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New Delhi (The Hawk): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh has asked government agencies, including Department of Science & Technology, Technology Development Board and BIRAC, to reach out to potential Start-Ups and support them, in addition to offering support to those who themselves reach us. This way, we will not miss out on many a deserving innovative mind whose Start-Ups initiative may not have taken off because of inadequate support or resources, he said. Addressing students and faculty at an interaction meeting on "Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research" (INSPIRE) Program beneficiaries at Moradabad, UP, Dr Jitendra Singh called for launching a massive countrywide hunt for innovative young minds and potential Start-ups, as they are the ones going to shape India’s future economy. The Minister highlighted that INSPIRE scheme is expanding R&D base of the country by building a pipeline of quality human resources and cultivating a talent pool. He emphasised that India needs to attract talented young students into science and give them a supportive, creative, and challenging educational environment from their school days so that they can become successful entrepreneurs and job givers through innovative ventures. More than 100 students / beneficiaries of INSPIRE Fellowships, INSPIRE Scholarships and INSPIRE-MANAK participated in the programme. Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat', in May this Year, wherein Modi said, “Today India's Startup ecosystem is not limited to just big cities, but entrepreneurs ar ...