23/04/2026
๐๐ก๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ
Submit your proposals now!!
๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ | ๐๐ก๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ
Got a solution to a societal challenge? Demonstrate it at scale โ is calling!
, in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), and Gates Foundation is launching the MAHA Leapfrog Demonstrators for Societal Innovation โ the first-of-its-kind program aimed at moving beyond research and into real-world proof.
We are seeking bold, integrated proposals that demonstrate transformative solutions to Indiaโs most pressing societal challenges and establish a credible pathway to scale.
๐น The Program runs on two tracks
* ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ โ Respond to a defined national problem statement with a field-validated solution
* ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ โ Define your own challenge and make a compelling case for its national significance
๐น ๐ง๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐
Reimagining agriculture: resilience and sustainability | Radical energy efficiency | Reimagining transportation & safety | Air, water, and industrial pollution | Waste-to-wealth | Smarter infrastructure | Biodiversity preservation & monetization | Skilling and jobs | Community Health | Economic Inclusion
๐น ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐
โข Academic institutions
โข National labs
โข Not-for-profit research institutions
โข Section 8 companies
โข With industry/start-up partners
๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ
โข Large Projects: โน25โ100+ Cr
โข Medium Projects: โน10โ25 Cr
โข Proposals must demonstrate cost-sharing of at least 50% from partner organisations in cash
โข Up to 60 months duration
๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐: 23 April - 1 June 2026
This is not a call for incremental progress. It is a call for demonstration!
Stay tuned for more details!
Dr Jitendra Singh
Mansukh Mandaviya
Rakshatai khadse
Principal Scientific Adviser to GoI
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India
Ministry of Education
Gates Foundation