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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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