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News: The Department of Science & Technology(DST) secretary has launched a brochure featuring Entrepreneurs in Residence(EIR) under the National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI) programme.
Facts:
- Entrepreneurs in Residence(EIR) Programme: It is one of the sub-programs introduced under the National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations(NIDHI) programme.
- Aim: To inspire the best talents to be entrepreneurs, to minimise the risk involved in pursuing start- ups and to partially set off their opportunity costs of high paying jobs.
- Nodal Department: Department of Science and Technology.
- Funding: It supports aspiring or budding entrepreneurs of considerable potential for pursuing a promising technology business idea over a period up to 18 months with a subsistence grant up to Rs 30,000 per month with a maximum cap for total support of Rs 3.6 lakh.
Additional Facts:
- NIDHI: It was launched by the Department of Science and Technology as an umbrella scheme to support ideas and innovations (knowledge-based and technology-driven) into successful startups.
