Mission Statement
To celebrate the unique creativity and innovation of people from and for the grassroots and recognize their contribution towards making Gujarat inclusive and innovative.
Objective
- Identify 10 grassroots innovations and help scale them with value addition, design improvements, and support from formal institutions and private enterprises.
- Conduct market research, develop strategic outreach, protect intellectual property (IP) where required, and promote DIY dissemination.
- Facilitate partnerships between innovators and entrepreneurs, enabling respect, recognition, and rewards through the GPCL Awards.
- Undertake research and policy studies to build a vibrant, inclusive energy innovation ecosystem.
Award Details
- 1st prize: 2.5 lacs INR.
- 2nd prize: 1.25 lacs INR.
- 3rd prize: 75000 lacs INR.
- 4th to 10th prize: 25000 INR.
Innovations are invited in the field of:
- Energy Conservation, Augmentation, Generation, Storage, and Distribution
- Renewable Energy
- Energy-Efficient Technologies (agriculture, food storage, etc.)
- Waste-to-Energy
- EV (Electric Vehicle) Technologies
- Waste and Water Management
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Allied Sustainable Energy Activities
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Small-scale industries working in energy sustainability
- Innovations from outside Gujarat that are applicable within the state are also encouraged to apply.
Mode For Submission
- Online Mode - Participants can send their entries online via a dedicated portal for the award.
- Offline Mode- Through mail at the address- Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network, Bungalow no. 1, Satellite Complex, Mansi Cross Road, Satellite, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India 380015. The offline form along with a pen drive containing video documentation will have to be submitted for the same in a separate envelope.
- Entries can also be filled through Google form available on www.gian.org.
- In case of queries, they can call at +916353549783 or mail gpcl@gian.org.
- Last date October 31, 2025.
Disclaimer
- Submitted Innovation will be accessible to experts for review.
- The decision of the review & screening committee will be final and no queries pertaining to the selection process or selection of the innovations will be entertained.
- Representative of GIAN or GPCL or committee thereof is free to make a visit to verify the claims of the innovator or innovation at their own cost.
- Submitted entries will be the part of Honey Bee network database as long as GIAN desires and can be shared with others for wider awareness and creating culture of innovation.
- The innovation submitted or selected for the awards by GIAN & GPCL will be free to get published by GIAN in its promotional, communication, marketing material in both physical and online form. However, the ownership and intellectual property related to the innovation will remain with its owners or applicant and will be kept intact while sharing the innovation.
- In case an innovation is selected, the innovators will try their utmost to attend the award ceremony event.
- All decisions pertaining to any conflicts arising during the event will be decided fully and finally by GIAN & GPCL with no other alternative recourse.
