Name of the Organisation : Jagriti Yatra (jagritiyatra.com)
Name of the Competition : Build India Through Enterprise Competition 2014
Location : India
Website : http://www.jagritiyatra.com/
Objective :
The objective of the competition is to take a step forward towards fulfilling Jagriti’s mission – Building India through Enterprise. Jagriti and Google have joined hands to transcend from ‘inspiration’ to ‘creation’. Our focus is to extend support to those youth who possess zeal to convert ideas into action, with an appetite to take up the challenge of building an enterprise in ‘Middle India’ around any of the 7 verticals of development – Agriculture, Healthcare, Energy, Education, Manufacturing, Water & Sanitation, and Arts, Culture & Sports – which are the foundation of nation-building.
Eligibility :
The competition is designed to support the Yatris in their effort to bring change in ‘Middle India’. To apply for the competition at least one member of your team should have been on the Jagriti Yatra. You are allowed to have non-Yatris as your team members.
Middle India & Seven verticals :
It’s time to move away from archaic thinking and old technologies… And move on to innovative ideas which serve the real needs of India. We’re looking for unique and exciting solutions to the challenges faced by ‘Middle India’.
Your idea should broadly fall in any of the seven verticals mentioned below :
** Agriculture
** Healthcare
** Energy
** Education
** Manufacturing
** Water & Sanitation
** Arts, Culture & Sports
Incorporate information and communication technology creatively in your enterprise idea.
Structure :
The competition will be conducted in three phases
1.Submit your enterprise plan :
** Whether you’re nursing an idea that can change lives, or have just begun working towards a prototype or have been running your enterprise for few years, you can submit your idea in this competition. The idea should be focused on ‘Middle India’ and should broadly fall in the seven verticals listed above. You can download the format for the enterprise plan here. Please check there are two documents – Enterprise Plan format & Financial template. You need to upload both the documents, in a zip format, while applying. Once you submit your enterprise plan, it will be made available for online voting, and will go for First round of screening by a panle of experts (Jury). All the verticals will be given equal importance by the panel during the screening process.
** A Yatri can submit only one enterprise plan. The entries can be either in Hindi or English.
Last date for submitting the enterprise plan : 31st January 2014
2. Get votes for your idea :
** Your entrepreneurial skills will be tested when your idea goes for online voting. As soon as you submit your idea, upload a video of 2 min describing your idea on Google Drive or Dropbox and send us the link to download. Your video along with your enterprise idea will be displayed on the website on 31st December 2013 when it opens for public voting. Get as many votes as you can from your friends and supporters till 31st January 2014. The top three ideas with the highest number of votes will automatically pass through the First round of screening, thus making it to the Biz Gyan Tree program.
** For the rest of the ideas, certain weightage will be awarded to the votes collected by the team.
3. First round of screening :
** Once the online voting is over, the ideas will go for the First round of screening by the Jury. The ideas will be evaluated as per the evaluation parameters laid out by the organizers, along with a certain weighatge given to the online votes collected by the teams. The top 15* ideas (including the top three winners from online voting) after the First round of screening will be invited for the Biz Gyan Tree program.
** The final number of ideas selected after the First round of screening is subject to change.
4. Test your idea in Middle India :
** After the First round of screening, the selected teams will be invited to test their ideas in Middle India during the Biz Gyan Tree program. This exercise will give you an opportunity to test the feasibility of your idea in a rural setting (Deoria, Uttar Pradesh) and hence modify the idea further before you go for the final round. Once the training is over, you will be asked to submit the final plans to the organizers in a given format.
** Biz Gyan Tree is a rural enterprise-training program, executed in a rural setting, aimed at developing enterprise solutions for ‘Middle India’.
** Make sure that you attend the residential program of Biz Gyan Tree at Deoria in the months of February and March in 2014 to further improve your plan.
5. Final Round :
The finalist teams will make a presentation to the Jury in the month of April, at the end of which three winners will be declared. Each winner will be awarded Rs. 1 Lakh Cash, mentorship through Jagriti Enterprise Network and publicity through Jagriti channels.
Evaluation Criteria :
The submitted plans are going to be evaluated by a panel of judges on the following criteria
Context : The idea should be suited to the ‘Middle India’ – smaller towns and villages of the country. The plan should have considerable portion dedicated to the expansion of the idea to ‘Middle India’, if not immediately, later. There should be willingness in the participant to implement the idea in ‘Middle India’.
Innovativeness : The idea could be innovative in itself or maybe innovative in its implementation. An idea, if replicated from the existing enterprise models should not be considered any less innovative. The innovativeness in implementation is more important. Innovativeness also lies in the contextualization of the idea.
Feasibility : Though the idea may be unique, the feasibility of implementation in the concerned geographic area is important. The solution should be feasible – technically, socially and financially. The challenges to implement the idea should be acknowledged and solutions should be presented.
Sustainability : The idea should be sustainable. There should be a convincing financial plan ensuring the economic sustainability of the idea. The idea should be socially acceptable ensuring the social sustainability of the idea. Finally, environmental sustainability is important.
Use of ICT : Creative use of technology in your enterprise idea
Scalability : The enterprise should be scalable to ensure that it reaches to a wider community (geographically) of the country and is not restricted to only a single place.
Local Inclusiveness : Given that any idea in a small town or village setting is successful only with community involvement it is important to have participation of the local community which could be in the form of providing employment or ownership to the community.
Incorporate information and communication technology creatively in your enterprise idea.
Timeline :
Last Date to apply : 31st January 2014
Online voting starts :31st December 2013
Online voting ends : 31st January 2014
Results declared after First round of screening :15th February 2014
Biz Gyan Tree exercise : Feb & March 2013 (dates to be declared soon)
Final round : 30th April 2014
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