List of schemes proposed by the Directorate of Food Processing as follows:
Under the “Skill India Mission”, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has initiated the establishment of state of the art, visible, aspirational model training centres in every district of India. These model training Centres are referred to as “Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra” (PMKK).
PMKK are equipped to run industry-driven courses of high quality with focus on employability and create an aspirational value for skill development training. PMKK envisions to transform the short-term training ecosystem from a mandate driven delivery model to a sustainable institutional model.
Investment support is provided for the establishment of PMKKs. NSDC provides the funding support in form of secured loan up to a maximum of INR 70 lakhs per PMKK.
The financial assistance is provided towards capex support (shall not be utilized/provided for creation of immovable property) which includes the following components
Name | Organization | Eligibility | Focus |
ABLE BEST | Department of Bio Technology | Masters & Doctoral degree students in are of Life sciences | Bio Technology |
Next Big Idea | DST, Intel, NSRCEL & IIMB | Students, Entrepreneurs |
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DST-Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Program | DST & Lockheed Martin | Entrepreneurs, Engineers, Scientists, Inventors, Developers & Researchers | All Innovative ideas from any industry |
Proto | Proto.in | Entrepreneurs | Any product-based idea |
Empresario – The Business Plan Showcase | Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (IIM-A) | Entrepreneurs | Clean Tech & Renewable Energy, Telecommunication, Web Portals, Electronics, IT/ITES Services, IT-Software, Power |
Intel� + UC Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge | Intel & UC Berkeley | Students, Alumni from various institutes around the World |
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Champion of Champions | Intel & DST | Winners of other business competitions in India, Incubatees, companies with non-Venture Cap financing | Technology based Ideas |
Scholar Sparks | Intel & DST | Students of various colleges, universities etc. in India | Students with new technology business plans from engineering colleges, polytechnics, universities, science colleges, medical schools and B-Schools. |
Eureka! | IIT Bombay | Students, Working Professionals | CleanTech, Core Sciences, Telecommunication, Biotechnology, Web Portals, Electronics, Manufacturing, Service, Entertainment, IT-Software, Retail, Power, Banking/Finance, Hospitality, HRD, Consultancy, Food Processing, Tourism |
Vishishth | IIT Delhi | Students | UG or PG student in any recognized college/university can participate |
Sankalp | MSME | MSMEs in India |
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Business Plan Contest | Harvard Business School | Students, Entrepreneurs | Business Ventures, Social Entrepreneurs |
UDDYAM | S P Jain | Students from any institute working in teams | Commercializing TePP Innovations |
Innovations Pune | Pune Chapter of IIT Bombay Alumni Association | Innovators | Innovations in the form of processes, products and applications from varied fields such as medicine, agriculture, mechanical/electronic/chemical technology, IT products, etc. |
TiE-ISB Connect | TiE – ISB | Entrepreneurs, Start-ups | Any company |
YESSS @ ISBA conference | ISBA | Entrepreneurs, Start-ups | Any incubatee company of incubators across India who is looking to raise funds from professional investors |
Ventura | Entrepreneurship Cell, NIT Trichy | Students / Working Professionals/ Entrepreneurs | Rural Entrepreneurship, Women Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Biotechnology, Core Science, Telecommunication, Education, Electronics, Manufacturing, Nano Technology, IT-Software, Entertainment, Agriculture, Energy, Health, Biomedical, Web Portals, Consultancy, Food Processing |