different parts of the country.

Commissionerate of Textiles, Maharashtra State, Nagpur, organized Logo design and Tagline writing Competitions, online through the “MyGov” portal in January 2019 in order to seek people’s involvement and participation for suggesting Tagline Writing for the Commissionerate. A total of 1037 entries were received for Tagline Writing from people of varied age groups and from different parts of the country.

The Census (2011) data showed a significant declining trend in the Child Sex Ratio1 (CSR) between 0-6 years with an all time low of 918. The issue of decline in the CSR is a major indicator of women disempowerment as it reflects both, pre-birth discrimination manifested through gender biased sex selection, and post birth discrimination against girls (in form of their health, nutrition, educational needs). Coordinated and convergent efforts are needed to ensure survival, protection and education of the girl child. In this background, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 22nd January, 2015 in Panipat, Haryana to address the issue of decline in CSR and related issues of empowerment of girls and women over a life cycle continuum.

On the occasion of Republic Day Parade 2020, Ministry of Defence in collaboration with MyGov.in conducted an online quiz on the theme ‘Know Your Forces’ from 1st January to 15th January, 2020 with an aim to create patriotic feeling among the youth and masses across the nation. The quiz was open for all Indian citizens above 14 years of age.

DST & Texas Instruments (TI) Inc. ‘India Innovation Challenge Design Contest 2019′ (IICDC 2019) powered by AICTE mission, anchored by NSRCEL@IIMB and MyGov platform has been a vital catalyst in seeding the breed of talented and budding innovators from engineering student community for creating path breaking solutions and bringing forth the entrepreneurial spirit of young India.

कौशल विकास और उद्यमशीलता मंत्रालय द्वारा युवाओं को उद्यमी बनने के लिए प्रेरित करके भारत के आर्थिक विकास को उत्प्रेरित करने के उद्देश्य से राष्ट्रीय उद्यमिता पुरस्कार (एनईए) आरंभ किए गए थे। वास्तविकता यह थी कि रोजगार इच्छुक की तुलना में अधिक रोजगार सृजक तैयार करना । यह इस दृष्टिकोण पर आधारित था कि भारत के युवाओं में पर्वत हिलाने और अपने हाथों से भाग्य लिखने की क्षमता है, बशर्ते उन्हें सही अवसर प्रदान किए जाएँ । इससे उन्हें अपने व्यवसाय को चलाने और दूसरों के साथ उसे विकसित करने संबंधी सकारात्मक ऊर्जा को रूपांतरित करने की अनूभूति होगी ।

The National Entrepreneurship Awards (NEA), were instituted by the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship with the objective to catalyse the economic growth of India by motivating the youth to become entrepreneurs. The underlying reality was to create more job creators rather than job seekers. The vision was based on the insight, that the youth of India, have the ability to move mountains and take destiny into their own hands, provided given the right opportunity.