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Time of India
18-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Incubation Nation: Where ideas reign and entrepreneurs rule
Jaipur: Rajasthan has over 6,165 startups registered with the Department of Information Technology and Communication (DOITC), many of them getting a leg-up through incubation centres mushrooming across the state. The incubation centres—established by govt, private institutions and universities, are contributing to strengthening the state's startup ecosystem. Additional director, DOITC, Tapan Kumar, said, "Our vision through initiatives like iSTART is to transform Rajasthan into a fertile ground for entrepreneurship. We're supporting startups with structured mentoring, seed funding, incubation centres, and access to a wider market. The state is not just creating jobs, it's creating job creators." Of 4,356 approved registered startups, 828 have already been funded with a disbursal of Rs 40.95 crore. The growth has been inclusive in nature, with 2,194 women-led startups breaking stereotypes and building legacies. \The ecosystem also nurtures 139 graduate-run ventures and 109 startups led by students, signalling that innovation is being seeded at the academic level and harvested early. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Godrej Majesty | Luxurious 3 & 4 BHK Homes at ₹2.39 Cr* Godrej Majesty Learn More Undo Together, these ventures have created nearly 40,000 jobs and attracted Rs 1,005.42 crore in investments. Some examples of home grown startups from Rajasthan include skincare brand Minimalist, DealShare, and e-commerce platform Frontier Market, all of who received early-stage support under the iSTART scheme and unicorns in the making. "We built our first drone prototype using the 3D printer at the incubation centre and tested flight simulations with their VR setup. The mentorship we received helped us avoid early-stage mistakes, and the Rs 5 lakh seed grant gave us the boost we needed to take off," said Nitiman Mathur from Kapexa. "I'm not from a tech background, but with their support, I was able to build my startup's website and app from scratch—even without any technical knowledge," shared Saurabh from KishanBill Agritech. Universities: The Silent Accelerators The unsung hero of Rajasthan's startup success story is its university ecosystem. From Jaipur to Udaipur, institutions are offering co-working spaces, seed grants, mentorship, and technical support—often at negligible costs. "Universities are the earliest touchpoint for entrepreneurial ambition. By offering support with minimal barriers, we're helping students dream bigger and execute faster," said Mahavir Pratap Sharma, startup mentor and key ecosystem enabler. Private incubation centres are also conducting regular mentoring sessions, offering legal and technical hand holding, and connecting startups to industry experts and venture capitalists, making innovation accessible by lowering infrastructure and advisory costs, and raise capital through angel networks, internal grants, and pitch events on campuses and startup conclaves. From students in Tier-2 towns launching tech apps to women entrepreneur starting sustainable brands, Rajasthan's startup ecosystem is proving geography is no barrier when vision meets support, and redefining the state's identity as a land of kings to a land of creators.
Time of India
26-04-2025
- Health
- Time of India
SMS hosp seeks help with server failures
Jaipur: With frequent glitches in the server at SMS Hospital forcing numerous patients to return without medical attention due to failure to complete registration formalities, the hospital administration has requested the department of Information Technology & communication ( DOITC ) for a sturdy resolution or a backup system for patient registration and testing during outages. The patient management system at the hospital, called iHMS, was designed and developed by DOITC for the department of medical education (DOME) and the health department in 2017-18. It has strengthened medical and health services and improved patient care by streamlining hospital processes. Over 10,000 patients come to SMS Hospital daily for consultation with doctors at the OPD. When the server stops, patients struggle even to get X-rays and other tests done. SMS Hospital operates entirely online following the govt's digitalisation initiative. "A lot of services at the hospital have already been made online. Server failures cause major disruptions in the facilities for patients. We have raised the issue with DOITC, asking them to resolve the issue as it has happened multiple times lately, forcing patients to wait till it gets restored. We have urged DoIT to provide an alternate measure to ensure patients do not face difficulties," said Dr Sushil Bhati, medical superintendent at SMS Hospital, to TOI.
