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National Deep Tech Startup Policy

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A.  Aims to bolster the growth of Startup ecosystem through

  • optimal policy interventions
  • access to funding
  • strengthening Intellectual Property Regime (IPR)
  • Sustaining Deep tech startups.
  • Enabling shared infrastructure and resource sharing.

B. The draft outlines four key pillars

  • Securing India’s economic future.
  • Knowledge-driven economy
  • bolstering national capability and sovereignty through the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative
  • encouraging ethical innovation.

C. A dedicated ‘Deep Tech Capital Guidance’ Fund to enable investments in the Deep tech startups.

  • Presently, there are 10,000 Deep-tech startups in the country

D.  The policy includes interventions in 10 subsectors of Deep technology such as 3D Printing, Semiconductor designing and manufacturing, AI, IoT, Enterprise software, Robotics and Security solutions.

 

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