Lok Sabha Question No. 102 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Initiatives under AIM
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANING

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUSTION NO. *102 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2022

## INITIATIVES UNDER AIM

## *102: SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  initiatives  taken  under  Atal  Innovation  Mission  (AIM)  along  with  objectives  of  the Mission and progress made thereunder, State/UTwise; and
- (b)  the  details  of  other  such  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  for  encouraging  aspiring entrepreneurs to solve the country's contemporary socio-economic problems?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a)& (b): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  of  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 102 FOR 14.12.2022 REGARDING INITIATIVE UNDER AIM BY SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH.

- (a) The  details  of  initiatives  taken  under  the  Atal  Innovation  Mission  (AIM),  along  with objectives and progress made thereunder, are as follows:

## 1. Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) - in Schools

Atal  Tinkering  Labs  is  a  state-of-the-art  space  established  in  a  school  with  a  goal  to  foster curiosity  and  innovation  in  young  minds  between  grade  6th  to  12 th to  stimulate  a  problemsolving  innovative  mindset.  Atal  Tinkering  Labs  house  21st  century  tools  and  technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), 3D printing, rapid prototyping tools, robotics, miniaturized electronics, do-it-yourself kits etc. Each Atal Tinkering Labs is given a grant of INR 20 lakhs over a period of   5 years.

Atal  Innovation  Mission  has  operationalized  10,000  Atal  Tinkering  Labs  across  the  country along with developing 14 learning modules and engaging 75+ lakh students and creating over 12 lakh innovation projects. The state wise details of Atal Tinkering Labs set up by Mission are placed at Annexure-A.

## 2. Atal Incubation Centres- an ecosystem of start-ups and entrepreneurs

To create an ever-evolving ecosystem of start-ups and entrepreneurs, Atal Innovation Mission has  been  establishing  world  class  incubators  called  Atal  Incubation  Centres  at  universities, institutions and corporates among others. Atal Incubation Centres' aim is to foster and support world  class  innovation,  and  entrepreneurs  who  want  to  build  sustainable  and  scalable enterprises. Each Atal Incubation Centre is given a grant of up to INR 10 crores over a period of  5 years.

Atal  Innovation  Mission  has  operationalized  69  Atal  Incubation  Centres  across  the  country which  in-turn  have  incubated  2900+  start-ups  and  conducted  1000+  training  sessions  and 5000+  events.  The  state  wise  details  of  incubator  centres  set  up  by  Mission  are  placed  at Annexure-B.

## 3. Atal Community Innovation Centres

To promote the benefits of technology led innovation to the unserved/underserved regions of India including Tier 2, Tier 3 cities, aspirational districts, tribal, hilly and coastal areas, Atal Innovation  Mission  is  setting  up  Atal  Community  Innovation  Centres.  Atal  Community Innovation Centres' aim is to foster and support Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) based

innovations. Each Atal Community Innovation Centre is given a grant of up to INR 2.5 crores over a period of 5 years.

Atal Innovation Mission has operationalized 14 Atal Community Innovation Centres across the country which in-turn have incubated 100+ start-ups and supported 22 community innovator fellows. The state wise details of Community incubator centres set up by Mission are placed at

## Annexure-C .

## 4. Atal New India Challenges - innovations with national impact

To  help  develop  technology-based  innovations  to  solve  sectoral  challenges  of  national importance  and  societal  relevance , Atal  Innovation  Mission  runs  challenges  to  select  and nurture start-ups through their journey from Concept to Prototype and Prototype to Commercialization. Each Atal New India Challenges winner is given a grant of up to INR 1 crore  in  3  tranches  over  a  total  of  12  -  18  months.  Atal  Innovation  Mission  has  directly supported 51 start-ups under this program and has selected further 82 start-ups to support. The state wise details of Start-ups being supported by the Mission through New India Challenges are placed at Annexure-D.

## 5. Mentor India - mentors of change

The  Mentor  India  program  is  a  voluntary  national  movement,  wherein  skilled  professionals provide pro-bono mentoring to young ATL innovators and start-ups across the Atal Incubation Centres, with a strong sentiment towards nation-building.

They work with a vision to give back to the country and play a significant role in building a new India - one which pioneers in technology and innovations and emerges as a world leader. So far, Atal  Innovation Mission has been able to mobilize 5000+ mentors in Atal Tinkering Labs. Similarly, Atal Innovation Mission has been able to mobilize 100+ mentors in Incubation Centres.

- (b) NITI  Aayog  has  encouraged  aspiring  entrepreneurs  to  tackle  country's  contemporary socio-economic problems using the following programs:
- (i) 69  Atal  Incubation  Centres at  universities,  institutions  and  corporates  which  have incubated 2993 startups till date,
- (ii) 14 Atal Community Innovation Centres which promote the benefits of technology led innovation  to  the  unserved/underserved  regions  of  India  including  Tier  2,  Tier  3  cities, aspirational districts, tribal, hilly and coastal areas, and,

(iii) 51 Startups directly under Atal New India Challenge program to select and nurture start-ups through their journey from Concept to Prototype and Prototype to Commercialization (iv) Through Women  Entrepreneurship  Platform  (WEP) which  offers  incubation  and acceleration support to women founded / co-founded startups through its various partners who handhold women entrepreneurs registered with WEP and provide them necessary support to help them start and scale-up.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 102 FOR 14.12.2022 BY SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH REGARDING INITIATIVES UNDER AIM

## State-wise Atal Tinkering Lab details

| S. No.   | State / UT              |   Total |
|----------|-------------------------|---------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Island |      10 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh          |     713 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh       |      32 |
| 4        | Assam                   |     352 |
| 5        | Bihar                   |      97 |
| 6        | Chandigarh              |      22 |
| 7        | Chhattisgrah            |     368 |
| 8        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli  |       4 |
| 9        | Delhi                   |     198 |
| 10       | Goa                     |      20 |
| 11       | Gujarat                 |     614 |
| 12       | Haryana                 |     435 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh        |     112 |
| 14       | Jammu &Kashmir          |     127 |
| 15       | Jharkhand               |     126 |
| 16       | Karnataka               |     798 |
| 17       | Kerala                  |     369 |
| 18       | Ladakh                  |       2 |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh          |     601 |
| 20       | Maharashtra             |    1033 |
| 21       | Manipur                 |     119 |
| 22       | Meghalaya               |      13 |
| 23       | Mizoram                 |      26 |
| 24       | Nagaland                |      26 |
| 25       | Odisha                  |     331 |
| 26       | Puducherry              |      19 |
| 27       | Punjab                  |     230 |
| 28       | Rajasthan               |     511 |
| 29       | Sikkim                  |      27 |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu              |     975 |
| 31       | Telangana               |     379 |
| 32       | Tripura                 |      27 |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh           |     955 |
| 34       | Uttarakhand             |      87 |
| 35       | West Bengal             |     242 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                   |   10000 |

## ANNEXURE-B

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 102 FOR 14.12.2022 BY SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH REGARDING INITIATIVES UNDER AIM

## State-wise Atal Incubation Centres details

| S. No.   | State/UT          |   Total |
|----------|-------------------|---------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |       2 |
| 2        | Assam             |       2 |
| 3        | Bihar             |       1 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh      |       1 |
| 5        | Delhi             |       6 |
| 6        | Goa               |       1 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |       5 |
| 8        | Haryana           |       1 |
| 9        | Jammu And Kashmir |       1 |
| 10       | Karnataka         |      11 |
| 11       | Kerala            |       2 |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh    |       4 |
| 13       | Maharashtra       |       8 |
| 14       | Odisha            |       2 |
| 15       | Puducherry        |       1 |
| 16       | Punjab            |       1 |
| 17       | Rajasthan         |       4 |
| 18       | Sikkim            |       1 |
| 19       | Tamil Nadu        |       6 |
| 20       | Telangana         |       5 |
| 21       | Uttar Pradesh     |       4 |
|          | TOTAL             |      69 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 102 FOR 14.12.2022 BY SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH REGARDING INITIATIVES UNDER AIM

## State-wise Atal Community Innovation Centres details

| S. No.   | State/UT       |   Total |
|----------|----------------|---------|
| 1        | Haryana        |       2 |
| 2        | Telangana      |       1 |
| 3        | Punjab         |       1 |
| 4        | Jharkhand      |       1 |
| 5        | Tamil Nadu     |       3 |
| 6        | Uttar Pradesh  |       2 |
| 7        | Rajasthan      |       1 |
| 8        | Odisha         |       1 |
| 9        | Andhra Pradesh |       2 |
|          | TOTAL          |      14 |

## ANNEXURE-D

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 102 FOR 14.12.2022 BY SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH REGARDING INITIATIVES UNDER AIM

## State-wise Atal New India Challenge details

| S. No.   | State/UT       |   Total |
|----------|----------------|---------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh |       2 |
| 2        | Delhi          |       4 |
| 3        | Gujarat        |       1 |
| 4        | Haryana        |       1 |
| 5        | Karnataka      |      18 |
| 6        | Kerala         |       2 |
| 7        | Maharashtra    |      15 |
| 8        | Punjab         |       1 |
| 9        | Tamil Nadu     |       6 |
| 10       | Telangana      |       1 |
|          | TOTAL          |      51 |