Toh deal yeh hai ki government ne deep-tech innovation ko support karne ke liye rules ko smart bana diya hai. Pehle jahaan companies ko kuch saalon tak hi 'deep-tech' ka tag milta tha, ab yeh validation period 20 saal tak extend ho gaya hai. Aur jo business karne ki limit (turnover cap) thi, woh bhi badha kar ₹300 crore kar di hai. Isse kya hoga? Deep-tech startups ko apna R&D ka paisa recover karne aur long-term investment attract karne mein aasaani hogi. Socho, jab research mein time lagta hai aur profit late aata hai, tab aise support se founders ka confidence bhi badhta hai aur investors bhi long-term ke liye paisa lagaate hain, taki India tech mein self-reliant ban sake.
Dunia bhar mein, jaise US aur Europe mein, governments ne hamesha deep-tech ko support kiya hai grants aur tax credits dekar. India bhi ab is race mein tezi se aage badh raha hai. Yeh latest update 2019 ke framework se hi develop hui hai aur dikhata hai ki sarkar is sector ko serious le rahi hai. Global VC money bhi AI, advanced materials aur biotech jaise fields mein aa rahi hai. Indian startups ko bhi iska fayda mil sakta hai, par ismein kuch challenges bhi hain jinhe samajhna zaroori hai.
Par ab aata hai asli twist! Policy mein improvements toh hain, par kuch bade regulatory 'pange' abhi bhi hain jo deep-tech sector ki growth ko rok sakte hain. Sabse bada masla yeh hai ki Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) ke startup rules aur jo foreign investment ke rules hain, woh aasani se match nahi karte. Example ke liye, agar koi LLP (Limited Liability Partnership) hai toh usmein foreign investment laana mushkil hai, jabki startup policy mein LLPs ko bhi consider kiya gaya hai. Aur kya? Jo convertible notes hote hain na fund raise karne ke liye, unke rules bhi tight hain. Unhe sirf equity shares mein convert kar sakte hain, na ki CCPS (Compulsory Convertible Preference Shares) ya CCDs (Compulsory Convertible Debentures) mein. Yeh cheezein foreign investors ko pasand nahi aati aur Indian deep-tech firms ko global competition mein nuksan ho sakta hai.
Ab sab kuch is baat par depend karta hai ki yeh naye rules kitne acche se implement hote hain aur yeh jo gaps hain, woh kab bharte hain. DPIIT se aur clarity chahiye aur foreign investment rules mein bhi changes hone chahiye, taki Indian startups ko global stage par equal footing mile. Agar yeh sab theek ho gaya, toh India pakka deep-tech innovation ka global hub ban sakta hai!