TECHIN conducted SAMASTHA 2.0 as the second Workshop-cum-Pitch of the Global Sanitation Center of Excellence (GSCOE). SAMASTHA 2.0 was organized as an online workshop-cum-pitch event spread over June to July 2022. The problem statements were based on the theme “Toilet – Maintenance, Cleaning, Management and In-situ Treatment”, with details provided in the guidelines document.
The event was not a standalone initiative; participants were encouraged to move beyond ideation and work towards developing products that could reach the market during the incubation phase following the event. Since it was conducted online, hardware-related challenges required participants to demonstrate designs, drawings, and simulations.
The selected teams from this event were incubated at TECHIN, where they received opportunities to build prototypes, conduct field tests, receive mentorship, assess business viability, and eventually deploy their products with innovation grants of up to ₹10 lakhs. All of this was to be achieved within a short time span, with the aim of making a meaningful difference to humanity by contributing to a clean and safe environment.
