Lok Sabha Question No. 2619 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: ARISE - ANIC
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Shri Vishaldada Prakashbapu Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2619

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2024

## ARISE - ANIC

## 2619   SHRI VISHALDADA PRAKASHBAPU PATIL:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the criteria for funding support to eligible startups and MSMEs to promote research & innovation under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-ANIC;
- (b) the number of proposals received by the Government under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-ANIC programme during the last five years, State-wise, particularly in Maharashtra;
- (c) the details of applications received from the Sangli Parliamentary Constituency of Maharashtra along with the steps taken by the Government thereon; and
- (d) the funds sanctioned and utilised by the Government under the said programme, particularly in Maharashtra?

## 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 CULTURE

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) ARISE-ANIC program follows a competitive process for selection of start-ups / MSMEs.

Eligible start-ups / MSMEs undergo 3 rounds of evaluation, as under:

## 1 st  round:

- -each submitted application is evaluated by a set of 3 different assessors
- -based on the 1 st round evaluation, the scores are standardized and a shortlist is released

## 2 nd  round:

- -shortlisted applicants from the 1 st round undergo an in-person presentation and interview to the Screening-cum-Selection Committee (SSC)
- -based on the 2 nd round evaluation, SSC recommends a selection list

## 3 rd  round:

- -selected applicants from the 2 nd round undergo budget and goals & deliverables evaluation by the Working Committee (WC)
- -based on the 3 rd round evaluation, the WC approves the final selection list along with approved Grant for each selected start-up / MSME

The evaluation metrics for selection of start-ups / MSMEs:

|   Sl. No. | Parameter                   | Description                                                                                                |
|-----------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Relevance                   | whether the stated solution / innovation is relevant to the selected challenge theme                       |
|         2 | Innovativeness              | whether the stated solution / innovation is novel and has IP potential                                     |
|         3 | Feasibility                 | whether the stated solution / innovation is practical and feasible (technically and financially) to deploy |
|         4 | Impact                      | whether the stated solution / innovation can create large-scale impact (economic / social / environmental) |
|         5 | Commercialization Potential | whether the stated solution / innovation has a proper business plan / commercialization potential          |

(b) Under Atmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-ANIC program, 174 applications have been received, out of which 30 applications have been received from Maharashtra. The state wise distribution of application is as below:

| State          |   Number of Completed Applications Received |
|----------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |                                           7 |
| Chhattisgarh   |                                           1 |
| Delhi          |                                          16 |
| Gujarat        |                                           6 |
| Haryana        |                                          10 |
| Jharkhand      |                                           1 |
| Karnataka      |                                          39 |
| Kerala         |                                           5 |
| Ladakh         |                                           1 |
| Madhya Pradesh |                                           3 |
| Maharashtra    |                                          30 |
| Manipur        |                                           1 |

| Odisha        |   1 |
|---------------|-----|
| Puducherry    |   1 |
| Punjab        |   3 |
| Rajasthan     |   3 |
| Tamil Nadu    |  18 |
| Telangana     |  17 |
| Uttar Pradesh |   8 |
| Uttarakhand   |   1 |
| West Bengal   |   2 |
| Total         | 174 |

(c) Under ARISE-ANIC program, no application has been received from the Sangli Parliamentary Constituency of Maharashtra.

(d) ARISE-ANIC  provides  Grant  of  up  to  INR  50  lakhs  based  on  successful  achievement  of milestones.

Under ARISE-ANIC, 23 start-ups / MSMEs have been selected for Grant funding. 23 start-ups / MSMEs have been approved of Grant of INR 10,69,72,000/-, of which INR 5,92,26,000/- have been disbursed based on successful achievement of milestones.

Under ARISE-ANIC, 8 start-ups / MSMEs selected for Grant funding are from Maharashtra. 8 start-ups / MSMEs from Maharashtra have been approved of Grant of INR 3,70,58,000/- of which INR 2,01,13,000/- have been disbursed based on successful achievement of milestones.

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