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Aspire - A Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industries and Entrepreneurship

ASPIRE- was launched to set up a network of technology centers and to set up incubation centers to accelerate entrepreneurship and to promote start-ups for innovation in the agriculture industry with the following objectives: To generate employment opportunities by facilitati...

Central

States / UT: All India

Ministry / nodal: Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Scheme for: Startups

Scheme profile

DBT (direct benefit transfer): No

Target beneficiaries: Startups

Tags: startups, Innovation, Rural Industries & Entrepreneurship

Details

Brief

ASPIRE- was launched to set up a network of technology centers and to set up incubation centers to accelerate entrepreneurship and to promote start-ups for innovation in the agriculture industry with the following objectives:

To generate employment opportunities by facilitating formal, scalable micro- enterprise creation.

To skill, up-skill, re-skill unemployed, existing self-employed/ wage earners in new technologies.

To provide skilled human capital to nearby industrial clusters and promote innovations for strengthening the competitiveness in the MSME sector

Eligibility

  • Any agency/institution of Government of India, State government or existing training centers under Ministries/Departments of Government of India/State Government, Industry Associations, Academic Institutions.
  • Any not-for-profit private institutions with experience in successfully executing incubation and/or skill development programs may be eligible to set up an LBI.

Benefits

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Eligibility

  • Any agency/institution of Government of India, State government or existing training centers under Ministries/Departments of Government of India/State Government, Industry Associations, Academic Institutions.
  • Any not-for-profit private institutions with experience in successfully executing incubation and/or skill development programs may be eligible to set up an LBI.

Application Process

Online / portal

Official application / information link: https://aspire.msme.gov.in/ASPIRE/AFHome.aspx

Source listing: https://www.startupindia.gov.in/content/sih/en/government-schemes.html

References

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Documents Required for Government Schemes

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  • Aadhaar Card
  • Income Certificate
  • Caste Certificate (if applicable)
  • Residence Proof
  • Bank Account Details
  • Educational Certificates (for student schemes)

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