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The Union Minister for MSME has launched the MSME Innovative Scheme (Incubation, Design and IPR) along with the MSME IDEA HACKATHON 2022.
What is the MSME Innovative Scheme?
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of MSME
Aim: a) To promote and support untapped creativity of the MSME sector and b) To act as a hub for innovation activities, facilitating and guiding the development ideas into a viable business proposition that benefits society directly.
The three sub-schemes under this scheme include:
Incubation: It aims to promote and support untapped creativity and to promote the adoption of the latest technologies in MSMEs that seek the validation of their ideas at the proof-of-concept level. Financial assistance up to Rs 15 lakh per idea and up to Rs one crore for relevant plants and machines will be provided.
Design: It aims to bring the Indian manufacturing sector and design expertise/design fraternity onto a common platform. Financial assistance up to Rs 40 lakh for design projects and up to Rs 2.5 lakh for student projects will be provided.
IPR (Intellectual Property Rights): It aims to improve the IP culture in India with a view to enhance the awareness of Intellectual Property Rights(IPRs) amongst the MSMEs and to encourage creative intellectual endeavour in the Indian economy. Financial assistance upto Rs 5 lakh for a foreign patent, Rs one lakh for a domestic patent, Rs two lakh for GI registration, Rs 15,000/- for design registration, Rs.10,000/- for a trademark in the form of reimbursement.
Source: This post is based on the article “Union Minister launches MSME Innovative Scheme (Incubation, Design and IPR) & MSME IDEA HACKATHON 2022 under MSME Champions Scheme” published in PIB on 10th Mar 2022.
