Startup Mahakumbh | Deeptech policy in final stages of consultations: DPIIT secretary

India’s national deeptech startup policy is in the final stages of inter-ministerial consultations, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) secretary RK Singh said here on Monday.

“What really matters in startups is its ability to commercialise and develop intellectual property rights (IPR),” he said at the Startup Mahakumbh, a three-day startup industry event. “It’s not enough to only innovate. You should be able to convert it into IPR, which is of long-term benefit to the country and to yourself. Deeptech and extensive research and development would be the answer to that.”