Overview
- Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh announced the policy change on January 4 at DSIR’s foundation day event in New Delhi.
- The revision removes the earlier requirement for startups to demonstrate three years of sustainability to access up to ₹1 crore under IRDPP.
- Applicants must still meet evaluation standards linked to technological maturity before receiving DSIR assistance.
- Officials described the change as a way to give promising deep-tech projects earlier momentum and help them scale faster.
- The update was framed alongside the ₹1 lakh crore RDI fund for more technologically mature startups and existing early-stage programs at DST, CSIR and the Technology Development Board.