The 15th edition of Jagriti Yatra began its special Amrit Kaal Edition 2022 on 24th December with 510 participants and will travel 8000 kilometres in 15 days.
Mumbai, NFAPost: “We want to focus on middle India and make them self-reliant. They are bubbling with enthusiasm harping on entrepreneurship and love for India,” said Jagriti Yatra and Jagriti Enterprise Center, Purvanchal Founder Shashank Mani while inaugurating the 15th edition of Jagriti Yatra.
World’s largest entrepreneurial train journey Jagriti Yatra Founder Shashank Mani said this while speaking at the inaugural function of Jagriti Yatra at the Yashwant Rao Chavan Auditorium in Nariman Point Mumbai.
As the country enters into its 75th year of independence or the Amrit Kaal, Jagriti Yatra celebrates the spirit of Udyamita (entrepreneurship) and nation-building through its special edition of Jagriti Amrit Kaal Yatra 2022.
The Yatra in its physical format after the COVID-19 pandemic will be taking 500 aspiring entrepreneurs on a national exploration of small towns and districts for 15 days from December 24, 2022, to January 8, 2023, on a train journey across the nation to explore, understand and learn from the ‘Middle India’ – small towns and districts.
At the core of JY 2022 is the belief that entrepreneurial energy in ‘Middle India’ has to be mobilized for revival and growth. Properly supported, leaders in Middle India can create local enterprises and local employment, building a national movement to help revive the country.
The programme has been running for 14 years. It has created an alumni network of 6,000 young leaders, with 40% women participation and a 28% rate of enterprise creation, catalysing economic momentum in their region.
For Jagriti Amrit Kaal Yatra, the initiative has received immense support from Zoho Corp as a Technology partner, SIDBI as an Ecosystem partner, Oben Electric as an Energy partner, Coca-Cola as Beverage Partner, SBI Foundation as Launch Partner and EDI as Valedictory Partner.
Amit Chandra Foundation, StartUp UP, StartUp Odisha, HSBC, Tata Steel, MulticoreWare and LIC have joined as key partners.
During the journey, Yatris will interact with eight role models at key locations where the train stops and participate in business plan competitions. The Yatra will have speakers like Sri City Managing Director Ravindra Sannareddy, Zoho Corp Cofounder and CEO Sridhar Vembu and Zerodha founder and CEO Nithin Kamath and All India Vice President of the Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari, Nivedita Bhide. There will be engaging peer-to-peer interactions too, which form the core of the learning process.
The Amrit Kaal edition of Yatra also marks the inception of the Banyan revolution, which will be a nationwide movement of Udyamita based on the experience and processes formed in the Jagriti Enterprise Center – Purvanchal (JECP) which is to be launched on 29th March 2023.
The Yatra started with the registration of Yatris who came from across the globe. The keynote address was done by social entrepreneur Chetana Gala Sinha and followed by enthralling stage performances and address by the Jagriti Yatra team.
The day ended with dinner and the train leaving CST station with its next stop being Kanyakumari
Jagriti as an organization is committed to the inclusive growth story of India. For this, during this Yatra we will soft launch a 25-year movement we are terming the Banyan Revolution for Udyamita in small towns and districts.
Jagriti Yatra Chief Executive Officer Ashutosh Kumar said after Covid this is the first Yatra.
“With the Amrit Kaal edition, we are looking to reignite the legacy of Yatra and further strengthen the entrepreneurial eco-system of the country,” said Jagriti Yatra Chief Executive Officer Ashutosh Kumar.
About Jagriti Sewa Sansthan
Jagriti, a non-profit organization works on the core belief that well-supported leaders can create local enterprises and employment to foster inclusive growth. Jagriti has demonstrated the impact of their work by inspiring leaders, creating networks, and establishing enterprise templates with a multiplier effect. It has worked on a 3 x I framework for its activities that link Inspiration, Incubation and Innovation in Tier 2, and Tier 3 districts.
A visionary incubation and innovation centre, Jagriti Enterprise Centre-Purvanchal (JECP) is being set up in Deoria in eastern Uttar Pradesh has a 6-acre campus next to an inspiring Banyan tree which has been promoting small and medium enterprises in the 15 districts surrounding Deoria. It will have six Centers of Excellence (CoE), focusing on local innovation in Agro-processing, Healthcare, Digital, Women, Urbanization, and Handicraft & Apparel.
