Multiplier Grants Scheme

R&D in IT Group
Department of Electronics & Information Technology
Ministry of Communications & IT
Government of India
Electronics Niketan, CGO Complex, New Delhi – 110 003.

May 2013
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Contents
1. Title of the Scheme ... 3
2. Aim ... 3
3. Objectives ... 3
4. Scope ... 3-4
5. Description ... 4-5
6. Implementation Mechanism ... 6
7. Resource Provisions ... 6
8. Benefits ... 7
Annexure-1: Terms and Conditions Governing Grants ... 8-10
Annexure-2: Application form for submission of joint R&D project ... 11-20
proposal by the industry and academic/ Government
R&D Lab in the proposed Scheme
Annexure-3: Suggestive list of items to be included in the formal ... 21
Agreement

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1. Title of the Scheme

Multiplier Grants Scheme- "Srrijan: Prithvi"

2. Aim

The aim of the scheme is to encourage industry to collaborate with premier

Academic and Government R&D institutions (hereafter also called institute) for
development of products/packages.

3. Objectives
The objectives of the proposed scheme are:
i. Establish, nurture and strengthen the linkages between the Industry and
Institutes;
ii. To promote industry oriented R&D at institutes;
iii. Encourage and accelerate development of indigenous products and
packages; and
iv. Bridge the gap between R&D / Proof-of-concept and commercialization /
globalization.

4. Scope
The broad eligibility criterion for consideration under the proposed scheme is:

i. The idea for collaborative research should originate from

industry/industry consortium, and academic institution(s)/R&D bodies
undertaking industry specific research will submit the project proposal
jointly with the industry/industry consortium to DeitY under MGS scheme.

ii. The proposal should be for innovation in modules/ products/ packages/

services in the area of E⁢ The proposals envisaging prototyping to
package for commercialization may also be considered under the MGS.

iii. The proposal should be in the core area of business of the industry;

iv. The identified institute/ Project investigator should have the requisite
expertise and track record in the proposed area; To ascertain the R&D
capabilities of institutions taking up collaborative research under MGS,it
is pertinent to look into i) level of professional courses in
ICTE(B.Tech/M.Tech/PhD) being conducted by them; ii) prior Research
Work/projects undertaken; iii)No. of papers published; iv)collaboration
with industry if any v) the institution should be in existence for minimum 5
years.

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v. The outcome from proposed innovation should promise technical and

commercial viability; All the proposals should contain information on
market survey of the modules/products/packages/services proposed to
be developed;
vi. The industry should have requisite i) manpower for absorption of
technology; and ii) infrastructure for production in-house or shall have
detailed concrete plans to mobilize the same from elsewhere. For
ascertaining the standing of the industry, if required a sub committee of
the WG may be constituted.

5. Description

i. In this scheme, if an industry supports innovation at institute(s) and commits

its resources [say ], the Government would commit a Grant of [n x ] to the
Institutes, where „n‟ is the multiplication factor. The multiplication factor „n‟
may vary up to a maximum of 2, and would be recommended by a committee
of experts on a case-to-case basis. The Government shall thus absorb risk of
R&D for new/ innovative product/ package development;

ii. Greater support (n ~ 2) could be given for MSME industry and for large
industry the multiplying factor „n‟ could be one. However, in general greater
support (n ~ 2) could be given for innovations which are breakthrough in
nature, as compared to incremental innovations;

iii. The contribution of industry and grant-in-aid from DeitY will be given to
academic/R&D institution(s) only. The industry contribution should be remitted
to the institution in cash( cheque/DD/RTGS etc.) so that the same could be
duly certified by the academic/R&D institution(s) for the purpose of release of
grant-in-aid from DeitY in an apportionate manner as per the recommendation
of the Working Group. The disbursement of grants to institution(s) will be in
stages and should be matched by industry & Government as per the
recommendations of Working Group.

iv. The Government grants would cover specific items of expenditure under the
project, namely equipment, consumables, manpower, Travel & Training,
contingencies, and overheads if any; The overheads admissible in the project
will be limited to 15% of the total of the project.

v. The Government grants, for individual industry, would be limited to a

maximum of Rs. 2.0 Crores per project and the duration of each project
should, preferably, be less than 2 years; for industry consortium these figures
would be Rs. 4.0 Crores and 3 years respectively. The contribution of industry
and grant-in-aid from DeitY will be given to academic/R&D institution(s) only.

vi. The formal agreement for sharing of IPRs/know-how and royalty/lumpsum

between the institute(s) and industry need to be signed upfront before the
release of the first installment of Grant-in-aid. The institution(s) /industry would
submit the periodic report to DeitY for a period of minimum 5 years on the

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status of IPRs created/commercialization under the project ( 5 years is the

expected life time of product/technology) ( reference Annexure-3);

vii. The company must retain the know-how in India and could do further R&D to
create products and IPR in India. Furthermore, IPR must also reside in India
so that India has access and complete control to these rights in times of
emergency to protect our national interest.

viii. The Scheme would be reviewed/ updated based on implementation feedback.

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6. Implementation Mechanism

The following mechanism is proposed for effective and efficient implementation of

the proposed scheme:
i. The project proposal under the MGS scheme should be submitted by
academic institution(s) /R&D bodies jointly with the industry/industry
consortium. The idea for Collaborative research should originate from
industry/industry consortium

ii. Depending upon the availability of funds, proposals would be invited up

to a maximum of three times in a year;
iii. A Working Group set-by the Department shall scrutinize, evaluate the
respective proposals and recommend to the Department for
appropriate financial support. The WG may invite additional Domain
Experts, based on the proposals being considered;
iv. A Project Review & Steering Group (PRSG) shall periodically steer and
review the technical and financial progress of the project, recommend
release of Grants, continuity / extension / short-closure, etc.; The
industry partner should have due representation in the PRSG.
v. The existing mechanism of project approval, PRSGs, and project
closure may be adopted for this scheme.
vi. The grants under the proposed scheme would be subject to Terms &
Conditions placed at annexure-1;

vii. The application proforma for submitting the proposal under the
proposed scheme is placed under annexure-2; and

viii. The details of the scheme, including current status, would be made
available on the website of the Department.

7. Resource Provisions
The Scheme is now extended and valid upto 31st March 2020 with a total outlay
of Rs. 36 Crores and DeitY contribution of Rs. 24 Crore. The Technology
Development Council (TDC) budget head will be used for implementation of this
scheme. Based on this pilot implementation and feedback, the scheme would be
reviewed by Working Group.

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8. Benefits
The expected benefits from the proposed scheme are:
i. The academic and Government R&D Labs would be geared for market
oriented R&D; This would also enhance the relevance of Education and
Training to meet the market requirements;
ii. The industry would be enabled in terms of mobilizing technical know-how
and skills;
iii. The industry would be enabled to quickly respond to market needs in
terms of cost competitive indigenous innovative products;
iv. Incentives, in terms of royalty sharing, may help in attracting and
retaining quality manpower in academia/ Government R&D Labs; and
v. Close industry - academia/ R&D Lab interaction may lead to increase in
number of entrepreneurs.

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Annexure-1
Department of Electronics & Information Technology
Ministry of Communications & IT
Government of India
The grant is for the specific project as approved by Department of Electronics &
Information Technology (DeitY) and shall be subject to the conditions listed
below. The proposal originating industry and grantee institution shall give an
undertaking that they agree to be governed by these conditions.
1. The grant amount shall be i) spent for the project within the specified time;
and ii) Any portion of the grant, which is not ultimately required for
expenditure for the approved purposes, shall be duly surrendered to DeitY;
2. The grantee institution shall maintain an audited record in the form of a
register in the prescribed proforma for permanent, semi-permanent assets
acquired solely or mainly out of DeitY grant;
3. The assets referred to in (2) above will be property of DeitY and should not,
without prior sanction of DeitY, be disposed off or encumbered or utilized for
the purposes other than those for which the grant has been sanctioned;
4. At the conclusion of the project, DeitY will be free to sell or otherwise dispose
of the assets which are the property of DeitY and grantee institution shall
render to DeitY the necessary support for facilitating the sale of these assets;

5. The grantee institution shall send to the DeitY at the end of each financial
year as well as at the time of seeking further installments of the grant a list of
assets referred to in (2) above;
6. Should at any time grantee institution cease to exist, such assets etc., shall
revert to DeitY;
7. The grantee institution shall render progress-cum-achievement reports at
interval of not exceeding six months on the progress made on all aspects of
the project including expenditure incurred on various approved items during
the period;
8. The grantee institution shall render an audited statement of accounts to
DeitY;
9. The audited statement of accounts relating to grants given during financial
year together with the comments of the auditor regarding the observance of
the conditions governing the grant should be forwarded to the DeitY within
six months following the end of the relevant financial year;
10. The utilization of grant for the intended purposes will be looked into by the
Auditor of grantee institution according to the directives issued by the
Government of India at the instance of the Comptroller and Auditor General
and the specific mention about it will be made in the audit report;
11. DeitY or its nominee(s) will have the right of access to the books and
accounts of the grantee institution for which a reasonable prior notice would
be given;
12. The grantee institution should maintain separate audited account for the
project. If it is found expedient to keep a part or whole of the grant in a bank

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account earning interest, the interest, thus earned should be reported to this
Department. The interest so earned will be treated as a credit to the grantee
to be adjusted towards future installments of the grant;
13. Institute may retain the sale proceeds of prototypes, etc fabricated as a
result of the development of the project arising directly from funds granted by
the Department. The Institute may use funds thus generated for furtherance
of project objectives.
14. The Intellectual property and the rights associated with it shall be agreed
between the participating organizations before the start of the project. The
Industry/ Industry Consortium/ Institution(s) will make all efforts to protect
intellectual property generated out of the project. The institution(s)/industry
would submit the periodic report to DeitY for a period of minimum 5years on
the status of IPRs created/commercialization under the project. (5 years is
the expected life time of product/technology). Furthermore, IPR must also
reside in India so that India has access and complete control to these rights
in times of emergency to protect our national interest.
15. Application by grantee institution for any other financial assistance or receipt
of grant/loan from any other Agency/Ministry/Department for this project
should have the prior approval of Department of Electronics & Information
Technology.
16. The Grantee institution(s) is not allowed to entrust the implementation of this
project for which grant-in-aid is received to another institution and to divert
the grant-in-aid received from Department of Electronics & Information
Technology as assistance to the later institution.
17. DeitY shall appoint a Project Review and Steering Group (PRSG) comprising of
representatives from DeitY and other experts. PRSG will periodically monitor
the project in all respects including technical and financial;
18. In case of any dispute on any matter, related to the project during the course
of its implementation, the decision of the Secretary, DeitY, shall be final and
binding on the proposal originating industry/ industry consortium and grantee
institute.
[A certificate of acceptance of Terms & Conditions, as above, has to be given by proposal
originating industry and grantee institution, as outlined below, while submitting the project
proposal.]

1. We hereby accept the terms and conditions of grants, listed as above, for the
project titled “.................. .................. ............. ” submitted vide ref. no.
............dated .............. .... to DeitY for grants-in-aid
support.

2. The Chief Investigator at the Institute agrees to provide required support as

detailed in the project proposal for successful implementation of the project.

3. Industry/ Industry Consortium agrees to provide required support as detailed

in the project proposal for successful implementation of the project.

Sd/- Sd/-
Signature of the Chief Coordinator Signature of the Chief Investigator

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Proposal originating Industry/ Industry Consortium (Grantee Institution) along with Department,
along with Department, Designation and Date Designation and Date

Sd/- Sd/-
Signature of the Head of the Signature of the Head of the
Proposal originating Industry Grantee Institution along with Designation,
along with Designation, Date and Official Seal Date and Official Seal

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Annexure - 2
Proforma for Submitting R&D Project Proposal
for Seeking Financial Support under
Multiplier Grants Scheme alias Srrijan: Prithvi
Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India

PART I - SALIENT INFORMATION

1. Project Title :
2. Project Objective :
3. Brief project outline with :
specific technology fall-outs
4. Project Duration :
5. Proposed physical inputs,
with equivalent financial
value, to be contributed by:
a. Industry/ Consortium :
b. Institution :
c. Others (Specify) :
6. Total Budget outlay along : Rs. (Details in Table 1 and 2)
with contributions from:
a. Industry/ Consortium : Rs.
b. Institution : Rs.
c. DeitY : Rs.
d. Others (Specify) : Rs.
7. Expected output and :
outcome in physical terms
8. Major milestones with :
timelines
9. Objectively Verifiable :
Indicators for measuring
the successful achievement
of each of the milestones
10. Need and Justification for :
the project covering:
a. Similar products/ :
technologies currently
available

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b. Incremental/ significant :
innovation(s)/
enhancement(s)
planned in the project
c. Evidence to support :
commercial viability of
the proposed
development/ new
product and Likely End
User(s)
11. Industry Organization (Attach separate sheet, if required. In case of
consortium, attach separate information for
a. Name : each industry)
b. Year of Incorporation :
c. Turnover [also indicate :
turnover in the proposed
area of project]
d. Address :
e. Legal status (MSME, :
Corporate Body,
Industry Organization,
Private Company with
recognized R&D unit,
etc.)
f. Core Business Area of :
the Industry/
Consortium
g. List three major :
Products manufactured
by the Company
h. Justification for taking- :
up the present project
i. Availability of technical :
manpower to absorb the
know-how generated
j. Availability of requisite :
infrastructure for in-
house production of the
project output(s)
k. Manufacturing tie-ups :
proposed, if any

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12. Chief Coordinator

Industry/ Consortium
a. Name & Designation :
b. Department :
c. Address :
d. Telephone/ Fax/ e-Mail :
13. Academic/ R&D Institution
a. Name :
b. Address :
c. Legal status (Academic :
Institution, Research
Institution, Registered
Society, etc.)
14. Chief Investigator
a. Name & Designation :
b. Department :
c. Address :
d. Telephone/ Fax/ e-Mail :
15. Name and brief details of :
other organizations jointly
participating in the project
(including organization(s)
abroad)
16. Steps taken to ensure :
successful product/
technology development
and commercialization

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PART II - BACKGROUND INFORMATION

1. Project Title :
2. i. Chief Coordinator - :
Industry/ Consortium
ii. Chief Investigator - :
Institute
iii. Co-Investigator - Institute :
3. Other Investigators of the :
Project with their Designations
4. Brief Bio-data of the Chief : (Please attach separate sheets, if required)
Coordinator - Industry/
Consortium
5. Brief Bio-data of the Chief : (Please attach separate sheets, if required)
Investigator and Co-
Investigator(s) - Institute
(including publications/
patents/ Industry interaction/
Technology transfer)
6. Other Commitments of the :
Chief Investigator and Co-
Investigator(s) (including
teaching, research, other
responsibilities, association
with other projects, etc.)
7. Indicate the percentage of :
time the Chief Investigator
and Co-Investigator(s) would
devote to the project
8. Details of work done in related
areas, including the ongoing/
completed projects (last
three), by the Chief
Investigator/ Co-
Investigator(s)/ R&D Team
i. Project Title :
ii. Funding Agency :
iii. Brief Project Summary :
iv. Technical Status vis-a-vis :
objectives
v. Financial Status (Total :
Project outlay, expenditure
to date)

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vi. Duration and year of :

initiation
vii. Industry interaction/ know- :
how transferred
viii. Status : In progress/ Successfully completed
on schedule/ abandoned.

9. Brief summary of other project :

proposals (submitted by any
of the Investigators) awaiting
consideration of DeitY and/ or
other funding agencies such
as DST, DSIR, DRDO,
MHRD, etc.
10. Infrastructure and other
facilities available at the
industry organization initiating
this project:
i. List of major equipment :
ii. Existing manpower and :
other personnel, with
names, available for the
project on full-time basis
iii. Facilities for production, :
commercialization and
marketing
11. Infrastructure and other
facilities available at the
institute for undertaking this
project:
i. List of major equipment :
ii. Existing manpower and :
other personnel, with
names, available for the
project on full-time basis

Additional Information Required:

1. About the Industry(s): A brief write-up covering:
i. Brief history of the prospective electronics/ IT company(ies) including
core competency areas, products being manufactured, collaborators, etc.
may be provided [including recent annual reports (three years) and
company brochure];

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ii. Whether the industry/participating industry member(s) of industry

consortium is(are) recognized by DSIR for the in-house R&D /STPI
registered units/Export oriented units (EOU) registered with Ministry of
Commerce/Technology startups(in existence of minimum two years).
Please provide the supporting documents for the same.
iii. Please indicate the size of the in-house R&D set-up and its recent
achievements in development of products/ processes/ technology, patent
taken, etc.;
iv. Any other information in support of the proposal.

2. About the Institute: A brief write-up covering:

i. Research Strengths, linkages with industry;
ii. A brief write-up on major R&D projects, up to five, taken-up by the
institute;
iii. IPRs filed/ obtained; and
iv. Any other information in support of the proposal.

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PART III - TECHNICAL INFORMATION

1. Aim and Scope of the project :

(in terms of specific physical
achievements)
2. Detailed description of the :
Project (including specifications
to be attained, etc.)
3. Summary of similar work being :
done elsewhere in the country
4. Detailed PERT/ BAR Chart with : (Attach Separate Sheet)
intermediate milestones
5. List the personnel already :
working in the industry
organization(s) and Institute
who would be transferred to
work full time on this project
6. Additional Manpower required :
and estimated time frame to
position the same
7. i. Specific problems, hold-ups :
and difficulties foreseen in
the implementation of the
project
ii. How does Chief :
Investigator/ Chief
Coordinator propose to
overcome them?
8. Details of possible alternative :
arrangements, if the Chief
Investigator leaves institution or
is unable for any other reason
to continue on this project

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PART IV - RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS

Table - 1: Budget requirements (Rs.in lakhs)

*
Head Industry Support DeitY Others (Specify) Total
Support
Capital
Equipment
Consumable
stores
Manpower
Travel
Contingencies
Any other Item(s)
(Specify)
Overheads, if
any
Total

*
If being provided by more than one entity, contribution to be made by each entity
should be shown separately.

Table - 2: Budget requirements (Year-Wise) (Rs.in lakhs)

nd
st 2 Year (s)…..
Head 1 Year
Industry DeitY Others Total Industry DeitY Others
Support Support (Specif Support Support
* * (Speci
y) fy) Total
Capital
Equipment
Consumable
stores
Manpower
Travel
Contingencies
Any other
Item(s)
(Specify)
Overheads,
if any

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Total

*
If being provided by more than one entity, contribution to be made by each entity
should be shown separately.

Table 3: Budget requirements - Capital Equipment (Rs.in lakhs)

S. No. Item Description Specifications Cost
1.
2.
3.
...

Table-4: Manpower Details

(Rs. in Lkahs)
st nd
# Designation Monthly 1 Year 2 Year Total
Salary
# of Total
(*) (**) (**)
Posts Salary
(*) (**)

1.

2.

3.

...

Total

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PART V - ENDORSEMENT BY THE HEADS OF THE INDUSTRY/ INDUSTRY

CONSORTIUM AND INSTITUTION

1. We hereby submit the project proposal titled "..... ...... ..... ..... ......" for
consideration of the Department of Electronics & Information Technology,
Government of India.
2. We agree to abide by the terms & conditions governing the grant-in-aid.
3. In case the project is approved, we undertake to:
i. make available facilities to carry it out, and agree to provide requisite
support for the successful completion of the project.
ii. arrange for the submission of periodic progress reports and other
information that may be required by the Department of Electronics &
Information Technology and in general to ensure that the conditions
attached to the award of such grant are fulfilled by our institution/
organization(s).
4. We certify that in case present chief coordinator/ investigator is not available
for any reason to continue work on this project, the following persons will be
available to carry it through to completion:
Sl. No. Name Designation 1.

2.
5. The Industry/ Industry Consortium and Institution(s) have reached a formal
agreement on distribution of responsibilities, IPR sharing, sharing of
royalty/lumpsum, and know-how transfer mechanism from the institute to the
Industry/ Industry Consortium. A copy of the same is enclosed.
6. We certify that the i) Industry/ Consortium and Institution do not have common
Director(s)/ Trustee(s); and ii) the Project Chief Coordinator (Industry/
Consortium) and Chief Investigator (Institute) are not related to any of the
Director(s)/ Trustee(s) of the Industry/ Consortium and Institution.
7. We certify that we are the competent authority, by the virtue of the
administrative and financial powers vested in us by .......... ....... ...... ...... .....
.................................. and .................................. ................ to undertake the
above stated commitments on behalf of our institution/ organization(s).
8. The information provided is correct.

(Sd/-) (Sd/-)
Signature of the Chief Industry Coordinator Signature of the Chief Investigator
Designation and Date Designation and Date

Sd/- Sd/-
Signature and Official Seal of the Signature and Official Seal of the
Head of the Industry Organization/ Consortium Head of the Institution
Designation Designation
Date: Date:

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Annexure-3: Suggestive list of items to be included in the formal Agreement

The prospective Industry/ Industry Consortium and the Institute(s) shall enter into
an agreement for the purpose of distribution of responsibilities, IPR sharing,
sharing of royalty/lumpsum, and know-how transfer mechanism from the
institute(s) to the Industry/ Industry Consortium. The agreement shall cover the
following items:

i. Name of the product/ sub-assembly to be developed under the project;

ii. Responsibilities of Industry/ Industry Consortium, and the Institute(s);
iii. Protection of intellectual property generated out of the project;
iv. The manner of sharing Intellectual property and the rights associated with
it between Industry/ Industry Consortium and the Institute(s);
v. The manner of transferring know-how generated in the project by the
institute(s) to the Industry/ Industry Consortium;
vi. The royalty received by the Institute would be shared with the core project
team at the institute, as per the Institute rules; and
vii. Confirmation to the effect that the Industry/ Industry Consortium and the
Institute shall duly acknowledge the support of the DeitY in the
professional literature and commercial/ publicity material.

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