The Telangana government aims to promote innovation and entrepreneurship by expanding T-Hub, India's largest startup incubator hub located in Hyderabad. The policy focuses on 5 pillars: developing physical infrastructure like incubators and co-working spaces; funding models and capital; developing human capital; engaging industry; and encouraging rural and social enterprises. Key plans include expanding T-Hub facilities, setting up incubators in public-private partnerships, providing infrastructure support like housing, labs, internet and cloud services, and streamlining processes to ease doing business in Telangana. Funds will also be created to develop and maintain innovation infrastructure.
3.1.1 development control rules case studySachin PatiL
Development control rules,
Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act,
Land acquisition act,
Village planning: Necessity and principles,
Rural developments- Growth
centre approach, Area Development approach, Integrated rural development
approach.
3.1.1 development control rules case studySachin PatiL
Development control rules,
Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act,
Land acquisition act,
Village planning: Necessity and principles,
Rural developments- Growth
centre approach, Area Development approach, Integrated rural development
approach.
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AREA REDEVELPOED
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A RS 65-CRORE PROJECT
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Geoffrey Bawa: Father Of Srilankan ArchitectureChandana R
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# INTRODUCTION
# ABOUT ARCHITECT
# DESIGN STYLE
# PHILOSPHIES
# PRACTICE
# LUNUGANGA
# PARLIAMENT OF SRILANKA
# RUHUNU UNIVERSITY
#ARCHITECT’S CONCEPTS: “A building can only be understood by moving around and through it and by experiencing the modulation and feel the spaces one moves through- from the outside into verandah, than rooms, passages, courtyards”.
“Architecture cannot be totally explained but must be experienced.”
City profile of chennai- history,demograpgy,census and transportation and issues in chennai
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Master Plan for Delhi–with the Perspective for the Year 2021
Here is the official Delhi Master Plan 2021. It is being uploaded by FSGOWS for Public viewing and downloading.
The Structure of the Presentation:
Introduction to Master Plan
Location
Physiography
Factors for growth potential of NOIDA
Regional setting of NOIDA
Objectives
Population Growth
Development Constraints
Planning and design concept
Salient Features
Land Use Statistics
Proposals
Conclusion
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The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) was formed by the Confederation of Indian Industry(CII) in 2001. The council is based out of the CII Green Business Centre, Hyderabad which is India’s 1st Platinum rated green building. The vision of the council is to enable ‘Sustainable built environment for all.
IGBC is the country's premier body for green building certification and allied services. Today, with strong support from various stakeholders, IGBC has achieved the following significant milestones:
- 4,400+ projects registered with IGBC from various parts of India and abroad, amounting to a total footprint of 4.72 billion sq. ft.
- 22 IGBC green building ratings to cover all typologies of projects - residential, commercial, industrial, healthcare, etc.
- 2,100+ IGBC Member Organizations comprising developers, corporates, architects, consultants, institutes, government, etc
- 2,800+ qualified IGBC Accredited Green Building Professionals more than 30,000 stakeholders have been trained by IGBC till date.
CHANDNI CHOWK REDEVELOPMENT
HUMAN SETTLEMENT AND PLANING
AREA REDEVELPOED
ABOUT CHANDNI CHOWK
A RS 65-CRORE PROJECT
CHANDNI CHOWK SECTION SHOWING SERVICES
PLAN-1
PLAN-2
PLAN-3
PLAN-4
Geoffrey Bawa: Father Of Srilankan ArchitectureChandana R
Geoffrey Bawa
# INTRODUCTION
# ABOUT ARCHITECT
# DESIGN STYLE
# PHILOSPHIES
# PRACTICE
# LUNUGANGA
# PARLIAMENT OF SRILANKA
# RUHUNU UNIVERSITY
#ARCHITECT’S CONCEPTS: “A building can only be understood by moving around and through it and by experiencing the modulation and feel the spaces one moves through- from the outside into verandah, than rooms, passages, courtyards”.
“Architecture cannot be totally explained but must be experienced.”
City profile of chennai- history,demograpgy,census and transportation and issues in chennai
Note: animation content download and see slide only in slide show for more brief
Housing & urban development corporation (hudco) Moksha Bhatia
Introduction to HUDCO, Objectives, Brief history of HUDCO, Government programmes by HUDCO, Sources of funding, Housing by HUDCO, Infrastructure by HUDCO with eaxamples
Master Plan for Delhi–with the Perspective for the Year 2021
Here is the official Delhi Master Plan 2021. It is being uploaded by FSGOWS for Public viewing and downloading.
The Structure of the Presentation:
Introduction to Master Plan
Location
Physiography
Factors for growth potential of NOIDA
Regional setting of NOIDA
Objectives
Population Growth
Development Constraints
Planning and design concept
Salient Features
Land Use Statistics
Proposals
Conclusion
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The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) was formed by the Confederation of Indian Industry(CII) in 2001. The council is based out of the CII Green Business Centre, Hyderabad which is India’s 1st Platinum rated green building. The vision of the council is to enable ‘Sustainable built environment for all.
IGBC is the country's premier body for green building certification and allied services. Today, with strong support from various stakeholders, IGBC has achieved the following significant milestones:
- 4,400+ projects registered with IGBC from various parts of India and abroad, amounting to a total footprint of 4.72 billion sq. ft.
- 22 IGBC green building ratings to cover all typologies of projects - residential, commercial, industrial, healthcare, etc.
- 2,100+ IGBC Member Organizations comprising developers, corporates, architects, consultants, institutes, government, etc
- 2,800+ qualified IGBC Accredited Green Building Professionals more than 30,000 stakeholders have been trained by IGBC till date.
Start-up is a basic thing that a person trying to do something original. Technopreneurs are the genes of technology based entrepreneurs, but they are not only bearing the risk in business and also crossing the danger zone in innovative and initiative a new kind of product and service to the society. In recent years, India concentrates on the development of start-up environment and deserves that, this is the best season to promote the techno start-up for the massive pillar in the upcoming trends. Since 2010, entire developed nations were focusing on the roar of technopreneurs of our nation. In the present situation, government of India highly offering outstanding opportunities to its extent and this may set the new milestone for the next phase of the start-up environment. This paper deals with the development of technopreneurship in India and contribution to the start-up technopreneurs, new schemes and well equipped technology parks will be implemented for the welfare of the new start-up and commencing new technical education centres with mentors and advisers.
Emerging trends in new start up technopreneursRAVICHANDIRANG
The banking system occupies an important place in a nation’s economy. A banking institution
is indispensable in a modern society. It plays a pivotal role in the economic development of a
country and forms the core of the money market in an advance country. With the effects of the
globalisation, banking sectors become highly competitive and technology based with
multidimensional products to the customers and public. Commercial banks particularly public
sectors banks are extremely responsible to the provide financial support to industrial sectors not
only for generate revenue but also for the development of industries in a particular region which
the banks is located. MSME needs liberal financial assistance from commercial banks to establish
and extent their business operation to meet the global competition.RBI has formulated several
policies regarding financing to priority sectors particularly in small industries in the country.
Naga Sridhar(2008), in his article “Steady Growth in Public Sector Banks” SME lending money
says that the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are departing from their traditional strong
hold sectors and are venturing into new areas if the trends in SME lending by some banks in 2007
are any indication to go by. There has been greater interest float SMEs in relatively newer sectors
such as hospitality, hospitals and travel agencies in addition to the popular areas such as textiles,
fertilizers, gems and jewellery, according to bankers.
Summary of the Bangalore Innovation Report jointly released by Accel Partners, 3one4 Capital, and IdeaSpring Capital.
• 9346 tech startups launched in the city since 2010, with 5,541 launched in the last 4 years itself (highest in the country).
• Bengaluru startups raised $31B in the last decade (45% of total).
• Since 2016, the city saw more capital inflow ($20B) than Delhi and Mumbai combined.
• 55% of Series D+ investements since 2010 happened in Bengaluru
• Bengaluru has birthed 14 unicorns (~44% of India) with a cumulative valuation of $61B (~58% of India)
• Next Generation: 43% of soonicorns in the country are based out of Bengaluru.
• 1/4 of all deeptech, fintech, and healthtech startups in Bengaluru have recieved funding
• World’s first pan-sector regulatory sandbox along with the strong supporting infrastructure will continue to push innovation in the state and provide the right platform for new startups to launch.
Our world is changing at an unprecedented pace, driven by a new digital economy. Companies across sectors are keen to become more efficient, disruptive, and differentiated, by using new technologies and supported by an ecosystem of customers, partners, and technology leaders. New-age technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), Blockchain, Machine Learning, 3D printing, and IoT are gaining more and more importance and acceptance.
India has all the ingredients in place to leverage this innovation and technological advantage in the long run, including university graduates, public institutes and corporates. However, India’s gross expenditure on R&D as a proportion of GDP (GERD) is less than 0.7% as of 2014-15 and within this, the share of industry is just 30%. Further, the vast SME sector needs to scale up technology infusion for higher productivity.
Promoting Innovation in Clusters - Foundation for MSME Clusters (FMC).pdfTheBambooLink
This is a policy guidebook aspires to provide roadmap for cluster practitioners, development organizations, donor institutions and government agencies working towards promoting innovations in MSME clusters. It offers a practical approach and flexible framework for implementing an innovation promotion project in clusters, thus paving way for new frontiers of knowledge to develop innovative clusters.
Focus: Innovation and Technical Capability
Innovation and technical capability have been the key drivers of economic growth. Countries which have focused on research and adopted changes have seen faster economic progress than countries which have not. In the past, India has been ranked low on research and development and the challenges related to design, innovation, patent filing and a supportive start-up ecosystem have hampered India’s economic progress.
The Indian Government and the Industry recognize that disruption through convergence of technology and enterprise can be a game-changer for the economy and society. The recent demonetisation drive by the Government of India, in a way, has inaugurated a Fintech revolution. Innovations in the financial technologies such as digital payment gateways and mobile wallets by a host of home-grown ventures are transforming the present financial landscape by offering more transactional agility and transparency.
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Telangana Congress has Embraced or Surrendered the Right to Self Rule of Telangana State to This Leader and his Party.
కాళేశ్వరం, పాలమూరు రంగా రెడ్డి, దిండి, దేవాదుల, భక్త రామదాసు, చివరికి తుమ్మిల్ల ప్రాజెక్ట్ కూడా ఆపాలని కోరిన “తెలంగాణ రైతు కి వీడని శని చంద్రబాబు నాయుడు ”
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కృష్ణా జలాల్లో తెలంగాణకు న్యాయమైన వాటా తీర్చడమే తెలంగాణ రాష్ట్రం ఆయనకు ఇచ్చే ఘనమైన నివాళి.
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Decca Plateau Arid Lands with Water Security Leading to Life Security, Driving Poverty Out of Rural Telangana
Worlds Largest Lift Irrigation Project in terms of
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Together is Mission Godavari for State of Telangana quite similar to Tennessee in USA
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2. Sri K. Taraka Rama Rao
As some wise soul said, innovation is not the result of chance, it is the result of deliberate action. It is not a
thingtowaitfor,itisathingtodo.Itis99%perspiration.
In this hyper-connected world that we live in today, we are all nodes of one large interlinked ecosystem,
one large self-learning network. Currently certain nodes shine very brightly in this ecosystem - like the
Valley,NewYorkCity,Berlin,Singaporeetc.
Over the next few years, we aim to plug Hyderabad right into the middle of this global network. It is clear that
the right mix of ecosystem elements – mentorship, access to capital, safety net for experimentation,
coupledwiththeconvictiontofollowuponagrandvisioncandowonders.
TheideaistoexpandupontheplatformthatT-Hubhasgivenus.Barelysixmonthsafteritslaunch,T-Hubis
already a buzzing hive of activity. Interactions between exciting startups, leading investors, accelerator
programs and global business leaders are an everyday occurrence in the Phase-1 campus at IIIT,
Gachibowli.
The inaugural Innovation Policy of the State of Telangana aims to create an environment that is truly
conducive to innovation, to experimentation, to risk-taking, and to entrepreneurship across all levels of
society. To this end, we aim to focus on ramping up investments in physical infrastructure by inviting
private sector players to participate in this opportunity. We intend to provide access to more sources of
capital and are actively learning from other leading ecosystems, such as the Valley, London and Singapore.
We are looking at partnership and market exchange opportunities for our startups with other ecosystems.
Robust program management capabilities are being built, including dedicated resources to promote
innovation in start-ups as well as in large corporates. We would like to do all this in a phased manner, and
focus disproportionately on a few relevant themes, and build from there. We also plan to be the first State in
the Country to set up an Innovation Council as well as a Chief Innovation Officer, with a broad mandate to
drive innovation across Government and industry. Finally, we want to make sure that the benefits accrue to
every person in the State, including those at the bottom of the pyramid. To this end, we will set up a
dedicated Social Impact Initiative, with an accelerator as well as a fund, working closely with investors,
developmentalagencies,andotherstakeholders.
Wewelcomeyoutojoinusinourjourney,toideateandinnovateinTelangana,India’smostexcitingstartup.
MESSAGE
Hon'ble Minister for IT, Panchayat Raj, MA&UD
Government of Telangana
3. PAGE
Importance of Innovation: Indian Context 06
Innovation in Telangana 07
Vision and Focus of the Government 08
Pillar 1 - Physical Infrastructure and Program Management Capabilities 09
Pillar 2 - Funding Models & Capital 13
Pillar 3 - Human Capital 14
Pillar 4 - Engagement with Industry 18
Pillar 5 - Rural and Social Enterprises 20
Incentives 21
INDEX
4. Innovation is usually associated with development of new products that represent performance or
functional improvements over existing ones. These are categorized as “product innovations”, and are,
usually, more visible compared to “process innovations”. Irrespective of the form it takes, innovation has
been a major change driver globally – intervening to provide accessible and affordable solutions to cater to
dynamic consumer needs. India, today, is marching towards establishing itself as a top global innovator for
high technology products and services. Given the benefit of a dynamic young population – with more than
half of the country’s population under 25 years old, and the urgent imperative for change coming from
almost every segment and region, India is on the path towards an innovation led, rapid and inclusive growth
toachievesocialandeconomictransformation.
Importance of Innovation:
The Indian Context
06 | INNOVATION POLICY | 2016
5. Telangana, the newest state of India, has been a hot bed of technology innovation owing to its rapid growth
as a leader in the Information Technology (IT) sector. The state has traditionally been highly entrepreneurial
with a major segment of its population relying on individual enterprises and unorganized businesses to
earn a living. Also, for a few decades now, a considerable chunk of graduating students from Telangana –
which boasts of one of the highest volumes of graduating students’ annually, have pursued higher degrees
internationally and established themselves as significant figures across sectors and industries globally.
Having identified some key enablers for innovation, such as promoting experimentation and competition,
grass roots skilling, and the development of multiple funding models, and a supportive ecosystem, the
state strives to now create an innovation-friendly atmosphere by bringing to bear these key enablers.
Telangana, India’s most exciting startup, aims to promote innovation and entrepreneurship, leveraging
uponitsnaturaldemographicassetsaswellasitsbaseofskilledtechnologyandresearchprofessionals.
Traditionally,Telanganahasbeenanentrepreneurialsociety.Hyderabad,ahistoricalmeltingpotsituatedin
the centre of multiple trade routes, and host to multiple kingdoms and cultures over the centuries, has
evolved in to a very nuanced, highly sophisticated commercial centre. Large enterprises across sectors
such as IT, Pharma, infrastructure etc. have been nurtured from within and grown out of Hyderabad. It is
probably fair to say that the original IT boom was very much centred around Hyderabad, with large
companies such as Microsoft, Oracle, TCS and their ilk choosing to base large offices here, attracted by the
combination of a skilled work force, great infrastructure and moderate climate all year round. In addition
there is a cluster of world-class research centres in the City, such as Central Pharma Research Institute, the
Defence Research Development Organization laboratories and numerous world class pharmaceutical
labs.
With the stabilization of the political environment, and with other contenders such as Bangalore and
Chennai suffering from infrastructure constraints as well as a clear proclivity for natural disasters,
increasingly Hyderabad is becoming the favoured choice for a number of multinationals setting up shop.
Recent arrivals to the city include Uber, which needs no introduction, as well as names such as Amazon,
which is significantly expanding its presence. T Hub, India’s largest incubation ecosystem that was
launchedrecently is attractinga number of exciting early-stage companiesas well as globalinterest from a
rangeofpartnersandinvestorsfromacademiaandtheindustry.
Innovation in Telangana
07 | INNOVATION POLICY | 2016
6. Vision and Focus
of the Government
ŸLeveraging upon key milestones that have been achieved over the past year or so, The Government of
Telangana aims to continue its transformation from a paradigm of exclusive elitism to one of inclusive
excellence. The idea is to build up on the incredibly positive response to the launch of T-Hub, India’s
largestinnovationecosystem,andputHyderabadandTelanganafirmlyontheglobalinnovationmap.
ŸThe approach of the policy shall be focused around a few key sectors/themes. Instead of taking an all-
out approach and boiling the ocean, our efforts shall be focused on the medium term. Key focus areas
shall include up and coming fields such as IoT, Health Tech, Sustainability, Fin Tech, etc. Broad sectors
and themes shall be finalized and updated on a regular basis through engagement with the industry
andtheecosystem.
ŸAdditionally, a separate Social impact accelerator will be set up for those ideas that are critical from
the Government’s perspective. These will typically be areas that the Government will need to play a
key role in, or be areas where only the Government can affect the change that is required (eg: skilling,
agri-tech, rural-commerce and payment related opportunities where existing Government infra and
accesscanplayacriticalrole)
Ÿ
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The Innovation Policy of the Government of Telangana is based around five broad pillars
Ÿ Developingphysicalinfrastructure&programmanagementcapabilities
Ÿ Focusoncreatingsustainablefundingmodels,throughfundsandotherinstruments
Ÿ Develop human capital, by creating the right environment and support systems for learning,
experimentationandinnovationfromtheearlyphasesofeducation
Ÿ Proactiveengagementwithindustrytocontinuouslypromoteandidentifyinnovation
Ÿ Encourage startups in the Rural and Social Enterprise space by providing additional
incentives
Ÿ
08 | INNOVATION POLICY | 2016
7. Pillar 1 - Physical Infrastructure
and Program Management Capabilities
1.1PhysicalInfrastructure
The Government of Telangana shall anchor all its entrepreneurship related efforts to T-Hub a.k.a.
Technology Hub. T-Hub is a unique public/private partnership between the government of Telangana,
3 of India’s premier academic institutes (IIIT-H, ISB & NALSAR) and key private sector leaders. These
entities have come together with a clear vision to create an innovation ecosystem around Hyderabad,
leveraging the City’s traditional strengths in technology, education and entrepreneurship, as well as its
positionasapreferreddestinationformultiplenationalandinternationalbusinessesacrosssectors.
T-Hub will support technology-related startups across multiple sectors and its mission is to create
one of the most vibrant entrepreneur communities in the world that will encourage and fuel more
startupsuccessstoriesinIndia.
1. Infrastructure
Ÿ Develop1millionsq.ft.ofworkspacededicatedtostart-upsinthenext5years
Ÿ Partnerwill20globalaccelerators/incubatorstobuildfacilitiesinPPPmode
Ÿ Build2incubatorsinTierIIlocationsoftheState
09 | INNOVATION POLICY | 2016
8. T-Hub’smajorresponsibilitieswillbeto:
Ÿ Attractthebeststartupsandentrepreneurorganizationsfromacrosstheworld
Ÿ Work with an extensive network of partners to help entrepreneurs launch and scale innovative
companies
Ÿ Equip startups with the entrepreneurship skills required to succeed, using methodologies that
transcendtraditionallearning
Ÿ Functionasthenodalagencytoleadorsupportentrepreneurshipeffortsofthegovernmentasper
the need. Tasks include but not limited to helping educational institutions set up their incubators,
conducting state wide events, participating in international roadshows to attract new-age
companiestoTelangana
The first initiative in this direction is CatalysT, a 70,000 square foot facility, which is currently India’s
largest building dedicated entirely to entrepreneurs. T-Hub is currently operational and will be
expanded to a 3,00,000 square foot facility with an end-to-end ecosystem that will provide funding,
network and mentorship to entrepreneurs. T-Hub will have two divisions working hand in hand; one is
a not-for-profit division that will work with sole aim of developing Telangana into a top startup
destination and the other is a for-profit division that will leverage its expertise to help entrepreneurs
build innovative and successful companies. The profits generated through the for-profit initiative will
beusedformakingthewholeT-Hubinitiativeself-sustainable.
Taking a cue from the success of T-Hub, the Government of Telangana aims to develop world-class
physical infrastructure in the state that will provide conducive environment for ideas to originate,
scale-upandseebusinessfruition.
Ÿ 1) Build plug and play work spaces across different sectors and locations of the state.
T-Hub Phase 2, a 3,00,000 sq.ft. facility that will house 900 startups shall be
completedwithinthenext5years
Ÿ 2) T-Hub Catalyst building is just the first step in the journey, aim is to create a network
of world-class incubators, co-working spaces and ecosystems, across the State.
Active efforts shall be channelled towards promoting the establishment of
multiple incubators, accelerators and ecosystems around various identified
verticals. This shall be done through collaboration with private players keen on
setting up similar spaces, in concert with T-Hub wherever it makes sense to do so,
or through some such collaboration framework. There will be a separate set of
incentives to identify and promote private sector interest. The Government will
work with the private parties including global incubators/accelerators, corporates,
trade associations, think tanks and Non-profit organizations to setup incubation
facilities in PPP mode. The government support for the PPP partner shall either
matchorexceedthebenefitsprovidedbyanyotherstateinthecountry
Ÿ 3) Startups in India today are not only creating local impact but also have the potential
to go global. But, for these startups to succeed in other markets a suitable
mechanism needs to be created where startups can gain access, receive
mentorship, and secure funding easily. In order to facilitate this mechanism, T-Hub
shall create outposts in prominent startup destinations such as Silicon Valley and
Singapore,therebygivingawindowopeningtotheglobalmarket
Ÿ 4) Startups today are pan global with markets across the world. To ensure that
startups get unparalleled access to these global markets and T-Hub shall create
outpostsintrendingstart-upsdestinationsintheworld
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9. Ÿ 1.2InformationTechnologyandBack-endInfrastructure
Ÿ While incubation spaces will help in bringing together the startup community, it is equally
important to back these facilities with state-of-the-art support infrastructure that will help
entrepreneursperformcutting-edgeresearchandcomeupwithdisruptiveideas
Ÿ 1) The government will work with private real estate companies to build affordable
housing/dorms for entrepreneurs. These facilities shall also be used for the global
innovationmeets,hackathonsandyouthfestivalsthatHyderabadwillhost
Ÿ 2) Leveraging its leadership in Information Technology, the government shall work
with major corporates to setup device testing labs that will provide enterprise
software at subsidized rates. The government will also procure software that is
usedonadailybasisandbyalargenumberofstartupsatbulkrates
Ÿ 3) The government will work with major internet players to provide 2 GBPS internet
connection to all incubation facilities. These services will be upgradable as per
theindustryneed
Ÿ 4) The government shall allocate cloud space in its State Data Center (SDC) which
will be connected to all government incubation facilities and can be used by
startupsatnominalcharges
Ÿ 5) Under the T-Hub umbrella, the government shall open incubation facilities that will
promote startups in other sectors of strategic importance in Telangana, such as
Life Sciences, AVCGI, Defence and Aerospace, and hardware and electronics
manufacturing. These facilities shall be opened in collaboration with global
academicinstitutionsandshallhostlatesttechnologyequipment
Ÿ 6) T-Hub will act as an anchor point to provide shared services such as legal,
accounting, intellectual property, design etc. T-Hub will bring in experienced faculty
frompremierinstitutionslikeIIIT-H,ISB,NALSAR,IIT-H,BITS,etc.fortheseservices
Ÿ 7) Through T-Hub, every startup in the state will have access to all community and
promotionsevents
Ÿ
1.3 Innovation Infrastructure Development Fund & Innovation Infrastructure
MaintenanceFund
Ÿ 1) The government shall carve a separate fund exclusively for the development of
infrastructure for incubation facilities that will be built under the PPP mode. In order
to avail funding, the incubation facility should be recognized by NSTEDB, DST,
Government of India and shall adhere to certain operational guidelines that will be
drafted as per the sector and scale that the incubation facility is operating in. The
operatingexpensesofthesefacilities shallbecoveredbytherentsgenerated.
Ÿ 2) The incubation facilities developed under the PPP mode shall be built for a lease
period of 99 years. Hence, an additional Innovation Infrastructure Maintenance
fund shall be created that will be used for maintenance of these facilities and ensure
world-classservicesareprovidedthroughoutthelifetimeofthesefacilities.
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10. 2. ProgramManagement-EaseofdoingBusinessinTelangana
Ÿ Reducingthetimetoset-upabusinessto12daysorlesser(OECDaverage)
Ÿ Hasslefreesystemforobtainingconstruction,electricityandpropertyregistrationpermits
Ÿ Establishingfavourablelabourandintra-stategoodsmovementregulations
Assistance/Hand-holding
Ÿ Setting up of a startup cell which shall look after tasks such as IP protection, obtaining state
and central incentives, enabling entrepreneurs to focus on business and product
developmentfulltime
Ÿ Branchesofstartupcelltobeopenedateveryprivateandgovernmentrunincubator
Ÿ Startup cell shall be the access point to connect with Government departments to
implementpilotprojectsinthosedomains
Ÿ Startup portal and hotline shall be established, integrating the national startup portal, to
discuss and build on topics of relevance, such as investor organizations, trade
organizations,regulatoryenvironment,policies,programs,eventsandserviceproviders
Commercialization
Ÿ Dedicated units to assist with commercial launch of project, followed by analysis and
productimprovement
Ÿ To further encourage startups, government shall bilaterally procure the product of relevance
bypassingtheexistingrulesforprocurement
Ÿ The government shall encourage participation of startups in international and national
eventsthroughsponsorship
Ÿ Telanganashallbepromotedbythegovernmentasaglobalstartupdestination
StartupCouncil
Ÿ StartupcouncilwithCIOandrelevantministersandgovernmentofficers
Ÿ Astartupfundshallbeintroducedinthestatebudget
Ÿ TheStartupCouncilshallworkoutadetailedinnovationpolicyoperationalguidelines
Ÿ Committeeshallreviewtheprogressandmakemodifications/reviewonanannualbasis
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11. The policy's vision and mission are centred around an entrepreneur walking in with an idea,
vet/validate the idea through appropriate filters, acquire assistance and mentoring of the highest
quality followed by, investment facilitation through funds and funds-of-funds, and a clear roadmap to
thepathtowardsscalability.
FinancingthroughFund-of-Funds
One of the major challenges for a startup is the lack of funds to commercialize his/her idea. As a
consequence, most ideas generated in the minds of our youth don’t even go into the prototype
developmentphase.Lackoffundingisacrucialbottleneckintheinnovationecosystemofthecountry,
whichtheGovernmentofTelanganaaimstoaddressthroughthefollowing:
A fund-of-funds will be set up, drawing upon lessons from global leaders such as Singapore, in which
the Government will actively invest with matching capital in select Venture Capital investors (VCs)
with significant potential. These investors will be selected based on criteria, through an exhaustive
processthatwillberolledout.
Separately, Telangana Government will also expedite the launch of its early-stage investing vehicle
T-Fund (Telangana Innovation Fund), which is being launched in concert with leading global
investors, in collaboration with T-Hub; Telangana Government will be an LP in the fund. A fund that will
function as a master fund and invest in sector-specific and general venture capital funds shall be
setup with an initial target of INR 2000 crore. The government shall leverage the expertise of T-Hub
Board of Directors, corporate network and senior government officials, who will constitute a panel to
decide the nature and amount of fund investments. The fund shall be managed by a professional fund
manager who will sourced from the market and who will also be responsible for raising additional fund
money by engaging with financial institutions, venture capital and private equity firms, and High Net-
worthIndividuals(HNIs).
In addition, there will also be a T-SEED fund to fund startups in the seed stage. This fund with an initial
size of INR 250 Crore is aimed at encouraging innovators who need early stage funding to work on
their research discoveries, collegeproject ideas etc. T-Seed Fund aims to ease the costs incurred at an
early stage such as company registration, patent filing, quality certifications, travel etc. The fund shall
be disbursed either by T-Hub or by one of the partner incubators. Since all entrepreneurs may not have
the will, resources and time to register with an incubator, the government doesn’t require seed stage
startupstoregisterthemselveswithanincubator.
Additionally, in a first-of-its-kind initiative, a ‘Phoenix Fund’ will also be launched in collaboration with
the private sector. The aim of the Phoenix fund will be to identify and attract entrepreneurs who have
attemptedat least oneventure previously (andhave met with some degree of success andderived key
learnings). There will be specific criteria to ensure that only those entrepreneurs who have actually
attempted something, with key metrics that can be verified, pass the filter for investments from the
Phoenixfund.
Pillar 2 - Funding Models & Capital
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12. Linking entrepreneurship and education - The policy shall encourage budding school and college
entrepreneurs by providing them with highly beneficial and attractive options and programs such as
Entrepreneur in Residence, credit allotment for innovative ideas and startups, etc. Further,
opportunities to collaborate with leading technical institutions to devise programs and provide
certificationsshallbeexplored.
1. RoleofAcademia
Academic and research institutions around the world have been the primary source of basic research
contributing towards the expansion of knowledge base, leading to remarkable discoveries in multiple
domains.GiventhecriticalroleUniversityresearchandacademicshaveplayedinfosteringinnovation
inyoungminds,theGovernmenthassetthefollowinggoalsinthissector-
• Shiftfromamarksdriventoaninnovationpowerededucationalsystem
• Establishanentrepreneurfriendlyacademicapparatus
• Createabarrierfreeenvironmentforfreeflowofideas
Identifying Academia as a principal point of origin of game-changing ideas the Government of
Telangana aims to further augment University research and academic provisions through structured
programsandincentivestothefollowingsections-
• Students,InnovatorsandEntrepreneurs
• Startups
• UniversitiesandInstitutions
1.1 Students,InnovatorsandEntrepreneurs
a. Student Entrepreneur in Residence - Universities shall be encouraged to introduce the
concept of Student Entrepreneur in Residence. Outstanding students who wish to pursue
entrepreneurship can take a break of one year, after the first year, to pursue
entrepreneurship full time. This may be extended to two years at the most and these two
years would not be counted towards the maximum time for graduation. The Gap Year
facility may be given to ensure syllabus continuity at the time of joining back and after an
appraisalprocessbyanincubatorwherethestudentisattached.
b. IT&Entrepreneurship@Collegelevel
I. All Universities in Telangana shall be encouraged to grant 5% grace marks and 20%
attendance every semester for student Startup teams. Guidelines for the same shall be
framedinconsultationwiththeinstitutions.
Pillar 3 - Human Capital
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ii. Students shall be encouraged to undertake their Industrial Seminar, Project Seminar
andIndustrialVisitatTechnologyBusinessIncubatorswheretheadditionalfacilitiesare
beingsetup.
iii. Student’s entrepreneurs working on a Startup idea from first year of college shall be
encouraged to convert their Startup project as their final year project towards degree
completion. Mentors assigned by Incubators may be allowed to conduct Viva Voce.
Project reports certified by the Incubators may be sent back to the respective colleges
forforwardingtouniversity
c. International Startup Culture and Exchange Programme – An international Startup
programmewouldbesetuptosendthemostbrilliantstartups,collegeandschoolstudents
to leading Startup destinations around the world for getting global exposure at a young
age. Select College Principals and Teachers would also be sent for gaining international
exposure to learn about Startup culture in universities like Stanford, Harvard and MIT and
see how MOOC’s are being used in various schools and colleges for education. Similarly,
tie-ups may be setup to bring world class Startups to work alongside Startups in
Telanganaforfasterlearningandculturalexchange.
d. Annual Science Fairs would be held to identify and promote innovation & Entrepreneurship
at school and college level. Further, innovation awards shall be instituted to identify and
rewardremarkableideasonanannualbasis.
1.2 Startups
a. Market Support and State Database: The Government will focus on Startups while
supporting industry associations for conducting surveys and/or research on trends in
technology, research, innovation and market intelligence on niche themes. The
Government would also create a portal containing a database of innovations being carried
outintheState.
b. Innovation Zones - All state departments have to setup Innovation Zones at Pilot
Incubators in order to bring closer industry-institute interaction for creating innovative
products and applications for the PSU’s under the Department, e Governance Applications,
SMACproductsetc.intheDepartment
c. Access to Government data – Startups in the e-governance space shall be provided
accesstogovernmentdatatorolloutpilots
1.3 UniversitiesandInstitutions
a. Apprenticeship – All educational institutions offering under-graduate courses shall
implement a mandatory scheme of internship / apprenticeship in the last year of the
courseinassociationwiththeindustry.Thismaybewaivedoffforstudentswhoaresetting
uptheirownstartupsinincubators
15. b. Credits to MOOCs and insertion as electives – The Universities will be advised to give
credits to the students successfully completing notified online courses (MOOCs) and their
insertion as electives. The University in conjunction with incubators opening in the state
shall decide the number of credits and evaluation methodology for such courses. Students
should be free to learn electives even in first or second year of college as part of degree
completion
c. Sabbaticalschemeandfacultytrainingprogramsforcollegeanduniversityfaculty
d. Update university syllabus – committee to review current syllabus in educational
institutions
2. Culture,NightlifeandSafety
Studies of various startup ecosystems across the world show that one of the reasons for the
ecosystem’s success is an end-to-end offering of all entrepreneurial needs including quality
living standards, thriving social life and safety. While Hyderabad is already a melting pot of
cultures, a vibrant cosmopolitan hub and one of the safest metropolitan in the country, it
further aims to improve its offerings to present day youth. Hyderabad has been ranked 1st in
the country for quality of life by Mercer Quality of Life rankings two years in a row and 2nd
globally by National Geographic among its ‘Must-See destinations for 2015’. Also, the city is
the best amongall metros for air and water quality. To further improve the situation, Hyderabad
Metro Rail, the largest PPP Infrastructure in the world, is being readied for launch in 2017 to
ease the traffic flow. Additionally, the government is aggressively promoting the concepts of
car-pooling, cycle to work, walk to work, tree plantation and healthy living campaigns through
thegovernmentfunded“GreenIT”program.
On the nightlife front, the government has issued licenses to multiple micro-breweries that will
be goto destinations for the youth for meeting new people, exchanging ideas and relaxing after
a long day of work. Under the “Happening Hyderabad” brand, the government is supporting a
range of cross-cultural events in the fields of music, theatre, fine arts and cinema to widen the
city’s offering to arts and culture lovers. Going forward, the government wants to collaborate
with other countries to organize youth festivals (both entrepreneurship and entertainment)
thatwillattractcrowdsfromallpartsoftheglobetoHyderabad.
While the culture and entertainment needs of the society are changing rapidly, these changes
bring its own set of challenges, one of those being the safety of citizens. Mercer has ranked
Hyderabad to be the 2nd safest city of the country, but the government aims to make
Hyderabad a global exemplar of a crime free location. The city administration will utilize its
strong police and security infrastructure to provide a safe living environment for its citizens.
The government has already deployed SHE teams and SHE taxi services for the safety of
womenandshallexpandtheseservicesaspertheneed.
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16. Pillar 4 - Engagement with Industry
Technology bellwethers and innovation cells - There shall be focused efforts driven towards initiating
collaborations with leading technology bellwethers to use their expertise and experience in driving
innovation and technology adoption across all levels of society. To facilitate interactions and
engagementwithtechnologyleadersandhighimpactcompanies,twoentitiesshallbeconstituted–
1. Chief Innovation Officer – CInnO, State of Telangana
Reporting to an Advisory Council
• Innovation, startups and the ecosystem overall is evolving at a breath-taking space and this
calls for a group of industry veterans who will guide the state to become a leader and add
maximumvaluetoeverystakeholderoftheecosystem
• This council will involve stakeholders from industry, new age startups, government and
academia. While T-Hub will focus on startups this council has a much broader goal. They will
guide the state on innovation aspects across all verticals including ones within the
government
• TelanganawillbethefirststateinthecountrytohaveaCInnO(ChiefInnovationOfficer)
• To execute things on ground, the council and the state shall appoint a Chief Innovation Officer
(CInnO)whowillhelpexecutetheideasandprojectsthatthecouncilpromotes
• Chief Innovation Officer (CInnO) of Telangana will work across departments and with industry,
to incubate, conceptualize and evangelize innovative ideas; Will also work closely with T-Fund,
and ensure that key ideas with mass impact that are not immediately fundable from say, a T-
Hubperspective,arenotleftbehindcompletely
• Chief Innovation Officer will be appointed for a pre-specified term with clear guidelines and
criteria; Term renewable upon the discretion of the TAC (Telangana Advisory Council -
comprisedofkeyplayersfromtheregionintheFund,VC,Entrepreneurshipspaceaswellasthe
ITSecretaryandtheHon.minister)
InnovationCellwithintheITMinistry
• One nodal point of contact (Innovation Officer – Large Corporates) for driving innovation in
collaborationwithlargecompanies
• AnotherpointpersonfocusedonstartupsandSMEs(InnovationOfficer–Startups&SMEs)
• The entity will have the mandate to drive partnership and market exchange programs liaising
with multiple companies and incubators within India and outside, as well as engaging with
variousministries,academiaandthebroaderecosystem
• ThetwoInnovationofficerswillworkcloselywiththeChiefInnovationOfficer(CInnO)
In addition, there will be sector-focused Advisory Councils constituted from industry leaders,
investorsandentrepreneurs,toadviseandguideuponthekeyfocusthemeschosen.
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17. 2. InnovationinLargeOrganizations
It is often misunderstood that innovation is limited to companies that are young. However, innovation
percolates through every aspect of the business such as Operations, Processes, and Human
Resources etc. in organizations both small and big alike. Leveraging the strong presence of large
companies in Hyderabad, the Government of Telangana aims to utilize the resources that these
companies provide in nurturing innovation among their employees, people associated with these
companies and entrepreneurs of the state. The government shall work towards this goals through
followingmeans:
• Attract large corporatesto set up Research Arms and Centers of Excellence,where cutting-
edgeresearchisperformed
• Attract large corporates to setup themed incubators/accelerators in their areas of
expertise. The government is willing to support companies setup incubators/accelerators
by creating tailor made packages depending on the strategic advantage the firm offers to
Telangana’sentrepreneurialecosystem
• Connect large corporates to engineering colleges in the State through TASK, to offer
internshipstostudentsandgivethemhands-onexperienceininnovativeprojects
• The government shall utilize its strong relations with the industry to invite eminent
personalities across sectors and functions to give lectures, conduct workshops and
mentorstartupsoftheState
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18. Pillar 5 - Rural and Social Enterprises
A social enterprise is an organization that uses commercial business strategies for building a
company, whose core mission is to add positive impact to human and environmental well-being. A
rural enterprise, which sometimes can be categorized as a social enterprise, has people in rural areas
as their target audience. While India is emerging as a global economic powerhouse, there is a still
considerable income gap among different strata of the society. Rural and social enterprises have a
huge role to play in bridging this gap and the Government of Telangana aims to support these
companiesbyofferingthefollowingsupport:
1. Network
• The government shall setup (either on its own or in partnership with a private enterprise) a
“RuralandSocialEnterprise”incubator/acceleratorforthegrowthofstartupsinthissector
• There will be outposts of T-Hub built in Tier II cities of Telangana that will act as focal points
forenterprisesfocusingontheseregions
• EnterprisesfallingunderthiscategorywillhaveaccesstoentireT-Hubnetworkandevents
2. Funding
• The government shall create a specific “Impact Fund” that will focus on rural and social
enterprises. This fund shall be managed by the “Rural and Social Enterprise” vertical of T-
Hub
3. OtherInitiatives
• The government and T-Hub shall partner with leading entities such as World Bank, WHO
etc.tofundandsupportprojectswithsocialcauseinTelangana
• Additionally, Telangana shall be marketed as an ideal test-bed for students, youth and
social entrepreneurs across the world to come and work on live projects in the state. For
achieving this goal, the government shall work with leading educational institutions in the
statetoidentify,developandsupportsuchprojects
• The government will create a mechanism to outsource work and adopt technologies
developedbyruralentrepreneurs.Thegovernmentaimstobecometheirlargestcustomer
• The government will encourage entrepreneurs by giving access to classified information
forthepurposeofcreatingappsandtechnologiesforpublicgood
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19. 1. IncentivesforIncubators
o Reimbursement of paid Stamp Duty and Registration Fee – Incubators and Host
Institutes shall be eligible for 100% reimbursement of the Stamp Duty and Registration Fee
paid on sale/ lease deeds on the first transaction and 50% thereof on the second
transaction
o Financial Assistance as Matching Grants: The Government would match the funding
raisedbytheIncubatorfromGovernmentofIndiaona1:1basisasmatchinggrants.
o Performance Linked Assistance – Government will assist the Host Institutes of
recognized incubators with an Operating Grant to be calculated based on number of
startupsincubatedinayear.Atransparentschemewillbeformulatedandannounced.
o The Government shall ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity at industrial tariff.
Necessarylawswillbepassedtofacilitatethismechanism.
Additionally, the incubator will be permitted to avail renewable energy under open access
system from within the state after paying cost component to DISCOMs as fixed by ERC
(subjecttoamaximumofonethirdoftheirtotalpowerrequirements)
o 25% reimbursement on Internet charges upto a maximum of Rs. 2,50,000 per year for the
first3yearsofoperation
o In case of Government-owned buildings leased to technology incubators, no lease rent or
O&M charges will be levied for a period of five years or until the incubator is self-
sustainable, whichever is earlier. In case where private premises are taken on lease / rent
basis, a rental reimbursement @ Rs. 5 per sq.ft per month or 25% of the actual rent paid,
whichever is less, shall be reimbursed for a period of 3 years. This shall be limited to the
incubationspaceonly.
o An investment subsidy of 20% of the value of the Capital Expenditure, other than land and
building, shall be provided to Incubator Projects that enter into an MoU with the state within
2 years of notification of the Policy. This subsidy shall be limited to a maximum of Rs. 5
Crores.
Incentives
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20. 2. IncentivesforStartups
o Service Tax paid by startups: Reimbursement of Service Tax paid by startups incubated in
the Government supported/recognized incubators, who annual turnover does not exceed
Rs.50Lakhsforfirstthreeyears.
o Reimbursement of VAT/ CST: Annual Reimbursement of VAT/CST paid in Telangana, upto
a maximum of Rs. 50 Lakhs turnover by incubated startup companies within a period of
firstthreeyearsofbeingincubated.
o Promotions: Government shall provide reimbursements of 30% of the actual costs
including travel incurred in international marketing through trade shows. This incentive will
besubjecttoamaximumofRs.5Lakhsperyearpercompany.
o Patent Filing cost: The cost of filing and prosecution of patent application will be
reimbursed to the incubated startup companies subject to a limit of Rs. 2 lakh (0.2 million)
per Indian patent awarded. For awarded foreign patents on a single subject matter, up to
Rs. 10 lakh (1 Million) would be reimbursed. The reimbursement will be done in 2 stages,
i.e.,50%afterthepatentisfiledandthebalance50%afterthepatentisgranted.
o To promote idea stage companies, the government shall offer recruitment assistance of
Rs.10,000peremployeeforthefirstyear.
o Startups that record a year-on-year growth rate of 15%, as per audited accounts, shall be
eligible to get a grant of 5% on Turnover, subject to a limit of Rs.10lacs within a period of
threeyearsfromthedateofincubation.
3. Non-FiscalIncentives
o Startups and incubators in the state will be permitted to file self-certifications, in the
prescribed formats under the following acts and rules framed there under barring
inspections arising out of specific complaints. The same shall be facilitated through the
startupcell:
i. TheFactoriesAct,1948
ii. TheMaternityBenefitAct,1961
iii. TheTelanganaShops&CommercialEstablishmentsAct,1988
iv. TheContractLabour(Regulations&Abolition)Act,1970
v. ThePaymentofWagesAct,1936
vi. TheMinimumWagesAct,1948
vii.TheEmploymentExchanges(CompulsoryNotificationofVacancies)Act,1959
o General permission shall be available for 3-shift operations with women working in the
night for startups, subject to such units taking the prescribed precautions in respect of
safety and security of employees in addition to providing the required welfare and health
amenities as prescribed under applicable labour laws and obtaining the necessary
approvals from the competent authority of the Government under the Telangana shops
and commercial establishments act and rules or the Factories Act 1948 and rules, there
underasthecasemaybe.
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21.
22. Jayesh Ranjan IAS
Secretary to Government
Information Technology, Electronics &
Communications Department
Government of Telangana
D - Block 2nd Floor Room No. 315A
Telangana Secretariat Hyderabad-500 022
P: +91 40 2345 6401 F: +91 40 2345 0103
secy_itc@telangana.gov.in
jayesh_ranjan@hotmail.com
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