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    Question

    Recently Indian Railways has taken an important

    initiative in field of innovation through participation of start-ups and other entities.Consider the following statements regarding the initiative: I. The initiative is named “StartUps for Railways” II. Under The initiative Grant up to Rs. 1.5 Crore to innovators on equal sharing basis with provision of milestone-wise payment. III. This policy will bring scale and efficiency in the field of operation, maintenance and infrastructure creation through participation of very large and untapped startup ecosystem. Which statement/statements is/are correct?
    A only III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B only I Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C only II Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D all I,II and III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E only II and I Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Indian Railways has taken an important initiative in the field of innovation through participation of start-ups and other entities. Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw has launched “StartUps for Railways” in Rail Bhavan, New Delhi. This policy will bring scale and efficiency in the field of operation, maintenance and infrastructure creation through participation of a very large and untapped startup ecosystem. Salient details of Indian Railway Innovation Policy are as under:- o Grant up to Rs. 1.5 Crore to innovators on equal sharing basis with provision of milestone-wise payment. o Complete process from floating of problem statement to development of prototype is online with defined time line to make it transparent and objective. o Trials of prototypes will be done in Railways. Enhanced funding will be provided to scale up deployment on successful performance of prototypes. o Selection of Innovator/s will be done by a transparent and fair system. o Developed Intellectual property rights (IPR) will remain with innovators only. o Assured developmental order to innovator o De-centralization of the complete product development process at divisional level to avoid delays.

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