The Odisha government has decided to include entrepreneurship as a part of the school curriculum to reach out to young minds and motivate them to be an entrepreneur instead of running after jobs only.

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik made the announcement while inaugurating O-hub — a flagship initiative of Odisha government to support start-up formation and subsequent scale-up — here on Saturday.

“The narrative of Odisha is changing and progressing towards a new world of ideas, innovations and a budding entrepreneurial community. We are on a path of resurgent Odisha, scripting new stories of success in all fields,” Naveen said.

The state-supported incubation hub (O-hub) is located in the Special Economic Zone, Patia, and offers 1,50,000sqft area with state-of-the-art facility, plug-n-play infrastructure to support start-up activities within the state.

With the Startup Odisha office stationed in O-hub, it will be a central place for incubators, accelerators and other major stakeholders. It provides complete infrastructure support for high-end fabrication labs, R&D facilities and amphitheatre, among other facilities.

The initiative would provide a platform for innovators and entrepreneurs to develop products or services, establish formal businesses and interact with stakeholders of the ecosystem.

Inaugurating the incubation centre, the chief minister said that O-Hub will be the first point to identify the best in the industry for co-creation and development of business with their new ideas and it will be a conglomerate for business houses and innovation.