New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) & BSF named Gurutvaa Systems Pvt Ltd. the winner of the 2022 BHUMI (BSF HIGH-TECH UNDERTAKING FOR MAXIMIZING INNOVATION) Challenge Award on June 3 at the BSF Investiture Ceremony held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. The award recognizes the contribution of Gurutvaa Systems towards development of impactful solutions in Counter Drone Systems to address the specific problem statement of BSF.
“BHUMI hackathon was an excellent platform for Gurutvaa Systems to prove its mettle since it was very rigorous & challenging. The committee constituted of BSF, MeitY, and academia (IIT Mumbai, IIT Hyderabad) and thus had the right flavour necessary for such a crucial event. We were fortunate to get a first-hand experience to collect field requirements from user as well as technical requirements from academia and innovate indigenous, cost-effective solutions specific for BSF. Our solution is now available for all organization (CISF, ITBP, Police etc.) under MHA” said Harshad Dave, Director at GSPL who was present at the function to receive the Award.
To leverage the innovations created by the Indian entrepreneurs and to build on the mission of Atmanirbhar Bharat, Border Security Force (BSF) seeks to organize Hackathons with Indian startups and premier Institutions for cost effective solutions to strengthen the border security scenario. In compliance to the directions, Ministry of Electronics & IT Startup Hub (MeitY Startup Hub) is collaborating with BSF to provide access to the platform, resources, startups, and institutions which can be engaged in this process of solution identification based on problem statements as provided by BSF.
Gurutvaa Systems Pvt Ltd (GSPL) based out of Pune specializes in Gyroscopes, Accelerometers, Inertial Systems, Radar, RF Components & Defence Electronics. Incorporated in 2014 with the objective to meet requirements for the various services i.e., Air, Land & Naval Systems, GSPL is a registered supplier to the Indian Air Force (IAF) and has recently commenced supply of DRONAAM Counter Drone System to IAF for which it had received an order in 2021. GSPL is also a registered supplier to the Base Repair Depot (BRD) and Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL). GSPL also works as partner for Innalabs in India for supply of Inertial Sensors & Systems to the various services. Innalabs headquartered in Dublin, Ireland is the manufacturer of Gyroscopes & Accelerometers for demanding applications.
