Startup E Plus, a student entrepreneurship scheme of the Vadakara constituency, opens at Koyilandy

10 November 2026

Startup E Plus, a scheme to build enterprise and job skills among students, was opened at the Government Vocational Higher Secondary School in Koyilandy. It was drawn up for the Vadakara Lok Sabha constituency and inaugurated by Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala, who also flagged off a special startup vehicle. The scheme runs in five phases. First, startup clubs will be formed in every school and college of the constituency, and the work will later spread to major colleges in Keralam. The vehicle will visit campuses to collect ideas from students, followed by an idea hackathon and a startup conclave. The fifth phase is an investors meet backed by the IIM, the NIT, the Kerala Startup Mission and the Industries Department. A Startup E+ portal registers new startups, and actor Basil Joseph is the brand ambassador.