Promoting Innovation &

Entrepreneurship
Dr. Vandana Kalia
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)
Ministry of Science and Technology
Govt. of India Venue: Lovely Professional University,
14th April 2018
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Technology , Govt. of India
 Ministry of Science and Technology

Department of Science Department of Scientific & Department of

and Technology (DST) Industrial Research (DSIR) Biotechnology (DBT)

1. Formulation of policies 1. DSIR is the nodal department in the

relating to Science and entire Government system for
Technology (S&T) benchmarking of R&D activities &
1. Support R&D &
2. Promotion of new areas of infrastructure in India by granting
manufacturing in
S&T with special emphasis recognition to In-house R&D units of
Biology
on emerging areas - Industries
2. Human resource and
3. Management Information - Institutions/Organizations
Infrastructure
Systems for S&T; national - Universities
development in
S&T surveys; spatial data;
Biotechnology
G.I.S 2. Promoting activities related
3. BioSafety Policies and
4. S&T capacity building of the - Indigenous technology promotion
guidelines
nation -Technology utilization and transfer
5. International S&T . Entrepreneurship
cooperation
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 Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR)

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 Industrial R&D Promotion Programme

Government of India has announced a number of fiscal incentives for research and
development by industry from time to time and many of these incentives are
implemented through DSIR.

In-house R&D units recognised by DSIR are eligible for these incentives (wherever
applicable)
 Customs and excise duty (C/SGST) related benefits
 Tax related benefits on R&D expenses

Access to grant-in-aid funding schemes of the government (DST, DBT, CSIR, ICMR,
ICAR, TDB etc).

Recognition and Branding

Only scheme in the entire Government of India for benchmarking the

4 R&D activities & infrastructure of institutions SINCE 1988
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PAN India visibility DSIR recognized Industry

Agriculture & food East Zone Northeast

processing 81 Zone 2
industries - 170

Others- Chemical & West Zone South Zone

220 Healthcare 767 626
Mechanical sector , 700
Engineering
Industries,
North Zone
300 Electrical & 322
Electronics Central Zone
Industries, 430 20

Zone wise distribution of In house R&D

Sector wise distribution of Companies units of companies recognized by DSIR till
recognized by DSIR March, 2015
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 SIRO RECOGNITION SCHEME OF DSIR
• Includes functional Societies, Trusts, Section-25 Companies, Universities/Colleges with the
objective of undertaking research
• Functional SIROs having well-defined time bound research programmes, broad based Governing
Council, Research Advisory Committee, R&D personnel and infrastructure facilities are considered
eligible for recognition by DSIR
• Presently there are over 620 SIROs duly recognized by DSIR in various categories
• Income tax exemption @125% u/s 35(1)(iii) for social sciences research and @175%
Agricultural u/s 35(1)(ii) for other than social sciences research, on donations made to the
Social Sciences, 40 recognized institutes
Sciences, 80
Medical • Customs duty exemption on R&D capital equipment and consumables (Notification
Sciences, 250 No.24/2007-customs, dated 01 March, 2007 as amended)
Natural and
Applied • Central excise duty exemption on R&D capital equipment and consumables (Notification
Sciences, 250 No.16/2007-central excise, dated 01 March, 2007 as amended)

• 100% write off of expenditure on R&D

• Attracts funding for research from national and international projects
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 Stagnant expenditure on R&D in last 2 decades

 75% of R&D by Public sector, followed by

private sector & Universities

 Post 2008, no of patents granted fell sharply

 In 2015- 5000 international patents granted

Economic Survey of India, 2018

Need for increased contribution from the private sector and
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 “COMMERCIALIZATION OF MEDICINAL PLANT
PRODUCTS: LAB TECHNIQUES TO TRADE”

Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved

nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all
ages

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 Medicinal Plant Products
 New Pharmaceuticals Current scenario:

 Dietary Supplements:  41 drugs from natural products 1991-2000

Herbs & Nutraceuticals
80% of rural population uses medicinal Herbs

 Ayush  70% export of raw materials; 3% Ayush; 30% Finished products

 Herbal Cosmetics 15,000 of approx.50000-70000 plant species are threatened

 Sustainable harvesting of medicinal plants

 Standardization and QC of raw material
 Validation of safety and effectiveness
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 ‘Innovation & Enterpreneurship
‘Startup India’ Initiative of GoI
NIDHI; TBI/STEP; PRISM; DSIR recognition & Incentive
CRTDH; TDB; BIRAC: early & MoMSME: MDA
Challenges
late stage innovation (BIG, DeiTY: SIP-EIT
 Recognition
BIPP, SIBRI, CRS). MSME- BI BIRAC: Networking program
support programme DeiTY: SIPP  Regulatory hurdles
IoT policy EDF fund  Access to capital
 Bring in investors
 Manufacturing
expertise

TIME LINES-
Product life cycle

PARKS
36 TBIs & STEP
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Actual customers
 PROMOTING INNOVATIONS IN INDIVIDUALS,
START-UPs and MSMEs (DSIR-PRISM)
1 Erstwhile "Technopreneur Promotion Programme” (TePP)

2 Budding students, professionals and common citizens to demonstrate proof of

concept and/or prototypes of commercially viable, novel innovation.
3 Provides grant –in –aid , technical guidance and mentoring to Individuals by
incubating their idea towards creation of new enterprise in phases
4 Acquainted with the fundamentals of patenting as well as technical and strategic
assistance in idea development
5 Network mode with several outreach cum innovation centers spread across the
country (TOCICs). These centers provide counseling and mentoring or incubation
facilities
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 START-UPs and MSMEs (PRISM)
Program Eligibility
PRISM Phase-I
Category-I: Proof of Concept/ Prototypes/ Models
Any Indian citizen including student innovator can
avail support to develop their novel idea into
Maximum support may be limited to 2.00 lakh or 90% of the total
demonstrable models/prototypes.
project cost whichever is lower.
Category-II: Fabrication of working model/process know-how/
testing and trial/patenting/technology transfer etc. (Innovation
Incubation)
Any Indian citizen having innovative ideas.
Maximum support may be limited to 20.00 lakh or 90% of the total
project cost whichever is lower.
PRISM- Phase-II (Enterprise Incubation)
Maximum support may be up to 50.00 lakh limited to 50% of the total
Successful PRISM innovators or innovators who
project cost. The support may be provided for scaling up technology
have successfully demonstrated proof of concept
based innovations, including patenting/design registration/trademark
with the support of other government
registry/ technology transfer to develop a marketable product/process
institutions/agency.
towards enterprise creation.
PRISM-R&D Proposals
Maximum support may be up to 50.00 lakh, limited to 50% of the total
Any R&D institute / autonomous institutions/public
project cost for developing technology solutions aimed at helping
funded laboratories/ academic institutes and so on.
MSME clusters.
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 Startup definition as per Startup India Initiative
(DIPP Notification No. G.S.R.180(E) dated 17.02.2016)
Entity that is structured as a private limited company (as defined by the Companies
Act, 2013), or a registered partnership firm (registered under section 59 of the
Partnership Act, 1932) or a limited liability partnership (under the Limited Liability
Partnership Act, 2002), and

Entity is within up to five years from the date of its incorporation/registration, and

Entity whose turnover for any of the financial years has not exceeded Rs 25 crore,

Entity that is working towards innovation, development, deployment or

commercialization of new products, processes or services driven by technology or
intellectual property, and

Provided that any such entity formed by splitting up or reconstruction of a business

already in existence shall not be considered a startup
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 Department of Science & Technology
(National Initiative for Developing & Harnessing Innovations(NIDHI)

1. NIDHI-GCC-Grand Challenge and Competitions for Scouting Innovations

2. NIDHI-PRomotion and Acceleration of Young and Aspiring technology entrepreneurs
(NIDHI-PRAYAS)-Support from Idea to Prototype.
3. NIDHI-Entrepreneur In Residence (NIDHI-EIR)-Support system to reduce risk.
4. Start-up-NIDHI through Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centres (IEDCs) in
academic Institutions; Encouraging Students to promote start-ups.
5. Start-up centre in collaboration with MHRD; Inculcating a sprit of entrepreneurship in
National Institutions of Higher Learning.
6. NIDHI-Technology Business Incubator (NIDHI-TBI) - Converting Innovations to Start-ups.
7. NIDHI-Accelerator-Fast tracking of start-up through focused interventions.
8. NIDHI-Seed Support System (NIDHI-SSS)- Providing Early Stage investment.
9. NIDHI Centres of Excellence (NIDHI-CoE)-A World Class facility to help start-ups go
global.
10. NIDHI Start-up Corridors-A network of experienced and new institutions collectively
promoting start-ups.
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 Department of Biotechnology
(BIRAC)

 BIRAC AcE fund

launched in Dec’ 2017-
providing risk capital to
young enterprises to
undertake R&D in high
priority technology
areas.
 Innovate in India i3-
Fund

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 Department of Biotechnology
(BIRAC)

BIRAC BioNEST
Support for establishing
Biotech Incubators-nurturing entrepreneurs

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 Patent Acquisition and Collaborative Research
and Technology Development (PACE)
•1 The scheme has two elements, viz. (a) Technology Acquisition and (b) Technology
Development and Demonstration (TDD).
2 The scheme shall consider proposals for:
• Technology acquisition i.e. (a) alone only when technology is being licensed on a non-
exclusive basis to a number of industries;
• (a) + (b) In case of technology acquisition exclusively by any one industry, the scheme shall
not support just technology acquisition but a complete project, starting with technology
acquisition and carrying on value addition prior to commercialization of project output.
•3 Development and Demonstration of Technology i.e. (b) alone when industry may want to
develop and demonstrate the technology (either acquired technology or its own indigenous
in-house technology) alone or in collaboration with R&D organization/academic institution/
university in India or abroad
Encourage and accelerate development and demonstration of indigenous product/process
technologies by in-house R&D centres of the industry
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 Science and Engineering Research Board
(SERB)
Schemes & Programs

 Core Research Grant (CRG)

 High Risk High Reward Research (HRHR)
 Industry Relevant R & D (IRRD)
 Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in science (EMEQ)
 Intensification of Research in High Priority Area (IRHPA)
 Ayurvedic Biology Program
 MATRICS
 International Travel Support (ITS)
 Assistance to Professional Bodies & Seminars/Symposia
 Start-up grant for Young Scientists(YSS)
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 National Ayush Mission

Mandatory Components
a. AYUSH Services b. AYUSH Educational Institutions c. Quality Control of ASU&H Drugs
d. Medicinal Plants

Flexible Components:-
20% of state envelope funds are available for:
a. AYUSH Wellness Centres including Yoga & Naturopathy b. Tele-medicine c. Sports
Medicine through AYUSH
d. Innovations in AYUSH including Public Private Partnership e. Interest subsidy component
for Private AYUSH educational Institutions
f. Reimbursement of Testing charges
g. IEC activities
h. Research & Development in areas related to Medicinal Plants
i. Voluntary certification scheme: Project based.
j. Market Promotion, Market intelligence & buy back interventions
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 AICTE

RESEARCH PROMOTION SCHEME (RPS)

This scheme Promotes Research in identified thrust areas of in Technical Education. RPS
is aimed to create research ambience in the institutes by promoting research in engineering
sciences and innovations in established and newer technologies; and to generate Master’s
and Doctoral degree candidates to augment the quality of faculty and research. The limit of
funding is Rs 25 Lakh for project duration of 3 years.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT CELL (EDC)

This scheme motivates the students to opt for entrepreneurship and self-employment as
attractive and viable career option. The limit of funding is Rs. 10 lakh.

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 Academia to harness an R&D
culture in the Country

All relevant information and documents are available in the link below: http://dsir.csir.res.in/webdsir

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