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“When I see the young generation busy in innovation with enthusiasm like this, my resolve for ‘New India’ gets stronger. In the 21st century, we will be able to get India the place in the world it deserves.” Shri Narendra Modi, Honourable Prime Minister of India.
Precisely! Atal Incubation Mission is a flagship initiative of NITI Aayog, Government of India, to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in Bharat. It was started in 2016 with a holistic approach to creating an ecosystem of entrepreneurship in universities, research institutions and private and MSME sectors. With 620+ startups incubated in AIC/EIC, 14,000+ jobs created, 150+ MSMEs empowered, 900+ events and 350+ training conducted, 500+ mentors and 350+ collaborated with, AIM continues to soar great heights. However, this isn’t the highlight of the initiative.
A vision to ‘Cultivate one Million Children in India as Neoteric Innovators’, the Atal Tinkering Labs fosters curiosity, creativity and imagination in young minds. It inculcates a design-first mindset, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing, etc., to acquire a problem solving, tinkering and innovative outlook. Currently, Atal Tinkering Labs stands tall with 10,000 labs spanning 722 districts with more than 6,200+ Mentors of Change, 1.1+ crore students actively engaged in ATL and 16 Lakh+ innovation projects created.
Atal Tinkering Labs will pave the road for prosperity not only in Amrit Kaal but for Ananta Kaal. Here’s how they are doing it and its impact on the Nation –
Harnessing the power of youth is the trump card and this project is a testament to that. Young tinkers, Hannah Reethu Sojan, Anncila Reji, Annlin Bijoy, and Anjeleena VJ, class IX students at St Mary’s Convent Girls Higher Secondary School, Thrissur, built ‘Smart Goggles’ that helped visually challenged students in their school. Built with an ultrasonic sensor that triggers a buzzer after identifying obstacles in its way, this project enables them to be independent and confident. “From soldering to coding, we have learnt a lot in the tinkering lab in this one year,” as the students expressed their one-of-its-kind experience.
‘Good’ is an understatement when you talk about Atal Tinkering Labs.
ATL has become a force to be reckoned with. Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Space, and Atomic Energy, inaugurated the New Delhi Municipal Council’s (NDMC) Schools Annual Science Fair at NDCC Convention Center where he highlighted how ATL is fostering innovation amongst school children and expressed confidence that young innovators would contribute to making India a global tech hub by 2047.
New India isn’t just ready for Amrit Kaal but for Ananta Kaal. Swarnim Bharat is the making.
Author : Anisha Chavan
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