State Innovation Mission:
The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) under NITI Aayog launched the country’s first State Innovation Mission (SIM) in Tripura.
- It is part of the approved Atal Innovation Mission (AIM 2.0) programme, under the aegis of NITI Aayog’s State Support Mission (SSM).
- It is designed as a long-term institutional mechanism to support States and Union Territories in building robust, inclusive, and context-specific innovation ecosystems aligned with national priorities and local strengths.
- Under SIM, AIM will work closely with the Government of Tripura to:
- Design and implement a long-term innovation strategy
- Strengthen policy frameworks and regulatory support
- Enable partnerships between government, academia, industry, and civil society
- Facilitate peer learning and national-level collaboration
- Support startups with infrastructure, mentorship, and access to funding
- The Mission emphasises inclusion, regional balance, and capacity building across the entire innovation lifecycle — from school education to advanced entrepreneurship.
- Atal Innovation Mission is a flagship initiative set up by the NITI Aayog in 2016.
- Objective is to create and encourage an environment of innovation and entrepreneurship across schools, educational organisations, research institutes, and industries, including MSMEs.
- AIM has two functions:
- Promote entrepreneurship by encouraging innovators to become entrepreneurs through financial support as well as mentorship.
- Promote innovation by creating a platform where ideas are generated through like-minded individuals.
