As the world is currently looking at a serious healthcare challenge caused by the pandemic Covid-19, DPIIT with Startup India is scouting for innovative technologies and solutions for precautionary as well as treatment-related interventions. The Government of India task force is actively scouting for Innovative, Preventive, Assistive, Curative Startup covid19 deployable/scalable solutions within the next 1-3 and 3-6 months to beat the COVID19 crisis in India.

Detailed Eligibility Criteria

The Challenge is open to all the Startups, Companies, Innovators, etc. whose innovation can plug the gap between the demand and supply of essential medical items to fight the Covid-19 outbreak as well as an innovative tech for applications such as motion tracking, geofencing, fake news detection, etc. Apply Here Relevant Stakeholders Ideation Stage Startup

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Problem Statement

a) Personnel protective equipment Eg: Low-cost masks which can capture virus from the air and absorb respiratory droplets b) Testing Equipment Eg: Cost-effective thermal scanning devices and rapid diagnostic kits (paper-based and other point-of-care devices) Also Check : Pitch your start-up at Flash Pitch Competition for the best exposure c) Critical- care equipment Including portable oxygenators and hospital and home-based ventilators to monitor and control the spread of the new coronavirus d) Large area sanitization and sterilization Including electrostatic spray and Ultra-Violet treatment for various available surfaces like glass, ceramic, wood, textile Apply Here e) AI-based technology for contactless entry Eg: Facial recognition tools to assist in the contactless entry of officials, doctors, and others. f) Movement tracking Using mobile apps to diagnose contagion and track people movements in quarantine areas/ lockdown regions g) Geofencing Including solutions that can assist the officials in monitoring those under compulsory home quarantine h) Crowd management Eg: Drones armed with heat-sensing cameras i) Fake news detection As information gets passed on social media, it becomes difficult to discern its authenticity and may mislead people j) Logistics To citizens during this time and no contact delivery of medicines

Non-Fiscal Incentives The top solutions will be: 1. Published on the Invest India Business Immunity Platform, which is a comprehensive and interactive resource for investors, the business community, and other stakeholders to access all relevant information about India’s fight against COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Platform Link: www.investindia.gov.in/business-immunity-platform 2. Referred to the government and private stakeholders for further funding and deployment

Procedure Post Submission

1. A one-stop repository of innovative solutions will be created. 2. Top solutions will be accessed by the stakeholders (Government, Private Sector, Not for profit, etc.)

Timeline Start date: 24 MAR, 2020 19:00:00 IST Valid Till: 15 APR, 2020

Result Date: 17 APR, 2020

Organization Details

Organization Name: Invest India

Person In Charge: Nikita Gupta Designation: Associate Support Email ID: dipp-startups@nic.in

Email of Recipient: startupenabler01@gmail.com

You can apply here: Apply Here

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