The Ratan Tata Innovation Hub (RTIH) was inaugurated at Mayuri Tech Park in Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, on 20 August 2025. The facility aims to support 20,000 startups and create more than 100,000 direct jobs within the next five years, with a broader target of 556,000 jobs linked to 113 signed industrial projects.
The central hub in Amaravati spans 50,000 square feet and will be linked to five regional centres in Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Tirupati, and Anantapur. The initiative has received capital grants of INR 2.5 billion for the main hub and INR 1 billion for each regional spoke, subject to performance.
Industry partnerships have been established for each spoke. Tata Group, L&T, and AM/NS India will support the central hub at Amaravati. Other partners include JSW Group (Anantapur), Adani Group (Tirupati), MEIL/Megha Group (Vijayawada), Greenko Group (Rajahmundry), and GMR Group (Visakhapatnam).
According to the plan, the hub will provide incubation and mentoring services, seed funding, infrastructure facilities such as prototyping centres and high-performance computing labs, as well as market linkages with corporates and international investors. Grants are available for founders, ranging from INR 200,000 for idea-to-proof-of-concept projects to INR 10 million for deep-tech initiatives. Women, minority, and differently abled entrepreneurs can access additional support of up to INR 2 million. Patent reimbursements are set at INR 200,000 for domestic filings and INR 10 lakh for international ones.
The Tirupati spoke, developed with IIT Tirupati and Adani Group, is focused on electric vehicle R&D and advanced manufacturing. Under this framework, Kia India recently signed an INR 350 million research and development agreement with IIT Tirupati.
The RTIH will focus on areas including deep-tech, electric mobility, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, green energy, advanced manufacturing, quantum computing, and climate technology. It will operate in coordination with the Andhra Pradesh Startup One portal, which provides single-window clearances and grievance redressal mechanisms.
Baba Kalyani, Managing Director of Bharat Forge, said that India’s next frontier must be original innovation, transforming the country into a products nation for resilience and global readiness. He also reaffirmed Bharat Forge’s support for the hub.
The Ratan Tata Innovation Hub is an incubation and entrepreneurship initiative based in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, with a hub-and-spoke model across six cities. Supported by corporate and academic partners, it provides funding, infrastructure, and mentoring for startups across multiple technology domains. It is named in honour of Ratan Tata.
