The Union Cupboard on Monday authorized the continuation of the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) with an enhanced scope of labor and an allotted finances of Rs 2,750 crore for the interval until March 31, 2028. Below the aegis of NITI Aayog, AIM 2.0 is a step in direction of Viksit Bharat that goals to broaden, strengthen, and deepen India’s already vibrant innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, mentioned the Cupboard chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
With India at rank 39 on the World Innovation Index and residential to the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem, the following part of the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM 2.0) is predicted to additional improve India’s international competitiveness.
“The continuation of AIM will immediately contribute to creating higher jobs, revolutionary merchandise, and high-impact providers throughout sectors,” the Cupboard mentioned in an announcement.
AIM 1.0 noticed the nationwide formation of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) and Atal Incubation Centres.
AIM 2.0 now entails piloting new initiatives designed to fill gaps within the ecosystem and scaling successes by means of central and state governments, business, academia and neighborhood. Round 2,500 new ATLs might be created for template improvement.
It goals to strengthen India’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem by growing enter, enhancing the success price or ‘throughput’ and enhancing the standard of ‘output’ (producing higher jobs, services).
The Language Inclusive Program of Innovation (LIPI) programme goals to construct innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems in 22 scheduled languages for reducing the entry barrier confronting innovators, entrepreneurs and traders who do not converse English.
Thirty Vernacular Innovation Centres might be established in present incubators as a part of this, mentioned the Cupboard.
“The Frontier Programme goals to create customised templates for the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir (J&Okay), Ladakh, the North Japanese states (NE), Aspirational Districts and Blocks the place 15 per cent of residents stay,” the Cupboard famous.
There might be 4 programmes to enhance the throughput of the ecosystem — the Human Capital Growth Programme; the Deeptech Reactor; the State Innovation Mission (SIM) and the Worldwide Innovation Collaborations Programme.
Additionally, two programmes — the Industrial Accelerator programme and the Atal Sectoral Innovation Launchpads (ASIL) programme — goal enhancing the standard of output (jobs, merchandise, and providers).
