One day training on entrepreneurship

A one-day training programme under the Seed the Future Entrepreneur Programme was conducted at Government Higher Secondary School, Purana Bazaar, Dimapur on March 9 to promote innovation and entrepreneurial thinking among school students.
According to a DIPR report, the programme aimed to encourage students to develop solutions to local problems through STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) using facilities such as Atal Tinkering Labs and skill laboratories.
The initiative is funded by La Fondation Dassault Systèmes and implemented across the country. In Nagaland, the programme is being carried out by Samagra Shiksha Nagaland under the Department of School Education, with technical support from Lend A Hand India. The initiative is currently being implemented in six schools in the state—three government and three private schools—with each school nominating six students from Classes VIII, IX and X.
At the national level, the programme covers 216 schools across the country. Of these, 30 schools from Maharashtra and six schools from Nagaland are directly supported by Lend A Hand India.
Under the programme, students will develop innovative prototypes and compete at the national level, with product ideas focusing on themes such as agriculture, local artisans, and safety and security to address real community challenges.
The programme began with an address by principal of Government Higher Secondary School, Purana Bazaar, Pipi Gloria Chishi, who encouraged students to use their ideas for the benefit of society and appreciated the structured support provided through the initiative.
Resource persons Shreyas Bhagwat and Arundhati Jadhav from La Fondation Dassault Systèmes and Lend A Hand India respectively conducted sessions on 3D product design and developing final product concepts. They guided students in transforming their ideas into innovative prototypes through a design thinking approach and preparing them for submission to the next stage of the competition.