The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) launched startup applications for registration on the MAARG portal, the National Mentorship Platform by Startup India.
The purpose of the application is to provide further boost the startup ecosystem by catalysing the startup culture and building a strong and inclusive ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship in India.
MAARG portal, (Mentorship, Advisory, Assistance, Resilience and Growth) is a one stop platform to facilitate mentorship for startups across diverse sectors, functions, stages, geographies, and backgrounds.
The MAARG is being operationalized in three phases which include, Mentor Onboarding, Startup Onboarding, and MAARG Portal Launch and Mentor Matchmaking.
According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the final launch where the mentors will be matched to the startups has initiated onboarding process of startups under Phase II. All interested startups should apply on MAARG.STARTUPINDIA.GOV.IN