What is Atmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge?
Prime Minister Narendra Modii on July 4 launched the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge’ to help the local developers to create indigenous apps.
Why
The decision of launching the App innovation challenge can be seen in the light of recent India’s ban on 59 Chinese Apps which included famous apps such as UC Browser and Tik Tok.
Aim
The innovation challenge aims at encouraging tech & startup communities to create world-class Made in India Apps. Under the challenge, innovators are invited to develop apps in eight categories.
About
The Digital India Atmanirbhar Bharat Innovation Challenge has been launched by the Ministry of Electronics & IT and Atal Innovation Mission-Niti Aayog to identify the best Indian apps that are being used by the citizens and have the potential to become world-class App in their respective categories.
Did You Know?
The Innovation Challenge which consists of various incentives and cash awards of featuring Apps aims at creating an ecosystem where Startups and Indian entrepreneurs are incentivized to incubate, ideate, build, sustain and nurture tech solutions that will serve not only Indian citizens but the whole world.
Categories
Social Networking
Office Productivity & Work From Home
E-Learning
Health & Wellness
Entertainment
News
Business including Fintech and Agritech
Games
Tracks
Atmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge related Tracks:
Atmanirbhar Bharat App innovation Challenge would run in two tracks - promotion of existing apps and development of new apps.
"Track-01 will work in mission mode for identifying good quality Apps for the leader-board and shall be completed in around a month.
Track-02 initiative will work to help create new champions in India by providing support in idealization, incubation, prototyping and roll out along with market access.