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Hitesh Chittara Dhruv Lal

Grass Root Level. Hitesh Chittara Dhruv Lal. Gap Identification and Government’s role. Gaps. Government’s role. Low per capita income Lack of financing models Uncertain returns. Government subsidy Donors & funding agencies Help market set up which provides good returns on long term.

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Hitesh Chittara Dhruv Lal

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  1. Grass Root Level Hitesh Chittara Dhruv Lal

  2. Gap Identification and Government’s role Gaps Government’s role • Low per capita income • Lack of financing models • Uncertain returns • Government subsidy • Donors & funding agencies • Help market set up which provides good returns on long term Finance • Lack of awareness at grass root level • Adaptability is slow • People are reluctant towards change • Govt. organizes awareness campaigns • Govt. associates with local communities to increase awareness • Free distribution of the innovation to let people know its benefit Awareness and Adaptability Infrastructure • Absence of infrastructure to support development of the innovation • Government facilitates transfer of technology by training programs • Rewarding the innovators Government’s dilemma

  3. Government can help the innovator set up a market 1 2 3 DA DA I I I G D LC G D D G LC LC R/W R/W R/W 2 3 1 Development Growth

  4. Government can provide financial support to the innovator • Providing assistance to the innovator on inputs (finance/ raw material, etc.) • Helps low income innovators to innovate cheaply • Increases adoption by lowering cost • Puts huge financial burden on the funding agency / government Direct Mode • Promoting the innovation, setting up distribution channels, awareness camps • Helps create sustainable impact by developing skills and creating employment opportunities • Creates awareness of the innovation among consumers Indirect • Helps bring down the cost of innovation • Can generate huge demand in a short period of time • Huge capital / funding requirement • Innovators get used to the high subsidy High Subsidy Value • Low capital requirement • May be insufficient in motivating innovators Low • Constant financial support to the innovator resulting in faster adoption • Virtually impossible to support with subsidies for a long time Full time Extent • Innovator learns to value the subsidy and keeps on improving • Financial burden on the govt. eases out gradually Phase out

  5. Case-1: Clean and Efficient Cookstoves Traditional 3-stone fire Clean and Efficient cookstoves • Significantly reduces indoor air pollution • Increases the efficiency by ~ 40% • Increases employment opportunities • Saves time which is better spent in education and other productive work • Increases spendable income • Enhances status of the user • Women and children exposed to indoor air pollution • Lots of energy gets wasted • Fuel requirement is high, puts pressure on the poor • A lot of time is wasted in collecting fuel • Increases pressure on forests • Govt. provides easy loan schemes to innovators to set up commercial market for themselves • It assists with increasing awareness in nearby regions • It provides technical guidance on improvements • It rewards the innovator which increases his/ her motivation and reputation • It brings together the value chain to minimize cost of production

  6. Case-2: Solar Mosquito Killer Problems with traditional chemical based mosquito repellents • Most of them need electricity so cannot be used everywhere • They use harmful chemicals that can have adverse effects on small children • Recurring cost very high Product: The device makes the use of the smell from the septic tank to attract the mosquitoes. Once trapped, the heat built up inside the device as a result of direct sunlight exposure, kills them Applications: It is a portable outdoor device; very useful for hospitals, gardens, schools, hotels, etc. Inventor Profile: Mathews K Mathew (45) hails from a very small village in Kerala and has little formal edu. Current Status: The product can be ordered online and is priced at Rs 1500 Patent: The device has been granted a patent

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