State-owned Defence Shipyards GRSE Announces ‘GAINS 2023’

State-owned defence shipyards, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) on Monday launched “GAINS 2023” to leverage the eco-system and addressing the present and emerging challenges in the ship design and construction industry.

‘GAINS 2023’ was launched by G Surya Prakash, Assistant Manager (Finance) at GRSE, in the presence of Minister of State for Electronics and IT & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar.  

Speaking on the occasion Chandrasekhar, said, “I am happy that GRSE has decided to partner with startups and innovators from across the country as part of the GAINS challenge for expanding its own research ecosystem. It is a win-win partnership that will shape the future of technology and of innovation in the ship design and construction Industry”.

Appreciating the efforts of public sector undertakings, the minister underlined that technology and innovation cannot be developed by one organisation alone and partnerships between the platforms’ architects, the platform owners and the ecosystem of innovators are the way of the future. 

“I am glad that PSUs like GRSE are now playing an active role not just as enablers but also as partners of young Indians and startups all over the country,” he said. 

The ‘GAINS 2023’ Challenge is a two-stage process to help generate a large number of ideas from which a few promising ones may be selected and nurtured in the future stages.