SIDBI said it is starting the Swavalamban Express on 5 June based on the feedback received from various stakeholders. The train will travel to 11 enterprising cities starting from Lucknow and thereafter to Jammu, Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata and finally to Varanasi in a span of 15 days and covering 7,000 kilometres. Participating budding/aspiring entrepreneurs and start-ups will receive over 20 workshops and interactions which shall help to boost their growth in their entrepreneurial journey. Mohammad Mustafa, chairman and MD of SIDBI, said the Swavalamban Express train is a part of SIDBI’s umbrella Mission Swavalamban, which aims to induce entrepreneurship culture among youth. Youths will board the train with an idea and after series of experiential learning, will get down with ready business plan. Each enterprising city shall carry theme on enterprise setting up. It would be unique exposure for being a Swavalambi, he added.
