{"id":167276,"date":"2024-09-12T13:57:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T08:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=167276"},"modified":"2024-09-12T13:57:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T08:27:11","slug":"defconnect-2024-rajnath-singh-launches-aditi-scheme-to-boost-defence-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/defconnect-2024-rajnath-singh-launches-aditi-scheme-to-boost-defence-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"DefConnect 2024: Rajnath Singh Launches ADITI Scheme to Boost Defence Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During DefConnect 2024<\/strong> in New Delhi on March 4, 2024, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh<\/strong> unveiled the Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX (ADITI) scheme.<\/strong> The scheme aims to promote innovations in critical and strategic defence technologies, providing start-ups with significant grants for research and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ADITI Scheme Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Objective:<\/strong>\u00a0Promote innovations in critical and strategic defence technologies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Grant-in-Aid:<\/strong>\u00a0Up to\u00a0Rs 25 crore<\/strong>\u00a0for research, development, and innovation in defence technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Duration and Budget:<\/strong>\u00a0Rs 750 crore allocated for 2023-24 to 2025-26.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Targets:<\/strong>\u00a0Develop approximately 30 deep-tech critical and strategic technologies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Rajnath Singh\u2019s Address Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • Youth Innovation:<\/strong>\u00a0Emphasized government commitment to fostering innovation among youth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Technological Edge:<\/strong>\u00a0Stressed the importance of achieving a technological edge for India\u2019s development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Transforming into a Knowledge Society:<\/strong>\u00a0Highlighted the need to transform India into a knowledge society.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Defence India Start-up Challenge (DISC)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      • Initiative:<\/strong>\u00a0Unveiled the 11th edition, introducing 22 problem statements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Aim:<\/strong>\u00a0Address critical defence challenges and enhance national security.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Invitation:<\/strong>\u00a0Invites innovators to propose solutions contributing to defence capabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Self-Reliance in Defence Production<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        • Significance:<\/strong>\u00a0Stressed the importance of self-reliance for independent decision-making aligned with national interests.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Government Efforts:<\/strong>\u00a0Highlighted efforts to promote domestic manufacturing and boost the economy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Procurement Budget:<\/strong>\u00a0Earmarked 75% of the defence capital procurement budget for Indian companies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Technology Showcase by iDEX-DIO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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          • Organizer:<\/strong>\u00a0iDEX-Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Focus Areas:<\/strong>\u00a0Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Cybersecurity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Participants:<\/strong>\u00a0Start-ups revolutionizing key technological domains.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            During DefConnect 2024 in New Delhi on March 4, 2024, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh unveiled the Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX (ADITI) scheme. The scheme aims to promote innovations in critical and strategic defence technologies, providing start-ups with significant grants for research and development. ADITI Scheme Overview Rajnath Singh\u2019s Address Highlights Defence India Start-up Challenge (DISC) Self-Reliance in Defence […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":167277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5234],"tags":[5235,69],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-167276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-march-2024","tag-current-affairs-march-2024","tag-defence-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167276"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":167278,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167276\/revisions\/167278"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167276"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offerexpiration?post=167276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}