50 Crore grant for Startups, MSME's under DoT's Digital Communication Innovation Square Initiative

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) approved a grant of 50 crore for start-ups and Micro, Small Medium and Enterprises (MSMEs). The grant is given for the development of indigenous telecom technologies and equipment like 5G core, RAN, NMS, IMS, Chipsets, Devices, ICT solutions, and applications to enhance Deep tech competencies in domestic entities and prepare India for the rollout of 5G services.

According to the Press Information Bureau (PIB) twitter handle, the grant was approved by the DoT’s apex committee for 43 startups and MSME’s.

The grant was cleared under the Digital Communication Innovation Square Initiative so as to nurture an indigenous product ecosystem for telecom equipment, devices, solutions and applications.

The list of grantees is given below: