Lok Sabha Question No. 2192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Atal Innovation Mission
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2192 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2020

## ATAL INNOVATION MISSION

## 2192: SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government in order to attract children towards technology early enough at the school  level  is  setting  up  the  Atal  Innovation  Mission,  Atal  Tinkering  Labs  and  Atal Incubation Centres and Universities and other institutions; and
- (b) if so, the number of beneficiaries, State-wise including in district Nashik as on date?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

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- (a) Yes sir, the Government of India is encouraging schools to provide exposure of science and technology  to students so that they can  be exposed  with  futuristic  technology  platforms. Government  has  setup  the  Atal  Innovation  Mission  (AIM)  at  NITI  Aayog  with  an  objective  to create scientific temper and cultivate the spirit of curiosity, creativity, imagination and innovation among young minds and inculcate skills such as design mind-set, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing, rapid calculations, measurements etc.

Similarly, Atal Incubation Centres (AICs) and Established Incubation Centres (EICs) promoted by Atal Innovation Mission have conducted several Student Innovator Programs (SIPs) for top ATL students identified through various competitions. They provided unique mentorship and support to student  teams  towards  developing  a  complete  product  package  with  business  presentations.  In addition,  for  children  at  the  undergraduate  level  several  Atal  Incubation  Centres  and  Established Incubation Centres have been opened by universities.

- (b)  A total of 4875 beneficiary schools have been given grant in aid by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog for establishment of Atal Tinkering Labs from out of selected 14916 schools.   The total number of schools in Nasik where Atal Tinkering Labs have been set up are 37. State wise number of beneficiary schools is attached at Annexure A .

Similarly, a total of 45 Atal Incubation Centres / Established Incubation Centres have been given grant-in-aid  by  Atal  Innovation  Mission,  NITI  Aayog.  State-wise  number  of  Atal  Incubation Centres / Established Incubation Centres is attached at Annexure B.

ANNEXURE 'A' STATE-WISE NUMBER OF BENEFECIARY SCHOOLS OF ATAL TINKERING LABS

| Sr. No.   | States/ UTs                |   Operational ATL schools |
|-----------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1         | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND |                        10 |
| 2         | ANDHRA PRADESH             |                       356 |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH          |                        24 |
| 4         | ASSAM                      |                       195 |
| 5         | BIHAR                      |                        70 |
| 6         | CHANDIGARH                 |                        16 |
| 7         | CHHATTISGARH               |                       228 |
| 8         | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI     |                         0 |
| 9         | DAMANAND DIU               |                         3 |
| 10        | DELHI                      |                       147 |
| 11        | GOA                        |                        17 |
| 12        | GUJARAT                    |                       332 |
| 13        | HARYANA                    |                       183 |
| 14        | HIMACHAL PRADESH           |                        61 |
| 15        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR          |                        39 |
| 16        | JHARKHAND                  |                        64 |
| 17        | KARNATAKA                  |                       355 |
| 18        | KERALA                     |                       249 |
| 19        | LADAKH                     |                         0 |
| 20        | MADHYA PRADESH             |                       286 |
| 21        | MAHARASHTRA                |                       505 |
| 22        | MANIPUR                    |                        59 |
| 23        | MEGHALAYA                  |                        11 |
| 24        | MIZORAM                    |                        21 |
| 25        | NAGALAND                   |                        20 |
| 26        | ODISHA                     |                       184 |
| 27        | PUDUCHERRY                 |                        15 |
| 28        | PUNJAB                     |                       123 |
| 29        | RAJASTHAN                  |                       219 |
| 30        | SIKKIM                     |                        24 |
| 31        | TAMILNADU                  |                       396 |
| 32        | TELANGANA                  |                       154 |
| 33        | TRIPURA                    |                        12 |
| 34        | UTTAR PRADESH              |                       343 |
| 35        | UTTARAKHAND                |                        47 |
| 36        | WEST BENGAL                |                       107 |
|           | Grand Total                |                      4875 |

## ANNEXURE 'B'

## STATE-WISE NUMBER OF ATAL INCUBATION CENTRES / ESTABLISHED INCUBATION CENTRES (AICs / EICs)

| Sl No.   | State          |   Operational Atal Incubation Centre/ Established Incubation Centre |
|----------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh |                                                                   2 |
| 2        | Assam          |                                                                   1 |
| 3        | Chandigarh     |                                                                   1 |
| 4        | Delhi          |                                                                   2 |
| 5        | Goa            |                                                                   1 |
| 6        | Gujarat        |                                                                   3 |
| 7        | Haryana        |                                                                   1 |
| 8        | Karnataka      |                                                                   6 |
| 9        | Kerala         |                                                                   2 |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh |                                                                   3 |
| 11       | Maharashtra    |                                                                   5 |
| 12       | Punjab         |                                                                   1 |
| 13       | Rajasthan      |                                                                   3 |
| 14       | Sikkim         |                                                                   1 |
| 15       | Tamil Nadu     |                                                                   5 |
| 16       | Telangana      |                                                                   4 |
| 17       | Uttar Pradesh  |                                                                   4 |
|          | Grand Total    |                                                                  45 |

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