Mumbai, July 10 -- In a major push to decentralise India's startup ecosystem, the Government of Maharashtra has unveiled an ambitious plan to expand innovation opportunities into Tier-2 and Tier-3 towns and rural villages.

Addressing media personnel on the sidelines of the Startup Frontier 1.0 event, organised by the Ratan Tata Maharashtra State Skills University (MSSU), Cabinet Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha announced that the State is aggressively expanding its initiatives to ensure entrepreneurship moves beyond urban hubs.

The Minister stated, "The work of startups and innovation should not remain confined only to big cities. It should reach every village in Maharashtra." To achieve this grassroots expansion, Lodha announced that the ...