North-East Seva First Innovation Challenge 2026

Ideas that solve, innovations that transform, and young minds that lead! The speech delivered by HCM Dr. @himantabiswa at the inauguration of North East Seva First Innovation Challenge 2026 (NESFIC 2026), on unlocking the Northeast’s potential through innovation and youth-led solutions. #SewaSankalpAbhiyan @RajeevRC_X @CMOfficeAssam

Glad to join HCM Dr. @himantabiswa as he inaugurated the 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (NESFIC 2026), organised as part of the #SevaSankalpAbhiyaan at the Administrative Staff College, Khanapara, in the gracious presence of Dr. @RaviKota12 , Chief Secretary, Assam; Mr. Tim McIntosh, Head of Manufacturing Excellence & Operations, TSAT; and Dr. Jeevan B., Secretary, Department of Innovation, Incubation & Start-ups. For a Viksit Bharat, innovation must remain at the heart of our national journey, as championed by HPM Shri @narendramodi Ji. Our higher education institutions have an important role to play through active partnerships with industry and government, while fostering a culture of creative and critical thinking among students. With 50 challenges, grants of up to ₹40 lakh, and opportunities to secure first customers, #NESFIC 2026 provides a meaningful platform to turn this vision into action. By strengthening collaboration between education, government and industry, initiatives such as NESFIC 2026 can help nurture young innovators and accelerate the development of solutions for a #ViksitBharat2047. @RajeevRC_X @EduMinOfIndia @CMOfficeAssam

Today, Hon’ble Chief Minister Dr @himantabiswa launched the North-East SEVA First Innovation Challenge 2026 in the presence of Vice Chancellors, Directors and heads of higher education institutions from across the Northeast. The challenge invites startups, innovators, researchers, professionals and student teams to solve real problems faced by government and industry. It offers selected startups grants of up to ₹10 lakh for ideas and up to ₹40 lakh to develop working solutions, along with a path to their first customer. I encourage our universities and institutions to bring their students and researchers into this initiative. Their ideas can help build a stronger Northeast and contribute to Viksit Bharat 2047. Applications close on 10 November 2026. Register: startup.assam.gov.in/nesfic2… @RajeevRC_X #SevaSankalpAbhiyaan #NESFIC

Today, HCM Dr @himantabiswa will launch the North-East SEVA FIRST Innovation Challenge 2026 under the #SevaSankalpAbhiyaan . With 50 challenges from government and industry, grants of up to ₹40 lakh and opportunities to find a first customer, this is a call to innovators across India—especially our young minds in the North-East—to solve real problems. Applications close on 10 November 2026. Apply at startup.assam.gov.in/nesfic2… @RajeevRC_X #SevaSankalpAbhiyaan #Innovation #NorthEast