The initiative has been launched in collaboration with NIMHANS, a world-renowned centre for mental health, neurosciences and allied fields, based in Bengaluru.
World TB Day is being celebrated every year on 24 March annually to commemorate the date when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes TB in 1882.
The 'India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-up Challenge' has also been launched under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 scheme. The Challenge has been launched on the MyGov platform.