<p>Over the years, industry leaders have shown that innovative ideas can produce ground breaking results when face with challenges. The pandemic outbreak was no exception. However, pandemic has brought a new sense of urgency to innovative eﬀorts, ideas and provided a unique opportunity to bring in renovation of innovation in organizations.</p>
                               
                                <p>The call for Aatma Nirbhar Bharat by our Hon`ble Prime Minister could be achieved if our country punches above its weight class &amp; compete to address key socio-economic challenges being faced. India has moved up two positions up to 46th rank on the global innovation index recently. The country has been constantly making progress on the innovation index from 2015 when it was ranked 81st on the list. In 2020, India entered the top 50 on the list.</p>
                                
                                <p>India can bring a paradigm shift and can be in the top 25 countries in the next global index rankings if it continues to make consistent progress.</p>
                                
                                <p>Taking a step forward&amp;in a bid to contribute to the agenda of making India as the true Innovation Nation,&nbsp;ASSOCHAM is organizing 2nd edition of Innovators&rsquo; Excellence Awards 2021 during SMARecIndia 2021on December 03, 2021&nbsp;to celebrate, reward and recognize the unique and inspiring contributions of innovators from various industry sectors and focuses on varied aspects to stimulate, initiate, and inspire interactions and aspirations to reinvent India as an Innovation Nation.</p>
                                
                               
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                                                <p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:15px;font-family:"Cambria","serif";"><strong><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">AWARD CATEGORIES</span></strong></p>
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                                                        <li>Manufacturers</li>
                                                        <li>Retailers</li>
                                                        <li>Innovators</li>
                                                        <li>Students</li>
                                                        <li>Investors</li>
                                                        <li>Leading Banks &amp; Financial</li>
                                                        <li>Institutions</li>
                                                        <li>Successful Entrepreneurs</li>
                                                        <li>CEOs of prominent Start Ups</li>
                                                        <li>MSMEs</li>
                                                        <li>Working Professionals</li>
                                                        <li>Co-Working Space Providers</li>
                                                        <li>T&amp;D Professional</li>
                                                        <li>Developers</li>
                                                        <li>Angel Investors</li>
                                                        <li>Legal and Tax Consultants</li>
                                                        <li>Educational Institute</li>
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                                                        <li>Innovation in Manufacturing</li>
                                                        <li>Innovation in Services Sector</li>
                                                        <li>Innovation in CSR Initiatives</li>
                                                        <li>Innovation in CSR Initiatives</li>
                                                        <li>Innovation in Overall Customer Experience</li>
                                                        <li>New Product / Service Innovation (B2B)</li>
                                                        <li>New Product / Service Innovation (B2C)</li>
                                                        <li>Process Innovation</li>
                                                        <li>Innovation in Environment andSustainability</li>
                                                        <li>Best Innovation by an SME</li>
                                                        <li>Innovation in Innovation in Times of Crisis (COVID 19)</li>
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                                <p> <strong><span><br>AWARD NOMINATION FEES</span></strong></p>
                                <p><b> Rs 30,000(inclusive of GST) per nomination</b></p>
                                <p><b>Special discount for start-up<br>&nbsp;</b><span>(Any submissions made later than November 26, 2021 will not be accepted and the company would not be qualifying for the screening)</span></p>
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