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ANNOUNCEMENT inviting proposals for funding under S&T PRISM Program of Ministry of Mines (PRISM 5.0)

Proposals are invited from Startups, MSMEs and Individual Innovators for up to 2 years duration, which have direct bearing on mineral and metal sector, applied and sustainable aspect of mining, metallurgy and industrial applications, for funding under “Promotion of Research and Innovation in Startups and MSMEs in Mining, Mineral Processing, Metallurgy and Recycling Sector (S&T-PRISM)” under Science and Technology Program of Ministry of Mines so as to enable them to graduate to a level where they will be able to raise investments from angel/Venture Capitalist or they will reach a position to seek loans from commercial banks/financial institutions. The funding is positioned to act as a bridge between development and commercialization of innovative technologies/products/services in a relatively hassle free manner.

Funding support will be in the form of a grant of up to Rs. 50 lakhs for Startup, Rs. 1 Cr. for MSME and grant up to Rs. 2 Cr. may be considered for technology products requiring higher funding on the recommendation by TEC and approval by PSC. Start-ups and MSMEs shall submit their proposals under the identified focus areas for dedicated innovation challenge or start-up competition to the TEC for technical evaluation and recommendation to the PSC for approval. Special emphasis will be on technologies and solutions related to critical minerals, covering exploration, mining, extraction, beneficiation and mineral processing, refining and purification, metal/alloy and product development, recycling and waste utilization, across the critical minerals value chain (As per details enclosed).

The detailed advertisement and guidelines may be seen at website of Ministry of Mines’ SATYABHAMA Portal (research.mines.gov.in).

For further details, please contact the Implementing Agency for S&T-PRISM: Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development & Design Center, Nagpur. Website: https://jnarddc.gov.in E-mail: startups-mines[AT]gov[DOT]in

The last date for submission of proposals has been extended from 02.04.2026 to 17.04.2026 (till 5:00 PM).

[PRISM 5.0 Proposal]

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[PRISM 5.0 Extension Letter]

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PRISM 4.0 PROJECT LIST

Sr.No	Project Title	Firm
1	Development of Low-Cost Hyperspectral Camera	Spectrum Industries, Mangalore, Karnataka.
2	Metal Recovery and Upcycling of Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Wastes	K2BJN INDUSTRIES LLP; Srirangam, Tamil Nadu
3	Indigenous manufacturing of strategically important Niobium & Tantalum metal powders and master alloy	FONSMET MATERIALS PRIVATE LIMITED, Raigad, Maharashtra
4	Extraction of battery critical minerals like Lithium, Cobalt, Nickel etc from used Lithium batteries, for green energy transition.	NiLiCo Green Technologies Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru, Karnataka
5	Development of and setting up of commercial Magnesium sacrificial anode from magnesium scrap	Bhagyanagar magnesium Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, Telangana
6	Manufacturing of WC-Co, NiCr, NiCr-CrC, and CoCrAlY Powders for Hard and Wear-Resistant Coatings on Mining Tools	Aegion Aerospace Private Limited, Sonipat, Haryana

PRISM 3.0 PROJECT LIST

Sr.No	Project Title	Firm
1	Processing of Indian Rock Phosphate to Produce High Quality Import Substitute Fertilizer	Ishita International, Nagpur, Maharashtra
2	Production of High Pure Chromium Metal for Defence and Aerospace Applications	Regen Materials Pvt Ltd, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
3	Zinc Metal as Energy Storage: Mechanically Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries as Long-Duration Energy Storage for Grid Applications	Sthyr Energy Pvt Ltd, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
4	Large Scale Production of Two-Dimensional Ti3C2TX MXene Nanomaterial from Industrial Waste for Advanced Applications	Reseapro Labs Pvt Ltd, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
5	Manufacturing of Thermal Spray Powders and Sintered Tungsten Carbide Products	PR & SE Carbides Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, Telangana
6	NdPr Metal Production through Molten Salt Electrolysis Technology	PG Tech Pvt Ltd, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
7	Solvent Extractants and Ion-Exchange Resin Chemicals for Strategic and Rare Earth Metal Recovery	Polyprotic Chemicals Pvt Ltd, Vadodara, Gujarat
8	High Thermal Conducting Heat Exchanger and Heat Sink using Recycled Aluminium Composite	Aayogh Engineering Pvt Ltd, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
9	Highly Energy Efficient ElectroKompact System for Removal of Metal and High TDS from Mineral Industry Effluent to Achieve Zero Liquid Discharge	Ecologique Science Technik (India) Pvt Ltd, Nagpur, Maharashtra
10	Eco-friendly Innovation: Crafting High-Quality Silicon Dioxide from Quartzite	Skanda Precision Design, Mysore, Karnataka
11	Mineral Resource Estimation and AI-based Borehole Site Selection	Zwilling Labs Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, Maharashtra

PRISM 2.0 PROJECT LIST

Sr.No	Project Title	Firm
1	Establishment of Pilot Plant (TRL-7) for Extraction of Neodymium - Praseodymium (Nd-Pr) metal from Neodymium - Praseodymium oxide (Nd-Pr oxide) through Calcio-thermic reduction route for NdFeB Base Permanent Magnet Application	Ashvini Rare Earth Pvt. Ltd., Pune, Maharashtra
2	Lithium ion-electro fusion reactor for alkali metals	Saru Smelting Pvt Ltd., Meerut, UP
3	Efficient and Sustainable Production of Alumina Hydrates by Electrolysis of Sodium Carbonate and Produce Hydrogen.	LN Indtech Services Pvt Ltd, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
4	Pilot scale production(25kg/Day) of high purity battery grade silicon material for lithium-ion battery anode	Cellark Powertech Pvt. Ltd., Cuttack, Orissa
5	GARBH - A Software for Exploration of Rare-earth-elements	Caliche Private Limited, Shillong, Meghalaya

Review Meeting of TEC under chairmanship of Dr Anupam Agnihotri at JNARDDC, Nagpur for review of 15 ongoing projects of S&T- PRISM scheme of Ministry of Mines sponsored to various start-ups and MSMEs

TEC meeting at JNARDDC evaluating the proposals received under S&T PRISM Startup scheme on 9th Dec 2024 under chairmanship of Dr A Agnihotri.

Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Hon’ble Minister of Coal and Mines distributed project award letters to 11 start ups under the Ministry of Mines S&T PRISM 3.0 scheme at Konark during the 3rd National Mining Ministers' Conference.
JNARDDC is the implementing agency for the start up PRISM scheme. Other dignitaries present were Chief Guest Shri Mohan Charan Majhi, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha, along with Shri Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana, and Shri Vijay Kumar Sinha, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister and State Mining Minister of Bihar.

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