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initiative during 1998-99, the Ministry
of Science & Technology has launched
a novel programme, known as ‘Technopreneur
Promotion Programme (TePP)’ jointly
operated by the Department of Scientific
& Industrial Research (DSIR) under its
plan scheme Programme Aimed at Technological
Self-Reliance (PATSER) and the Department
of Science and Technology (DST) under its
Home Grown Technology Programme (HGTP) of
Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment
Council (TIFAC) to tap the vast existing
innovative potentials of the citizen of
India. |
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| Objectives |
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To promote
and support untapped creativity of individual
innovators |
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To assist the individual
innovators to become technology based entrepreneurs
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To assist the technopreneur
in networking and forge linkages with other
constituents of the innovation chain for
commercialization of their developments. |
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| Activities |
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The
activities under TePP includes providing
financial support to selected & screened
Individual innovators having original ideas
for converting them into working models,
prototypes etc. The assistance under TePP
includes to undertake the activities like,
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R&D /
engineering consultancy, |
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Small equipment, tools
etc. |
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Raw Material / Accessories
(for prototype/process trials), |
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Fabrication cost (for
prototypes) |
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Patent guidance and support |
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Manpower |
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Testing & Trials |
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Any other relevant costs
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TePP
support to the innovators is limited to
90% of the total cost of the project &
remaining 10% is to be borne by the innovator/inventor. |
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