Question: India’s first social innovation center has been launched in which of the following state?
(a) Bihar
(b) Odisha
(c) Telangana
(d) Kerala
Ans:(c)
- On 5th February, 2017, the Telangana government launched India’s first social innovation centre — The ‘Kakatiya Hub For Social Innovation’ in Nizamabad, Telangana.
- Kakatiya Hub for Social Innovation’ funded by the Telangana government and implemented through Kakatiya Sandbox will function like a rural incubator to encourage entrepreneurship at the grassroots level.
- The government will ensure that the rural incubator in Telangana is run exactly in the same as any other high-end incubator like the T-Hub, the country’s biggest, located in Hyderabad.
- The move is expected to create a model for promoting entrepreneurs in rural and semi-urban areas in the country.
Reference:
http://www.it.telangana.gov.in
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/telangana-launches-countrys-first-social-innovation-hub-in-nizamabad/article9522810.ece