Sri Vijaya Puram, Oct. 10: Recognizing the paramount importance of safety, economy, speed and the efficiency in extraction of mineral resources and in its convergence into viable economic alloys and metals, National Mineral Policy has accorded higher priority to Research and Development (R&D) programme and the Ministry of Mine, Govt. of India has been funding research through grant-in-aid projects to many research institutions in different areas under the broad ambit of its S &T programme.

Ministry of Mines has enlarged the scope of its S&T programme by lunching ‘Promotion of Research and Innovation in Startup and MSMEs in Mining, Mineral Processing, Metallurgy and Recycling Sector (S&T- PRISM)' to fund research and innovation to startup and MSMEs working in the field of mineral sector, applied and sustainable aspect of mining and industrial applications.

The Ministry of Mines has encouraged Startups, MSME and Individual Innovators in Andaman & Nicobar Islands to participate and submit projects proposal in the field of mining, mineral processing, metallurgy and recycling sector under S&T-PRISM.

Interested Startups/MSMES and Entrepreneurs have been invited to participate. For further announcement and details, they may visit the Ministry of Mines ‘Satyabhama’ portal.