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DST Call for Proposals: Technology Intervention towards “Garbage Free Cities” (India)

Deadline: 3-Jul-22

The Technology Development Board, a statutory body of the Department of Science & Technology (DST) has initiated a call for a proposals in line with the vision of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 to contribute in the accomplishment of scientific waste processing for ‘Garbage Free Cities’.

Through this Call for Proposal- Technology intervention towards “Garbage Free Cities”, applications are invited from Indian companies having innovative/indigenous technologies at commercialization stage in this sector.  
 

The scope of call is in line with the various waste management legal framework. The technologies should mandatorily adhere to all the principles confirming to the current laws of the country, pertaining to the respective waste. This includes hardware and software (AI, Machine learning, digital tools) to ensure transparency, accountability & traceability, optimize logistics, products made out of waste (recycled product), components/equipment required for waste management applications, etc. Aim of this call is to explore and find affordable and adaptable technologies for waste management creating a positive socio-economic impact.

Areas
The major broad thrust areas are as follows:
  • Municipal Solid Waste
  • Plastic Waste
  • Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste
  • Agricultural waste
  • Biomedical waste
  • E-Waste
  • Industrial Hazardous &Non-Hazardous Wastes
  • Battery waste
  • Radioactive waste
  • AI Specific Solutions
Who Can Be Funded?

  • Commercial enterprises companies incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 or the Companies Act, 2013 (excluding sole entrepreneur/sole proprietorship/partnership concerns) cooperatives and other agencies are eligible to seek money from the Board for the development and application of technology-based product or service.

  • If the project is for the commercialization of technology, developed by a domestic R&D institution, the enterprise should apply, along with an agreement signed by the R&D institution willing to transfer the technology. The R&D institution shall be any one of the following:-

    • National laboratory
    • State laboratory
    • Academic institution
    • Co-operative Research Association
    • Registered R&D Foundation/Trust/Society
    • In-house R&D unit in industry recognized by Government (Department of Scientific and
    • Industrial Research)
    • Organization recognized by Government (DSIR)
    • Commercial R&D company recognized by DSIR
  • If an enterprise has developed the technology with the assistance of an R&D institution the application to the Board by such enterprise or its associate will also be considered (contract or joint or sponsored research).
  • Applications from enterprises, with or without any other partners  for commercialization of indigenous technologies may be considered if the project is for commercialization of technology developed through the financial support provided under Home Grown Technology (HGT)/Mission projects/Technology Vision 2020 implementation projects of Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) or under the Programme Aimed at Technological Self Reliance (PASTER) of DSIR or under the Technopreneur Promotion Programme (TePP) jointly operated by DSIR and DST.
  • Start-up companies and/or technocratentrepreneurs, with or without any other partners, in agricultural product processing, information technology or designing and developing special engineering machinery are encouraged to apply for projects in these areas.
  • Where legal title to domestically generated intellectual property is held (or filed for) by an individual generator (e.g. inventor) of such property or by an industrial concern, such individual or industrial concern shall also be eligible to apply.
  • If the activity is for adapting and commercializingimported technology, financial assistance from the Board may be provided for :-

    • Effecting crucial modifications for wider domestic applications through an „R&D institution‟ or through an individual 
    • Further development of commercializable technology imported when that technology is at „proof-of-concept‟ or design stage.
For more information, visit DST.
 

For more information, visit http://tdb.gov.in/call-proposal-waste-domain/