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Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, today launched one of its most awaited programmes,the Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-ANIC Initiative, to spur applied research and innovation in Indian MSMEs and startups.
About Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-ANIC Initiative
- Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-Atal New India Challenges (ANIC) launched by Atal Innovation Mission to spur applied research and innovation in Indian MSMEs and startups.
- The programme will be driven by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), four ministries
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Food Processing Industries
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and associated industries to facilitate innovative solutions to sectoral problems.
- How it Works ?
- Will support deserving applied research based innovations by providing funding support of up to Rs 50 lakh.
- Speedy development of the proposed technology solution and/or product.
- It is a pioneering initiative to stimulate Make in India innovations in the associated MSME startups’ sector and a unique opportunity to make advanced research and development ideas market viable, and field deployable MSME products that can be procured by the government.
Atal Innovation Mission
- Initiative set up by the NITI Aayog
- Aims to promote innovation and entrepreneurship across the country, based on a detailed study and deliberations on innovation and entrepreneurial needs of India in the years ahead.
- Incentivizing the establishment and promotion of an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship at various levels
- It includes higher secondary schools, science, engineering and higher academic institutions, and SME/MSME industry, corporate and NGO levels.
- Promotion of Small Business Innovation Research and Development at a national scale for the SME/MSME/startups.
- Rejuvenating Science and Technology innovations in major research institutions of the country like CSIR
- Atal New India Challenges (ANIC)
- AIM launched Atal New India Challenges / Atal Grand Challenges in specific areas and sectors of national importance to promote specific products.
- First set of 17 Atal New India Challenges (ANIC) has been launched on April 26th, 2018.
- Funding
- Successful applicants will get a grant of upto Rs 1 crore for Atal New India Challenges
- Larger grants of upto Rs 30 crores for Atal Grand Challenges.
Source : PIB
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Prelims : Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-ANIC Initiative
GS III : Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology
Current Affairs Compilation : 10 September 2020
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