To screen, evaluate and recommend all proposals for funding under TePP.
Nominate Technology Angels to the panel.
Select TePP Prototyping centres on panel,
To take a holistic view of the proposal at the initial stage to facilitate transformation of innovators to entrepreneurs.
An user perspective of innovation to be taken, supporting technically novel ideas as well as low cost options and better delivery models.
Micro budget innovations and properly evaluated proposals coming from TUCs can be recommended by TSC without reappraisal.
Proposals of grass root innovators, herbal products (of grass root innovators), school children projects are outside purview of TePP ( they will be taken by NIF).
Identify and recommend new activities to make TePP accessible to most eligible innovators, carry out screening & evaluation with time limits and manage TePP Network to meet the end objective of transforming Innovators into Technopreneurs.
Composition
Chairman
Dr H S Maiti, Former Director, CGCRI, Kolkata
Members
Prof S R Kale, IIT Delhi, New Delhi
Dr A K Chakrabarti, Former Advisor, DIT, New Delhi
Director, CMTI/NTTF, Bangalore
Representative of Gujarat Capital Limited / SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd.
Representative of MSME, New Delhi
Representative of NABARD, Mumbai
Member Secretary
Dr. P. K. Dutta, Scientist-E, DSIR, New Delhi
Tenure
Till 31/03/2012
Frequency
Quarterly
Terms of Reference
To provide guidance in evaluation and benchmarking of novel ideas/proposals
To recommend techno-economically viable innovative proposals for funding under TePP (Pre-evaluated by TUCs)
To provide expert comments regarding IPR issues of proposals
To recommend further financial support/project extension/short-closure of the projects, if required
To review and monitor the progress of activities of TePP Outreach Centres (TUCs)
To recommend evaluated micro-budget proposals received through TUCs
To suggest models/mechanisms for expanding TePP in scope and contents and any other policy issues for transforming 'Innovators' into 'Technopreneurs'
