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STPI holds Electropreneur Summit 2026, launches Open Challenge Programme

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Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) held the Electropreneur Summit 2026 at IIIT-Delhi, launching the Open Challenge Programme of the STPI Electropreneur Park to identify and support ESDM startups.
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MoUs were exchanged with 11 Spoke Centres spanning Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and with investors Indian Angel Network (IAN) and Solara VC.
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Electropreneur Park 2.0 targets 500 startups and a push into Tier-II and Tier-III cities, against EP 1.0's 59 startups, 66 patent filings and over ₹640 crore in startup valuation.

●STPI Electropreneur Summit 2026 at IIIT-Delhi launched the Open Challenge Programme of the STPI Electropreneur Park.
●MoUs exchanged with 11 Spoke Centres across Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Rajasthan, UP and Uttarakhand, and with investors Indian Angel Network (IAN) and Solara VC.
●Software Technology Parks of India (STPI): set up 5 June 1991, an autonomous society under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
●Electropreneur Park: MeitY-funded ESDM incubator run by STPI at Delhi University's South Campus, with IESA as implementation partner.
●EP 1.0 (summit figures): 59 startups, 66 patent filings, 129 products, 27 trademarks, ₹150 crore revenue, over ₹640 crore valuation; EP 2.0 targets 500 startups.
●Electronics production rose from under ₹2 lakh crore to over ₹13 lakh crore in a decade; exports up elevenfold to ₹4.24 lakh crore.
●Semicon India Programme: ₹76,000 crore approved December 2021, run through the India Semiconductor Mission under MeitY; ISM 2.0 outlay of ₹1.275 lakh crore cited at the summit.
●SPECS (Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors): notified April 2020, applications closed 31 March 2024.

Exam Relevance

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GS Paper 3 > Indian Economy > Industrial Policy, Electronics Manufacturing and Semiconductors

Expected Questions

★Question matching the Semicon India Programme with its ₹76,000 crore outlay and the India Semiconductor Mission as its implementing body.

Key Terms

ESDM

Electronics System Design and Manufacturing — the design-plus-manufacturing segment MeitY is pushing India into, alongside its established software services strength.

Electropreneur Park

MeitY-funded, STPI-managed incubator for ESDM startups at Delhi University's South Campus, now scaling as EP 2.0 through regional Spoke Centres.

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•STPI was established on 5 June 1991 as an autonomous society under MeitY.
•Semicon India Programme: ₹76,000 crore, approved December 2021, implemented by the India Semiconductor Mission under MeitY.
•SPECS was notified in April 2020 for electronic components and semiconductors, with applications closing on 31 March 2024.

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•Keep the MeitY bodies distinct: STPI incubates and promotes IT/ESDM, while the India Semiconductor Mission handles fab and packaging incentives.

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The STPI Electropreneur Summit 2026 was organised at which institution?

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