Atal Innovation Mission partners with Coal India Ltd to boost its Innovation & Entrepreneurship initiatives

Key Points:-

• Coal India Limited (CIL) has agreed to partner with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog to support proactively the flagship mission’s innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives across the country. A Statement of Intent (SoI) of a strategic partnership between AIM and Coal India Limited was signed and exchanged in a virtual e-summit for the same on Friday, June 19.
• AIM has various innovation programs and entrepreneurial ecosystem building initiatives such as Atal Tinkering Labs ( ATL) at a school level, Atal Incubation Centres ( AIC) at institutional levels, Atal Community Innovation Centres ( ACIC) for Tier-2, Tier3 cities, and rural India, Atal New India Challenges ( ANIC) at the industry level and Applied Research and Innovation ( ARISE) for stimulating innovations in the MSME industry.
• The collaboration between CIL and AIM intends to conduct various activities/programs to support greater awareness and promotion of the innovation ecosystem through the above-mentioned AIM programs and newer initiatives.
• Meanwhile, according to the SoI signed, the partnership has been categorized program wise were in under Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) CIL has agreed for the adoption of select ATLs Schools, help in conducting teacher training sessions, and providing mentoring support to ATL students via Mentors of Change.
• Similarly, under Atal Community Innovation Centres (ACICs), CIL has agreed for adoption and support of ACICs close to their areas of operation, supporting the youth in their journey of societal innovation, hosting community innovation challenges and other innovation-based events to spread the impact of the innovation ecosystems being built in the under-served regions of the country.