Editorial

Northeast India laga Start-Up Potential khuli bole kene kaam koribo paribo

Northeast India ekta dangor potential thaka jagah ase—biodiversity te rich, culture te vibrant, aru geopolitical hisab te important. Kintu dangor problem ekta bhi ase: youth unemployment. Etu region te educated youth manu to bishi ase, kintu job opportunity kom, industry development slow, aru national aru global market te exposure bhi limited ase. Etu situation te, jiman talent ase, toteman opportunity nai—etu karone urgently ekta ecosystem lage juntu entrepreneurship aru start-up ke support kore.

Etu unemployment laga ekta main karon hoise private sector laga dangor lack. Government job to demand ase, kintu number te kom ase. Industrial base bhi komjor ase—karon hoise transport problem, connectivity te problem, aru kitiaba political unrest. Etu karone hazar-hazar youth bar bar metropolitan city te jaay, job karne. Etu brain drain hoi thake, aru local talent bhi hari jaay.

Etu situation te start-up ekta game-changer hobo pare. Northeast laga unique strength ase—organic agriculture, handloom-handicrafts, ecotourism, medicinal plant, aru digital services. Jodi bhal guide aru infrastructure thake, etu sob area te small-small business banai paribo juntu employment generate koribo aru local culture aru resource protect koribo.

Government program jiman ase—Startup India aru North East BPO Promotion Scheme (NEBPS)—etu sob already thakile bhi, etu laga reach aru effect kom ase. Region te incubator nai, venture capital access nai, mentorship nai, aru industry aru education laga collaboration bhi kom ase. Etu karone Northeast laga socio-economic aru geography hisab te localised start-up policy bana laga time hoise.

Education bhi important role play kore. Youth sob academic certificate thakile bhi, practical skill—specially digital business aru modern industry laga skill—laga gap ase. Skill development centre, vocational training, aru entrepreneurship education school aru college te introduce korile youth laga mindset change hobo aru traditional job te depend na thakibo.

Funding access bhi ekta dangor problem ase. Nohole entrepreneur banibole iccha thaka youth bhi, paisa nai karone shuru nohok pare. Etu karone public-private partnership, aru micro-financing institution introduce korile low-risk capital provide koribo pare.

Networking bhi important ase. Young entrepreneur khan ke ek jagah te loya jaise—ideas share koribo, ek dusra ke help koribo, aru nijor innovation showcase koribo. Start-up conclave, pitch competition, digital incubator sob introduce korile motivation aru visibility dibo.

Last te koi thakile, youth unemployment ke solve koribo karone mindset change dorkar—job khujibo na, job create koribo. Jodi ekta inclusive aru strong start-up ecosystem Northeast te develop kora jai, youth empower hobo, migration kom hobo, aru region sustainable development direction te jabo—local strength laga upor te.

Action lobo time etiya hoise—nahole ek bar phir talented Northeastern youth khan bahar jai opportunity khujibo, juntu actually ghar te banai lobo paribo.