Startups for Railways | 12 Jan 2024

Recently, Indian Railways has taken an important initiative in the field of innovation through participation of start-ups and other entities.

“Startups for Railways" initiative was launched by the Ministry of Railways and Indian Railways Innovation Portal is a part of this initiative.
- Its objective is to leverage innovative technologies developed by Indian Startups/MSMEs/Innovators/Entrepreneurs to improve operational efficiency and safety on Indian Railways.
The Ministry of Railways aims to address quality, reliability and maintainability related issues of the Indian Railways.
Under the policy, the Startup/MSME/Innovator/Entrepreneur will have exclusive ownership of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) created in the project.