Open Call for Startups & MSMEs

Ministry of Jal Shakti Government of India

Open Call for Startups & MSMEs | Bharat WIN

Startups & MSMEs are invited to submit proposals for developing prototypes/products/innovative solutions.

Innovative solutions for the following Ideas.

1

Development of Decentralized Sewage Treatment Systems for household and community sanitation

Low-energy System for decentralized blackwater treatment.
Enhanced Organic, nutrient & pathogen removal with minimal energy use.
Commercially viable product development, and field demonstration for 40-50 users equivalent.

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Development of Zero-Waste Sanitation System with Resources Recovery

To Develop a Zero-waste sanitation system with solid–liquid separation at source.
Converts waste into compost and reusable irrigation water.
Commercially viable product with low energy and minimal maintenance.

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Development of membrane based low-cost systems for water and wastewater treatment

To develop Low-cost advanced membrane system for water & wastewater treatment.
Designed for high pollutant removal with reduced fouling.
Modular, scalable, and commercially viable and ready to use.

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Development of Tertiary Treatment System for effective removal of residual organics, nutrients, and emerging contaminants

To develop a Low-energy system for tertiary wastewater treatment.
To achieve simultaneous removal of residual organics, nutrients and emerging contaminants.
Suitable for campuses, institutions, and peri-urban areas.
Development and field demonstration for ready to use commercially

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Development of a Self-Powered Wireless Monitoring System for water Levels

Development of a Self-Powered Wireless system for Monitoring water levels (surface water, groundwater and reservoir, etc.)
Validation of water levels measurement with conventional techniques
Development and field demonstration for ready to use commercially viable product.

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Effective removal of Organics and Nutrient using biological sewage treatment system

To develop an Advanced biological system for enhanced organics and nutrient removal.
Low-energy treatment with improved nitrogen removal efficiency.
Design and development of field ready and commercially viable decentralized and sustainable sewage treatment system.

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Development of technologies for effective removal of Microplastics from treated water and wastewater

To develop an advanced technology for efficient microplastics removal from water.
Low-energy and scalable systems for decentralized treatment.
Potential integration with existing STPs and polishing units.
Design & development of prototype, and field ready & commercially viable treatment system.

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8

Development of a Distributed IoT-Based Sensor for storm water flood management

Early detection of drainage system failure.
Development of dashboard for integrating IoT sensor data for dissemination of storm water drainage network failures.
Design & development of prototype, and field ready & commercially viable system.

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9

Development of a Non-Intrusive flow System for Water-Use Efficiency

Development of virtual flow meter.
Water use efficiency/auditing for industrial and residential societies.
Design and development of prototype, and field ready & commercially viable system.

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10

Development of Instantaneous measurement of bacteriological parameters for water surveillance

Development of a portable system for rapid measurement of pathogens and indicator microbes (Coliforms, E.coli, etc.)
Low-cost and easy to operate.
Design & development of prototype, and field ready & commercially viable system.

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Sewage Sludge valorization technologies for fertilizer production

To develop a process for valorization of sewage sludge into sustainable soil conditioners.
Conversion of sludge and agro-residue into slow-release fertilizers.
Development of FCO-compliant fertilizer products for agriculture application.
Design & development of prototype, and field ready and commercially viable system.

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12

Development of Decision Support System for Nature Based Urban Storm water Flood Mitigation

Use of urban flood water for groundwater recharge.
Managed aquifer recharge methods.
Innovative solution for flood mitigation in urban areas.

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13

Development of an IoT- and AI/ML-Enabled Floating Sensor System for Water levels and surface velocity

Development of floating sensors for water levels and water quality.
Corrections for extreme/unexpected field conditions.
Design and development of prototype, and field ready & commercially viable system.

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Development of a Contactless system for Water Use Audit for Residential, Community, and Industrial Sectors

Development of a Contactless system providing report for consumption, wastage contributing to conservation measures.
Easy to use without change in any existing pipe network.
Design & development of prototype, and ready to use & commercially viable system

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15

Development of an Automated Geospatial Application for On-the-Spot Assessment and Design of Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Systems

Assessment of subsurface infiltration characteristics using Geospatial data.
Assessment of rooftop rainwater potential.
Design & development of application, ready to use in field and commercially viable.

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Development of Continuous Monitoring System for River Water Level and Quality with Wireless Telemetry

Instantaneous measurement of river stage and water quality variations.
Transmission of river stage and water quality data using wireless telemetry.
Design & development of prototype, ready to use in field and commercially viable.

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17

Indigenous Low-Cost Ceramic Membrane Technologies for Sewage Treatment

To develop a Low-cost with high durability indigenous ceramic membranes for decentralized sewage treatment.
To achieve high removal of turbidity, COD and BOD levels.
Scalable ready to use in field and commercially viable modular product for village and campus-scale deployment.

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Development of Hybrid powered UAV for precision river profiling and in-situ water quality assessment

Development of a Solar-Hybrid Autonomous Surface Vehicle for Precision River Profiling and In-situ Water Quality Monitoring.
Transmission of river profile data and water quality using wireless telemetry.
Scalable ready to use in field and commercially viable modular product for village and campus-scale deployment.

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19

Development of a Cascading water use potential for circular economy

Cascading Water Use in Aquaculture and agriculture practices.
Increase the water reuse productivity.
Development of innovative practices, scalable and ready to use in field and commercially viable.

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Beside above ideas proposal may also be submitted on focus areas and problem statements.

Submit Your Proposal

Please submit your detailed proposal through the Portal .

Proforma of the Proposal for Grant-in-Aid

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Endorsement from the Head of Organization

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Proforma for Bio-Data of Principal Investigator (PI)

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Endorsement from Collaborating Institution or Organization

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Timeline

Open Call Announcement

01 June 2026

Official announcement of the open call for startups & MSMEs.

Submission of Proposals

upto 31 August 2026

Any further updates will be published on the portal.