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Atal Innovation Mission UNIVERSITIES
Commencement October 2021
Atal Innovation Mission helps Scheme
India improve its Global
Innovation Index ranking
Objective: To create and promote
an ecosystem of innovation
and entrepreneurship across
the country at the levels of
schools, universities, research Khelo India: National Program for
institutes, micro, small and
medium enterprises (MSMEs), and promoting sports and sportspersons
industries. Commencement 26 April, 2016
n As of 26th April 2022, the number Objective: Financial assistance and
of Atal Tinkering Labs in the Progress development of sportspersons by
country is more than 9,500. Also, identifying new talents.
it is spread in 722 districts of 34 Progress: Khelo India scheme has
states and union territories. groomed many new talents who have
n Presently more than 75 lakh taken the sporting world by storm. This
students are associated with Atal scheme has created an ecosystem from
Tinkering Labs. India continues to the grass-root level to above and it is
rise in the Global Innovation Index playing a critical role in identifying and
rankings and is currently ranked nurturing talent to realize their Olympics
46th. dream. Under the development of
n In 2015, India was at 81st playgrounds initiatives, while there
spot in the ranking. The Union were 38 sports infrastructures in the
Cabinet has recently approved country between 2008 and 2014, the
the continuation of the Atal number increased to 267 between 2014
Innovation Mission till March and 2020. Also, 14,595 coaches were
2023. trained to select talent at the grassroots
level. By the year 2024, 25 Centers of
n Under this mission, more than Excellence for Sports, 100 National
Rs 2,000 crore will be spent Academy of Excellence, and 1,000
on setting up the centers and Khelo India Centers will be set up at the
providing assistance to the
beneficiaries. district level across the country.
NO. OF HIGHER
Commencement 5 September 2017
EDUCATIONAL
Diksha INSTITUTIONS RISES
Along with education to children, Diksha has study material
available for students
Scheme teachers are getting online training Diksha has been adopted
up to the 12th standard
in several languages.
Objective: Diksha portal was started for
online education of children as well as
in 35 states and union
for online training of teachers.
territories. 2014 2021 2014 2021
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