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Partners pledge $2 mn for Indian Innovation Growth Programme 2018

IIGP 2.0 would run for three years between 2017 and 2019, which could be expanded later

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Meghna Sen New Delhi
The 2018 edition of the India Innovation Growth Programme (IIGP 2.0), established by the Government of India’s (GoI) Department of Science and Technology (DST), along with Lockheed Martin Corporation and Tata Trusts was launched on Wednesday. The partners intend to invest $2 million annually in social and industrial innovations through the IIGP 2.0 for the entrepreneurs to develop technology-based solutions for the welfare of the society.

“The IIGP began 11 years ago with a unique partnership of academia, industry and government. More than 400 benefittors benefitted through this programme,” said Harkesh Mittal, programme head of innovation, entrepreneurship and technology commercialisation

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