Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024
Vision: Prepare students to be Job Creators rather than Job Seekers[1]
~2 lakh students from 11th class to benefit every year across all ~2000 Govt Schools
Session 2024-25[2]:
52K students shortlisted for their business idea, given Rs 10.41 crore as seed money
2023-24: Implemented across all schools by Punjab Govt
2022-23: Piloted succesfully with limited schools
Herbal Organic Compost crafted over two months is one such project as shown in pic below
¶ Program Structure
Business Blasters is Experiential learning to cultivate Entrepreneurial habits and attitudes
- Every year ₹2000 seed money per student is given to pursue business ideas
- Applicable to ~2 lakh students in class 11 of all Govt schools[3]
- With school-level support, teams pursue their business ideas to generate revenues and make profit
- Teams making decent progress will be provided business coaching to further develop and scale their business ideas
¶ BB 2024-25[2:1]
1.38 lakh government school students registered for Business Blaster Program
- All 1920 government senior secondary schools participated
- 7,813 teachers are supporting students in their endeavours
¶ BB 2023-24[4]
During PTM on 16 Dec 2023, many schools showcased their students'entrepreneurial flair through the ‘Business Blaster Project’
- 183,192 Class 11 students participated
- Total of 138,676 students formed 19,989 teams to develop business ideas
- 52,050 students were selected to receive seed funding
- Government Girls Senior Secondary School(Sohana) setup stalls which showcased diverse entrepreneurial ventures
¶ Pilot Project 2022-23
- Punjab Govt pilot project in 32 government senior secondary schools of 9 districts of state[5]
- Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Sangrur, Hoshiarpur, Ferozepur, Rupnagar, and Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar[6]
- 11,041 students of 11th class participated and 3,032 of them received the seed money[5:1]
- Rs 60+ lakh was given as seed money
- Many innovative projects like Torch which runs on solar energy, a USB charger and an alarm system etc were developed by students[7]
¶ Teacher Training
5,000+ lecturer-grade teachers trained for ‘Business Blasters’ programme in 2024[8]
Aug 2023: Online orientation session was organized for teachers of all Government Senior Secondary Schools (GSSS) across Punjab[3:1]
Sept 2023[5:2]:
- Punjab School Education Department conducted a comprehensive two-day teachers’ training program
- Approximately 7,000 teachers from 2,000 schools across 23 districts of the state participated
- Training segments included orientation, curriculum exposure, role-play, and clarifying roles and responsibilities
- Special sessions focused on motivation, teamwork, and real-world situations
References
https://scert.delhi.gov.in/scert/entrepreneurship-mindset-curriculum-emc (SCERT Delhi) ↩︎
https://yespunjab.com/online-orientation-session-of-business-blasters-program-organized-for-teachers-of-all-govt-sr-sec-schools/ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/want-to-be-the-pm-punjab-schoolgirls-with-big-dreams-at-mega-ptm-9071402/ ↩︎
https://yespunjab.com/punjab-school-education-dept-conducts-teachers-training-on-business-blasters-program/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.ndtv.com/education/business-blaster-young-entrepreneurship-scheme-launched-in-punjab-3481543 ↩︎
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/business-blaster-young-entrepreneur-scheme-evoking-good-response-punjab-minister-101671054516537-amp.html ↩︎
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/1-78l-students-empowered-through-punjabs-business-blasters-programme/ ↩︎
