Department of Heavy Industry is working on various ways in which the Hon'ble Prime Minister's call for Aatmanirbhar Bharat can be translated into specific industry initiatives. For developing self-reliance in technology and innovation, Technology Innovation Platforms have been launched to foster better utilisation of assets for finding solutions with the involvement of the youth, academia, engineers (in public and private sector), start-ups and entrepreneurs. Grand challenges will also be organised through these platforms for collaborative development of mother technologies behind imports, so as to work towards the goal of self-reliance in manufacturing.

- A digitally enabled platform
- Bringing together Solution Seekers and Solution Providers
- Industry, academia, research institutes, professionals, students & start-ups
Solution Seeker
Any company/individual struggling to find an innovative breakthrough or which needs fresh external thinking and insights, can use "SanRachna" to design and pose their technical problem to the pool of experts, so that industry receives proposed solutions and working prototypes more quickly than they do today.
Solution Provider
The registered experts on "SanRachna" will work to solve important problems for the industry and earn the rewards and the associated professional recognition. While solving the problem, experts submit their detailed proposals and even working prototypes.