India, Jan. 9 -- The Delhi Government on Thursday said it is working towards making the national Capital India's startup hub, with a strong focus on youth-led entrepreneurship and innovation. Education Minister Ashish Sood said the Government, through the Directorate of Training and Technical Education (DTTE), is strengthening the campus-to-market ecosystem by encouraging students and young innovators to take up entrepreneurship as a mainstream career option.

He was speaking ahead of the Delhi Startup Yuva Festival, scheduled to be launched on Friday at Netaji Subhash University of Technology (NSUT) in Dwarka.

According to the minister, over 75,000 students and young innovators are currently engaged in DTTE-supported entrepreneurship an...