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Human behavior has been ever
changing. It has changed during
every period and moulded itself.
If innovation stops, life comes
to a halt. Systems become
lifeless and when systems
become lifeless, life cannot be
lively. Therefore, innovation is a
requirement of every society and
every age. We need to create an
environment of innovation

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI

and NGO levels. of innovative products and solutions where the
Central Government Ministries or Departments
OBJECTIVE OF AIM will become the potential first buyers. The
Long-term goals of AIM include establishment programme will be driven by Indian Space

and promotion of Small Business Innovation Research Organisation (ISRO), four ministries --
Research (SBIR) and Development at a s Ministry of Defence; Ministry of Food Processing s
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national scale for the SME/MSME/startups, Industries; Ministry of Health and Family Welfare;
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and in rejuvenating Science and Technology and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs -- and
innovations in major research institutions of the associated industries to facilitate innovative

country like Council of Scientific and Industrial solutions to sectoral problems. The Aatma
Research (CSIR), Indian Council of Agriculture nirbhar Bharat ARISE-ANIC programme is in line
Research (ICAR) and Indian Council of Medical with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative of
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economic needs. Bharat” to fast track the growth of the Indian
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INDIA CHALLENGE (ANIC): To spur applied AIM-SIRIUS INNOVATION FESTIVAL
research and innovation in Indian MSMEs To promote innovative cooperation between
and startups, Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-Atal students of India and Russia, a Memorandum of
New India Challenge (ANIC) programme was Understanding was exchanged between India’s
launched by the NITI Aayog in September, 2020. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and the Russian
This national initiative aims to promote research Federation’s SIRIUS Educational Foundation in
and innovation and increase competitiveness of 2018. The AIM-SIRIUS Innovation Festival has
Indian startups and MSMEs. been organised since then to promote a spirit
The objective of Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE- of collaborative innovation, young innovators
ANIC programme is to provide a steady stream of Atal Tinkering Labs and SIRIUS Educational

ATAL COMMUNITY INNOVATION CENTER: TO STIMULATE COMMUNITY

CENTRIC INNOVATION AND IDEAS IN THE UNSERVED /UNDERSERVED
REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY INCLUDING TIER-2 AND TIER-3 CITIES

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