Consider the following statements with respect to the Atal Innovation Mission:

It is a flagship initiative set up under Ministry of Science and Technology.

Atal Research and Innovation for Small Enterprises is an initiative under it to promote innovation and research in the school children.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is the Government of India’s flagship initiative to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the country.
It was set up in 2016 under NITI Aayog.
Major Initiatives:
Atal Tinkering Labs are creating problem solving mindset across schools in India.
Atal Incubation Centers aims at fostering world class startups and adding a new dimension to the incubator model.
Atal New India Challenge aims at fostering product innovations and aligning them to the needs of various sectors/ministries.
Mentor India Campaign is a national mentor network in collaboration with the public sector, corporates and institutions, to support all the initiatives of the mission.
Atal Community Innovation Center aims to stimulate community centric innovation and ideas in the unserved/underserved regions of the country including Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.
Atal Research and Innovation for Small Enterprises (ARISE) aims to stimulate innovation and research in the MSME industry.

GKToday Admin · Accepted Answer

Neither 1 nor 2

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is the Government of India’s flagship initiative to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the country.
It was set up in 2016 under NITI Aayog.
Major Initiatives:
Atal Tinkering Labs are creating problem solving mindset across schools in India.
Atal Incubation Centers aims at fostering world class startups and adding a new dimension to the incubator model.
Atal New India Challenge aims at fostering product innovations and aligning them to the needs of various sectors/ministries.
Mentor India Campaign is a national mentor network in collaboration with the public sector, corporates and institutions, to support all the initiatives of the mission.
Atal Community Innovation Center aims to stimulate community centric innovation and ideas in the unserved/underserved regions of the country including Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.
Atal Research and Innovation for Small Enterprises (ARISE) aims to stimulate innovation and research in the MSME industry.

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