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Sankalp Yatra of New India Cover Story

INNOVATION IS NOW INCLUDED

27 IN INDIA'S THINKING

There has never been a dearth of scientific talent in India. But if there were
shortcomings it was because the competent people did not get the right platform
and system. This not only deprived these talents to get the right opportunities but
also scientific thinking could not become part of the policy of development. As
soon as he assumed charge of the office in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
said, "There is a need to bring research from 'lab' to 'land'. In November 2016, these
efforts got a boost with the Atal Innovation Mission.
STARTUP INDIA

INDIA IS MOVING AHEAD 46
IN THE GLOBAL 2021 EXCEPTIONAL JOURNEY OF STARTUPS
INNOVATION INDEX 48 AND UNICORNS IN LAST FEW YEARS

52 2020

57 2019 28

2018
60
2017
66
2016
81

2015 n It is the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
that the youth of the country should become job
givers, not job seekers. For this, there is a need
n NITI Aayog got the responsibility of the Atal to show the right path to the youth for achieving
Innovation Mission and, under this, the Atal dreams. The main objective of the Startup India
Tinkering Lab was established to promote scheme is to promote entrepreneurship, which
scientific thinking in children from school itself. will boost employment opportunities in the
Also, the establishment of the Atal Incubation country.
Center was started to realise the dreams of new n Prime Minister Narendra Modi first announced the
entrepreneurs.
n 10,000 Atal Tinkering Labs have been established 'Startup India' program on 15 August 2015 from
the ramparts of the Red Fort and now India has
in 722 districts of the country. More than 68 become the third largest startup ecosystem in
incubator centres have been started, through the world.
which more than 30,000 people have got n Since the launch of the Startup India campaign,
employment.
n More than 2200 startups have been assisted as of 24 August 2022, more than 76,689 startups
have been recognized in the country. 45% of
through the Atal Innovation Mission. Now the startups in India have at least one female director
cabinet has approved extension of Atal Innovation and over 100 startups have become unicorns.
Mission till March 2023.

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