Lok Sabha Question No. 3514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: Scheme to Incubate Technology Start-Ups
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3514

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2021

## SCHEME TO INCUBATE TECHNOLOGY START-UPS

## 3514    COL.  RAJYAVARDHAN  RATHORE:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of the schemes of the Government to incubate technology Start-ups, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  the  number and the details of technology incubators that are being supported  by the Ministry in Government Universities;
- (c) the number and the details of central and state universities that do not have technology/Start-up incubators and the reasons for the same;
- (d)    the  details  of  the  funding  provided  by  the  Ministry  for  these  Start-up  incubators  and  the  details  of  central schemes under which such funding is available;
- (e)   the details of the quantum of funds that are yet to be disbursed under these schemes, State/UT-wise and the reasons for delay, if any, in disbursal of the same;
- (f)    the total funds released to Start-up incubators during each of the last three years, State/UT-wise; and
- (g)  the details of any proposals to set up technology Startup hubs in Institutes of national importance, State/ UTwise?

## ANSWER

## MINSTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY  DHOTRE)

(a)  and(b):   Government  has  taken  various  initiatives  and  measures  to  promote  tech  entrepreneurship  through financial  and  technical  support  to  technology  incubators  to  incubate  technology  Start-ups  pan  India.  A  brief overview of such activities includes:

-  Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE) Scheme: Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE) Scheme was launched in 2008 to promote innovation by nurturing startups in Information Technology, Communications (ICT) domain. The scheme ended on 31 st March, 2020. Under the TIDE Scheme,  financial  assistance  was  provided  to  Institutions  of  Higher  Learning  to  strengthen  their  Technology Incubation  Centres  for  enabling  young  entrepreneurs  to  create  technology  startup  companies  for  commercial exploitation of technologies developed by them. Under the scheme, 27 TIDE Centres and 2 Virtual TIDE centres have been supported at institutes of higher learning all over India. The State/UT-wise break up of incubation centres that were supported under TIDE scheme is annexed as Annexure-I .
-  TIDE  2.0  Scheme: Technology  Incubation  and  Development  of  Entrepreneurs  (TIDE  2.0)  Scheme  was initiated  in  the  year  2019  to  promote  tech  entrepreneurship  through  financial  and  technical  support  to  incubators engaged in supporting  ICT startups using emerging technologies such as IoT, AI, Blockchain, Robotics etc. The scheme is being implemented through 51 incubators with an overarching objective to promote incubation activities at  institutes  of  higher  learning  and  premier  R&D  organisations.  The  scheme  is  expected  to  provide  incubation support to approximately 2000 tech startups over a period of five years. The State/UT-wise break up of incubation centres that are being supported under TIDE 2.0 scheme is annexed as Annexure-II .

 Technology Business Incubators (TBI) of DST: In  addition,  Department  of  Science  &  Technology  has been supporting the establishment of Technology Business Incubators (TBI) in and around academic setups. These TBIs incubate startups  and  extend  handholding  support  to  entrepreneurs  and  innovators  by  providing  mentoring, technical  support,  legal,  Intellectual  property  protection,  financial  and  other  relevant  support.  The  list  of  TBIs supported in Government Universities is annexed as Annexure-III .

(c):  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  has  created  MeitY  Startup  Hub  (MS technology incubators are encouraged to register and participate. At present, 378 technology incubators are registered  of  which  substantial  numbers  are  from  incubators  located  in  educational  institutes.  Central  a universities can submit proposals under relevant schemes of Ministry of Electronics and IT as well as Depar Science and Technology to set up technology / startup incubation centres.

(d) to (f):  The total outlay for the TIDE scheme and TIDE 2.0 Scheme is Rs. 49.33 Crore and Rs. 264. respectively. The amount of funds released under TIDE Scheme for the last three years is given below:

| Year    |   Rs. in crores |
|---------|-----------------|
| 2017-18 |            3.85 |
| 2018-19 |            0.5  |
| 2019-20 |            0.4  |

The amount of funds released under TIDE 2.0 Scheme for the last two years is given below:

| Year    |   Rs. in crores |
|---------|-----------------|
| 2019-20 |           11.96 |
| 2020-21 |           11.74 |

State/UT-wise  breakup  of  releases  for  the  last  three  years  under  TIDE  and  TIDE  2.0  Scheme  is  an Annexure-IV .

In addition, the amount of funds released to Technology Business Incubators for their establishment and o in last three years is given below:

| Year    |   Rs. In crores |
|---------|-----------------|
| 2019-20 |           56.33 |
| 2018-19 |           79.12 |
| 2017-18 |           89.49 |

Funds  are  being released to various  incubators  based  on requests received from  the host institu recommendation  of  the  respective  Project  Review  and  Steering  Groups  (PRSG)  or  other  similar  m mechanisms.

(g):  Under Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE 2.0), all 51 Incubation cent been made operational as mandated under the objectives of the scheme. As of now, no new proposals for s of technology startup hubs in Institutes of National Importance have been received.

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## Annexure-I

## State/UT-wise break up of 27 Incubation Centres implementing TIDE Scheme in the country

|   Sl. No. | Name of the States   | Name of the Educational Institutes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|-----------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Assam                | IITG-Technology Incubation Centre (IITG-TIC), IIT Guwahati                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|         2 | Odisha               | KIIT Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI), KIIT, Bhubaneswar                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|         3 | Gujarat              | Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), IIM Ahmedabad DA-IICT Centre for Entrepreneurship and Incubation (DCEI),DA-IICT IITGN Incubation Centre (IIC), IIT Gandhinagar                                                                             |
|         4 | Karnataka            | 1. Society for Innovation &Development (SID), IISc Bangalore 2. Nadathur S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL), IIM Bangalore 3. IIITB Innovation Center, IIIT Bangalore 4. NITK- Science Technology Entrepreneurship Park (NITK-STEP), NITK Surathkal |
|         5 | Kerala               | 1. Technology Business Incubator- NITC (TBI-NITC), NIT Calicut 2. Amrita Technology Business Incubator (Amrita-TBI), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University                                                                                                               |
|         6 | Madhya Pradesh       | 1. Technology Innovation and Incubation Centre (TIIC), Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology &Management (ABV-IIITM), Gwalior 2. ROLTA Innovation and Incubation Centre, MANIT Bhopal                                                          |
|         7 | Maharashtra          | Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|         8 | Punjab               | Center for Innovation and Business Incubation (CIBI), IIT Ropar                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|         9 | Rajasthan            | 1. Technology Business Incubator, BITS Pilani 2. Society for Technology Incubation &Development of Entrepreneurs (STIDE), CURAJ 3. Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC), Banasthali Vidyapith                                                                         |
|        10 | Tamil Nadu           | 1. Rural Technology and Business Incubator(RTBI), IIT Madras 2. Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Incubation (CEDI), NIT Trichy                                                                                                                                |
|        11 | Telangana            | 1. Centre for Innovation &Entrepreneurship (CIE), IIIT Hyderabad 2. Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurship (TIDE-UoH), University of Hyderabad                                                                                                        |
|        12 | Uttarkhand           | Technology Incubation and Entrepreneurship Development Society (TIEDS), IIT Roorkee                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|        13 | Uttar Pradesh        | 1. SIDBI Innovation and Incubation Center (SIIC), IIT Kanpur 2. IIITA Info Communication Incubation Centre (IIIC), IIIT Allahabad                                                                                                                                        |

| 14.   | West Bengal                              | Science Technology Entrepreneurship Park (STEP), IIT Kharagpur     |
|-------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       | Union Territory                          |                                                                    |
| 1.    | Delhi (NCT - National Capital Territory) | Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer(FITT), IIT Delhi |

## State/UT-wise break up of 51 Incubation Centres implementing TIDE 2.0 Scheme in the country

|   Sl. No. | Name of the States   | Name of the Incubation Centre                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|-----------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh       | 1. Andhra Pradesh Innovation Society, Chittoor 2. Centre for Innovation Incubation &Entrepreneurship (CIIE), KL University, Guntur 3. Grameena Incubation Centre, Vishakhapatnam 4. IIM Visakhapatnam Incubation Center, Visakhapatnam 5. CIE IIIT Hyderabad (International Institute of Information Technology - Hyderabad Foundation) 6. Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development at IIITS, Sri City, Chittoor 7. Atal Incubation Centre - ALEAP We-Hub, Hyderabad (Association of Lady Entrepreneurs of India)             |
|         2 | Assam                | Down Town Venture Labs, Assam Down Town University, Guwahati, Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|         3 | Bihar                | Enterprising Zone, Patna                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|         4 | Chhattisgarh         | Atal Incubation Centre @36INC Society, Raipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|         5 | Haryana              | Amity Innovation Incubator, Gurugram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|         6 | Himachal Pradesh     | IIT Mandi Catalyst, IIT Mandi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|         7 | Gujarat              | 1. Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), IIM Ahmedabad 2. International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology (iCreate), Ahmedabad 3. Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|         8 | Karnataka            | 1. KLE Centre for Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship, KLE Technological University, Dharwad 2. Nadathur S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL), IIM Bangalore 3. Society for Innovation &Development (SID), IISc Bangalore 4. Bio Incubator at C-CAMP, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms, Bengaluru 5. Dayananda Sagar Entrepreneurship Research & Business Incubator (DERBI) Foundation, Bengaluru 6. IIITB Innovation Centre (International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore - Innovation |
|         9 | Kerala               | Maker Village-Kochi, IIITM-Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|        10 | Madhya Pradesh       | Technology Innovation and Incubation Centre (TIIC), Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology &Management (ABV-IIITM), Gwalior                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|        11 | Maharashtra          | 1. Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay 2. Sandip Technology Business Incubator (TBI), Sandip University, Nashik 3. AIC-Pinnacle Entrepreneurship Forum, Pune                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

## Annexure-II

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| 12.   | Odisha                                   | 1. KIIT Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI), KIIT, Bhubaneswar 2. Foundation for Technology& Business Incubation (FTBI), NIT Rourkela                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|-------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 13.   | Punjab                                   | Science &Technology Entrepreneurship Park, Thapar Institute of Engineering &Technology (TIET), Patiala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 14.   | Rajasthan                                | 1. Pilani Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Society, BITS Pilani 2. Atal Incubation Centre, Banasthali Vidyapith, Tonk 3. IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre, Udaipur 4. JECRC Incubation Centre (JECRC University, Jaipur)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 15.   | Tamil Nadu                               | 1. FORGE Accelerator (Coimbatore Innovation Business Incubator), Coimbatore 2. PSG Science and Technology Entrepreneurial Park (PSG-STEP), PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 3. OASYS Institute of Technology, Anna University, Tiruchirapalli 4. Vel Tech Technology Business Incubator, Vel Tech Institute of Science and Technology, Tiruvallur 5. IITM Incubation Cell (IIT Madras Incubation Cell) 6. Vellore Institute of Technology-Technology Business Incubator (VITTBI) |
| 16.   | Telangana                                | 1. SR Innovation Exchange, Warangal Affiliated to JNTU, Hyderabad 2. Atal Incubation Centre - Centre for Cellular& Molecular Biology (AIC-CCMB), Hyderabad 3. i-TIC Foundation, IIT Hyderabad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 17.   | Uttarkhand                               | TIDE Business Incubator, IIT Roorkee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 18.   | Uttar Pradesh                            | 1. Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), IIT Kanpur 2. ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad 3. Krishna Path Incubation Society (Technology Business Incubator) KIET,Ghaziabad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 19.   | West Bengal                              | IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, Kolkata                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|       | Union Territory                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 1.    | Delhi (NCT - National Capital Territory) | 1. Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer(FITT), IIT Delhi 2. Delhi Innovation &Incubation Centre, IIIT Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 2.    | Chandigarh                               | Chitkara Innovation Incubator Foundation (CIIF), Chitkara University, Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 3.    | Jammu and Kashmir                        | NewGen IEDC Business Innovation and Incubation Centre, University of Kashmir, Srinagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

## Annexure-III

List of Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) of DST supported in Government Universities

| S.No.   | Gujarat University, Ahmedabad   |
|---------|---------------------------------|

|   1. | Mizoram University, Aizawl                     |
|------|------------------------------------------------|
|    2 | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra       |
|    3 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore |
|    4 | University of Hyderabad, Hederabad             |
|    5 | University of Pune, Pune                       |
|    6 | University of Madras, Chennai                  |

Annexure-IV

State/UT-wise breakup of releases for the last three years under TIDE Scheme

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| S.No.   |             | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |
|---------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.      | Maharashtra | 275       |           | 30        |
| 2.      | Gujarat     | 110       |           | 10        |
| 3.      | Uttarakhand | --        | 50        | --        |
| Total   | Total       | 385       | 50        | 40        |

State/UT-wise breakup of releases for the last two years under TIDE 2.0 Scheme

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| S.No.   |                                          | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|---------|------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                           | 79.20     | 20.40     |
| 2       | Assam                                    | 13.60     |           |
| 3       | Bihar                                    | 13.60     | 20.13     |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh                             | 24.80     |           |
| 5       | Haryana                                  | 13.60     | 19.80     |
| 6       | Himachal Pradesh                         | 13.60     |           |
| 7       | Gujarat                                  | 100.40    | 149.54    |
| 8       | Karnataka                                | 137.60    | 92.52     |
| 9       | Kerala                                   | 24.80     |           |
| 10      | Madhya Pradesh                           | 13.60     |           |
| 11      | Maharashtra                              | 89.20     | 112.15    |
| 12      | Odisha                                   | 38.40     | 56.14     |
| 13      | Punjab                                   | 24.80     | 34.80     |
| 14      | Rajasthan                                | 76.80     | 93.39     |
| 15      | Tamil Nadu                               | 124.40    | 114.56    |
| 16      | Telangana                                | 138.80    | 91.46     |
| 17      | Uttarkhand                               | 24.80     | 36.05     |
| 18      | Uttar Pradesh                            | 78.00     | 93.95     |
| 19      | West Bengal                              | 50.80     | 75.19     |
|         | Union Territory                          |           |           |
| 20      | Delhi (NCT - National Capital Territory) | 75.60     | 109.60    |
| 21      | Chandigarh                               | 24.80     |           |
| 22      | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 13.60     |           |
| Total   | Total                                    | 1196      | 1174      |

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