Interactive Orientation Session on ‘Seva First Innovation Challenge’ Held in Balurghat

Amarjit Singha Roy.TOD.Balurghat 

An interactive orientation session on the “Seva First Innovation Challenge – Eastern Region,” held under the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan, was organised on Friday at Rabindra Bhawan in Balurghat. The event brought together key administrative officials, legislators and educational leaders to discuss ways to mobilise youth-driven solutions to civic and operational challenges in governance.

The session was attended by District Magistrate T. Balasubramanian, MLA Bidyut Kumar Roy, Additional District Magistrate (General) Subrata Mahanta, Officer-in-Charge (Education) Samirul Islam, and District Education Officer (Samagra Shiksha Mission) Banibrata Das, along with heads of various educational institutions. Participants included principals of local colleges, ITIs and polytechnics, as well as headmasters and headmistresses of secondary, higher secondary and prominent private schools across the district.

Organised under the initiative of the District Magistrate, Dakshin Dinajpur, the session introduced participants to the key objectives of the initiative. The Seva First Innovation Challenge aims to harness the creative potential of students and young innovators across the eastern states of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal to develop hardware- and software-based solutions to field-level challenges faced by government departments, public sector undertakings (PSUs), municipal corporations and industries.

With a focus on emerging technological fields such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Robotics, Deep Health Technology, Semiconductors, Advanced Manufacturing, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Cybersecurity, the initiative encourages young innovators to “Innovate Locally, Impact Nationally” in support of the vision of a Viksit Bharat.

Participating teams will receive guidance from sector specialists and mentors to develop functional prototypes for real-world applications. The challenge also offers cash prizes and citations, with a total prize pool of ₹1 crore.