(a) the details of the Atal Innovation Mission being implemented in the country for fostering innovation;
(b) the details of the schools covered across the country under this mission till date;
(c) whether any criteria has been laid down for the participation under the said mission; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) Atal Innovation Mission (“AIM”) is Government of India’s endeavour to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. Its objective is to serve as a platform for promotion of world-class Innovation Hubs, Grand Challenges, Start-up businesses and other self-employment activities, particularly in technology driven areas. AIM has been launched to create an innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem in India by establishing new incubation centres, scaling up established incubation centres and setting up Atal Tinkering Labs in schools.
The vision of Atal Tinkering Lab initiative is to ‘Cultivate 1 Million children in India as Neoteric Innovators’. The objective of this scheme is to foster curiosity, creativity and imagination in young minds and inculcate skills such as design mind-set, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing, rapid calculations, measurements etc. These ATLs are equipped with latest emerging technologies such as electronics, IoT, 3D printing, Robotics, etc.
(b) The state wise summary of the schools covered across the country under the ATL program is placed as Annexure - A.
(c) & (d) Yes, following are the eligibility criteria/parameters which have been laid
down for the selection of ATLs:
Criteria Parameters
Infrastructure • All weather area (1,500 sq. ft.) in regular/plain areas
• All weather area (1,000 sq. ft.) in Hilly/Himalayan and Island states/UTs
• Computer Lab with internet facility
• Steady electricity connection
• Science Lab (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
• Library and Playground
• At least Class/Grade VI to X
• School established at least 5 years ago from date of application
Faculty • Dedicated & qualified staff: Mathematics, Sciences and Computer teachers
Reach • Enrolment – Min. 400 students in Class/Grade VI – X
• Enrolment – Min. 250 students in Class/Grade VI – X in hilly states
• Regular attendance of 75% & above of the staff & enrolled students over the past 3 years
Annexure - A
State/UT wise summary of funded Atal Tinkering Labs in Schools as on July 2021
State / UT Grand Total
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND 10
ANDHRA PRADESH 641
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 31
ASSAM 319
BIHAR 91
CHANDIGARH 22
CHHATTISGARH 340
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 4
DELHI 193
GOA 18
GUJARAT 550
HARYANA 352
HIMACHAL PRADESH 102
JAMMU AND KASHMIR 80
JHARKHAND 101
KARNATAKA 670
KERALA 352
LADAKH 2
MADHYA PRADESH 526
MAHARASHTRA 873
MANIPUR 99
MEGHALAYA 12
MIZORAM 24
NAGALAND 24
ODISHA 300
PUDUCHERRY 18
PUNJAB 208
RAJASTHAN 446
SIKKIM 27
TAMIL NADU 885
TELANGANA 297
TRIPURA 20
UTTAR PRADESH 789
UTTARAKHAND 75
WEST BENGAL 205
Grand Total 8706
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