Lok Sabha Question No. 2698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-04
Subject: Safe Harbour Immunity for Twitter
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2689

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2021

## TIDE SCHEME

## 2689.    SHRI  BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENT:

Will  the  Minister  of  ELECTRONICS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: -

- (a) the total number  of centres regulated under the 'Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE)' scheme as on date and if so, the State-wise break up thereof;
- (b) the total budget allocated and utilized under the abovementioned scheme in the last two financial years; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  number  of  such  institutions  that  are being supported under the above mentioned scheme in the coming years; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a):      Government  of  India  has  taken  various  measures  to  promote  entrepreneurship  under Startup  India  Programme.  Ministry  of  Electronics  &  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  had instituted 'Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE 2.0)' Scheme in year  2019  with  an  objective  to  infuse  deep  tech  innovation  to  address  socio-economic problem  in  key  economic  sectors  such  as  healthcare,  education,  agriculture,  financial inclusion including digital payments, infrastructure and transportation, environment and clean tech  and  clean  energy  solutions.  Under  the  scheme,  financial  and  technical  support  is provided to incubators engaged in supportingICT startups using emerging technologies. The

scheme has a target to  promoteincubation activities through 51 institutes ofhigher learning and premier R&D organizations pan India. All 51 Centres targeted under the scheme have been selected and made operational. State-wise breakup of 51 TIDE 2.0 Centres is annexed at Annexure-I .

- (b):      The  scheme  was  initiated  in  FY  2019-20  with  total  budgetary  outlay  of  Rs.  264.62 Crore  over  a  period  of  five  years.  The  year-wise  funds  utilised  under  the  scheme  are  as follows:
- (c) and (d):  The scheme proposed to support 51 incubation centres and all the centres have been  made  operational.  As  on  date,  there  is  no  proposal  to  increase  the  number  of  such institutionsbeing supported under the TIDE 2.0 Scheme in the coming years.

| Financial Year   |   Funds Utilised (Rs. in Crore) |
|------------------|---------------------------------|
| FY 2019-20       |                           13.35 |
| FY 2020-21       |                           11.8  |

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## Annexure-I

## State/UT-wise break up of 51TIDE 2.0 Incubation Centres

|   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) DayanandaSagar Entrepreneurship Research &Business Incubator (DERBI) Foundation, Bengaluru 6) IIITB Innovation Centre (International Institute of Information |
|    9 | Kerala           | Maker Village-Kochi, IIITM-Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|   10 | Madhya Pradesh   | Technology Innovation and Incubation Centre (TIIC), AtalBihari 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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|   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, BanasthaliVidyapith, 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                                                                                                                                                   |
|     | UnionTerritory                           |                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 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                                                                                                  |

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