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Which of the following are part of Kerala's Startup Mission initiatives to promote innovation?

  1. Innovation Grant
  2. R&D Grant
  3. Technology Commercialisation Support for Women

    A1 only correct

    BNone of these

    C3 only correct

    DAll are correct

    Answer:

    D. All are correct

    Read Explanation:

    • All three of the listed initiatives are part of the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) efforts to promote innovation:

      (i) Innovation Grant: Part of KSUM initiatives. The Innovation Grant scheme provides financial assistance, broken down into categories like Idea Grant, Productization Grant, and Scale-up Grant, to help entrepreneurs and students convert innovative ideas into full-fledged ventures.

      (ii) R&D Grant: Part of KSUM initiatives. The R&D Grant is specifically aimed at highly promising hardware or deep-tech startups with a working prototype that requires extensive Research and Development (R&D) to be developed into a final product.

      (iii) Technology Commercialisation Support for Women: Part of KSUM initiatives. KSUM offers a scheme called the "Technology Transfer & Commercialisation Support Scheme" which specifically supports women-led startups that have sourced technology licenses from government research institutions for commercial product development.


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