Atal Innovation Mission is set up under the
Answer & explanation
Answer: (c) NITI Aayog
The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) was created in 2016 within NITI Aayog to build a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, from school tinkering labs to start-up incubators.
- ✓ (c) AIM describes itself as 'Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog', set up in 2016; its best-known programmes are Atal Tinkering Labs in schools and Atal Incubation Centres.
- ✗ (a) The Department of Science and Technology runs its own innovation schemes (such as NIDHI), but AIM is not housed there.
- ✗ (d) The Skill Development ministry handles skilling schemes such as PMKVY; the word 'entrepreneurship' in its name is the trap.
Remember · Atal Innovation Mission (2016) sits in NITI Aayog: Atal Tinkering Labs (schools), Atal Incubation Centres, Atal New India Challenges.
Sources
- Atal Innovation Mission: Overview ↗ “Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog is Government of India’s flagship initiative to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the country and was setup in 2016.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2019, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·