🏛️ Government Institutions for Entrepreneurship Development

🧠 Entrepreneurship and Innovation → Atal Innovation Mission

• The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is an initiative by NITI Aayog to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in India.

• AIM fosters innovation in schools, universities, research institutions, MSMEs, and industries.

• It supports startups, incubators, and entrepreneurship development programs.

• Plays a key role in creating an ecosystem for entrepreneurial thinking and innovative problem-solving.

🐟 Gaps in Value Chains → Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)

• PMMSY is a flagship scheme by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

• Aims to bridge critical infrastructure gaps in the fisheries value chain.

• Focuses on production, quality, post-harvest management, and marketing.

• Supports fishermen, fish farmers, and micro-entrepreneurs in the seafood sector.

• Objective: Boost rural entrepreneurship and create employment.

🧩 Think Tank → NITI Aayog

• NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) is the premier policy think tank of the Government of India.

• Replaced the Planning Commission in 2015.

• Provides strategic, directional, and technical advice to central and state governments.

• Encourages evidence-based policymaking, innovation, and cooperative federalism.

• Plays a pivotal role in shaping economic and social development strategies.

🤖 Machine Learning → Atal Tinkering Lab

• Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) are part of AIM and are set up in schools to promote creativity and curiosity.

• Provide access to robotics kits, 3D printers, sensors, and microcontrollers.

• Students are introduced to AI, Machine Learning, and IoT.

• Encourages hands-on learning and real-world problem-solving through projects.