The first challenge launched by the National Innovation Council was a call for proposals launched in October 2011 to reduce the drudgery of the working class population.

1. Why should it be so?
Innovation Challenge
to reduce
Worker Drudgery
National Innovation Council

2. Innovation Challenge: Process Snapshot
Challenge • October 2011
Launched
• 468 Proposals
Received • January 2012
• 33 Proposals
Round 1 • February 2012
• 6 proposals
Round 2 • March 2012
Awards • 6 Finalists
Announcement • April 2012

4. Selected Proposals
Proposal From Profile/Background
HuMotor Dr. S .Bandyopadhyay, Professors and Students,
Dr. Saravana Kumar , IIT Madras
Tarun Mehta,
Swapnil Jain,
Sri Ram Chepylala,
Jaideep Badduri,
Sayantan Biswas
Vessel Desk Raghunath P. Lohar Student, Maharashtra
An Innovative Design of Pratik Kumar Ghosh Working Professional,
Rikshaw Kolkata
Display Unit for Manjunath Butta M.Des (Student), IIT
Hawkers/Street Vendors Guwahati
Cycle for Physically Ajith T. Alex, Aanand Working Professionals,
Challenged Ganesh , Mahesh P.V Chennai
Picking Grab for Sanitation Jitendra Nath Das Ex-Asst. Engineer(Civil),
Workers KMC, Kolkata

5. HuMotor: A humane way of utilizing human
efforts
1st floor
Load
ground floor

6. Vessel Desk for Construction Workers

7. An Innovative Design of a Rickshaw
to convert passenger load into forward propulsive force

8. Display Unit for Hawkers/Street Vendors

9. Cycle for Physically Challenged

10. Picking Grab for Sanitation Workers