An entity, which can be an individual, consortium partners, companies, academic institutions, research and development centers, NGO’s, Parastatal and municipal bodies, who can implement the solutions at a pilot scale. b. The proposed solutions must have been tested and certified by an accredited laboratory, and/or endorsed by reputed national institutes like Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), National Institute of Technology (NIT) etc.

Yes. Applicants can be non-Indians; however, they must have worked out the delivery mechanism prior to application. If selected/awarded, their technology/solution must be available immediately to be procured by any ULB in India.

The system automatically sends an email post successful submission of the application. Upon shortlisting of the applications, the applicants shall be intimated via email.

• An initial screening to check the eligibility, appropriateness of the technology and legal and financial capability to address the problem described in the challenge.
• A select panel of jurors will review the shortlisted applications and will evaluate the proposals against predetermined parameters.
• Field-testing of the selected solutions shall be done to check their effectiveness in real life conditions.

The winners will be awarded cash award. In addition, successful entries will be provided an opportunity to pilot test the solution. The winning solutions will be facilitated for empanelment on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal for Government procurement besides recommending to States/ ULBs.