Sector-specific incubators shall be encouraged in areas such as IT, ESDM (Electronic Systems and Design Manufacturing), Waste Management, Healthcare and Sanitation, Agri/Horticulture, Fishery/Veterinary, Food Processing, Hi-Tech farming, Tourism, Textiles and Garments, Downstream and Ancillary.

Startup/innovation Park: The Government would put effort to establish one or more Startup/Innovation Park in the State as one-stop destination for Startups, either on its own or in partnership with private sector. The Startup/innovation park shall have necessary common facilities and support infrastructure such as:

• Common Testing labs, Design Studio & Tool Rooms
• Shared support services for Startups such as legal, accounting, technology, patents and banking services
• Community Events and Promotional support for incubators and Startups
• Enterprise Software and shared Hardware

• State governments will undertake a host of measures that encourage government departments to give preference to startups and provide a level playing field to startups during procurement of products & services.
• Startups recognised by DPIIT and Manipur Startup shall be exempted from submission of EMD (Earnest Money Deposit) while participating in Government tenders.
• State Government may relax condition of prior turnover and prior experience in public procurement to all startups (whether MSEs or otherwise) subject to meeting of quality and technical specifications in accordance with relevant provisions of GFR 2017 and other relaxation norms in public procurement provided to startups by Government of India.

• To encourage colleges/universities to set up Entrepreneurship Cells to encourage students to take up entrepreneurship at the college level.
• To popularise the concept of 'startups' beyond cities, bootcamp workshops will be conducted in all districts of Manipur.
• To facilitate organising Startup weekends, Hackathon/grand challenges for promoting creative thinking innovation and collaborative works
• To organise investment workshops to facilitate connection of potential Investors with the startups of the state.
• To encourage participation in national and international events related to startups and investments.
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• State Business Plan Competition: The Nodal Agency shall organise a state-wide business plan competition to invite new innovative business ideas from across the State and the winners of the competition shall be awarded. They will be provided assistance through startup scheme if they want to pursue their business ideas.