Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX (ADITI) Scheme



Published on 17 Feb 2025

• Recently, the Union Minister of Defence launched the ADITI scheme.

• The scheme aims to promote innovations in critical and strategic defence technologies.

• It also aims to develop about 30 deep-tech critical and strategic technologies.

• Under this scheme start-ups are eligible to receive grant-in-aid of up to Rs 25 crore for their research, development, and innovation endeavours in defence technology.

• It will spend Rs 750 crore for the period 2023-24 to 2025-26.

• It falls under theiDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence) framework of the Department of Defence Production ,Ministry of Defence.

Keywords:

National Security Architecture iDEX ADITI Scheme Defense Indigenization