Youth from Tier II, III, and IV cities have poor or no access to platforms or ecosystems where they can learn and build their entrepreneurial mettle. Also, they don't get family and societal support to try an entrepreneurial stint, which is considered a high-risk choice.
The start-up scene in the country is broken – it still doesn’t have an adequate representation from the “Bharat” part of the country. As a result, innovations aren’t coming from lower in the value chains and from the grassroots, where they matter the most.