"Shri Modi attacks Congress led UPA for misuse of CBI"
"CBI is Congress Bureau of Investigation: Shri Modi"
"In front of the youth I tell the Government in Delhi- do not show us the fear of CBI: Shri Modi"
"Do not spread lies to defame Gujarat: Shri Modi"
"Nation has lost faith in the CBI: Shri Modi"
"Rather than spending time on politicization of CBI, spend time in relief work in Uttarakhand, serve those who are suffering: Shri Modi"
"I am not the one to be scared of CBI: Shri Modi"
"You can do anything but by the fear of the CBI we will not deviate from the path of development: Shri Modi"
"I know what turns things will take but we are prepared: Shri Modi"
On Monday 24th June 2013 Shri Narendra Modi attacked the Congress led UPA Government for their repeated attempts to misuse the CBI for political purposes. He said that the Centre may try as many attempts using the CBI but this will not stop the development journey of Gujarat. “Because of the fear of the CBI we will not ruin the future of the youth of Gujarat! I am aware of the turn things can take but we are prepared,” affirmed the Chief Minister. He added that the nation has lost faith in the CBI. Shri Modi was speaking during a function of the Swami Vivekananda Youth Employment Week at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar where employment letters were handed to youngsters.
Shri Modi said, “Nowadays, half of the papers are filled with news about CBI. With every passing day the Government is hatching new conspiracies and their biggest tool in this is the CBI, which is now the Congress bureau of investigation.” He went on to say, “I tell the Government in Delhi, standing in front of the youth of Gujarat, do not show us the fear of CBI!” Shri Modi commented that for all the politicization of CBI, its misuse to trouble innocent people, the Government of India would have to answer to the people. Referring to those who are being a part of this to please political masters, Shri Modi said that what they are doing is not the right thing in a democracy.
The Chief Minister affirmed, “Truth must be presented as truth. Do not spread lies to defame Gujarat.” He urged the Government to devote more time to relief operations in flood affected Uttarakhand rather than working on political matters using the CBI. “CBI is working in political matters. You use the CBI to jail Modi, his ministers but spend that much time on relief work in Uttarakhand. Spend time to serve those that are suffering and if you want to complete, let us compete, let us compete on how many jobs we can give to the youth and how many jobs you can give to the youth.”
Shri Modi stated that there were elections in Gujarat recently where the Congress could have explained their stand to the people. “If you had explained to the people, they may have voted us out of power and we would have accepted it. But the people of Gujarat showed their affection for us and then you use CBI. But, I am not the one who is scared of CBI,” he avowed. Shri Modi also stressed on the need to stand shoulder to shoulder in taking Gujarat to new heights of development, taking the development to the poor, serving the needy and giving jobs to the youth.
Large number of youngsters were present on the occasion and Shri Modi’s points of the misuse of CBI were met with thunderous applause from the youth repeatedly.
PM chairs First meeting of Governing Body of Anusandhan National Research Foundation
September 10, 2024
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The scientific community of the country should have faith that there will be no dearth of resources for their endeavours: PM
PM stresses on the need to identify and remove obstacles in the research ecosystem
Focus on Localised solution to Global problems: PM
PM suggests development of a dashboard for easier tracking of information related to research and development
PM stresses on the need for Scientific monitoring of utilisation of resources for Research and Innovation
A programme in hub and spoke mode by pairing universities where research is at nascent stage with top tier established institutions in mentorship mode to be launched
Researchers to be empowered with flexible and transparent funding mechanism towards achieving Ease of Doing Research
ANRF to launch programmes on solution-focussed research in mission mode in select priority areas
ANRF strategies to align with the goals of Viksit Bharat 2047 and follow global best practices adopted by R&D agencies
Centres of Excellence to be set up to support interdisciplinary research in humanities and social sciences
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired the first meeting of the Governing Board of Anusandhan National Research Foundation at his residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg earlier today. The meeting focussed on discussion about India’s Science and Technology landscape and redesigning of research and development programmes.
During the meeting, Prime Minister said that today a new beginning has been made with the first meeting of the Governing Body of Anusandhan National Research Foundation. Prime Minister stressed on the need to identify and remove obstacles in the research ecosystem of the country. He talked about setting big targets, focusing on attaining them and doing path breaking research. He said that research should focus on finding new solutions to existing problems. He emphasised that problems might be global in nature but their solutions must be localised in accordance with Indian needs.
Prime Minister discussed the need for upgradation and standardisation of institutions. He suggested preparing a list of domain experts on the basis of their expertise. He also talked about developing a dashboard where information related to research and development happening in the country can be easily tracked.
Prime Minister stressed upon the need for Scientific monitoring of utilisation of resources for research and innovation. Saying that this is an ambitious beginning, he said the scientific community of the country should have faith that there will be no dearth of resources for their endeavours. Discussing the positive impacts of Atal Tinkering Labs, Prime Minister suggested that grading of these labs can be done. He also discussed research in various areas like looking for new solutions to the environment change, battery ingredients for EVs, lab grown diamonds, among others.
During the meeting, the Governing Body decided to launch a programme in hub and spoke mode by pairing universities where research is at nascent stage with top tier established institutions in mentorship mode.
Governing Body also discussed several areas of strategic interventions of ANRF which include global positioning of India in key sectors, aligning R&D with national priorities, promoting inclusive growth, capacity building, driving scientific advances and innovation ecosystem, as well as bridging the gap between academic research and industrial applications through industry-aligned translational research.
The ANRF will launch programmes on solution-focussed research in mission mode in select priority areas like Electric Vehicle (EV) mobility, Advanced Materials, Solar Cells, Smart Infrastructure, Health & Medical Technology, Sustainable Agriculture and Photonics. The Governing Body observed that these efforts would impactfuly supplement our march towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
While underscoring the translational research with active participation from the industry, the Governing Body also emphasized on promoting fundamental research for advancement of knowledge. It was decided to set up Centers of Excellence to support interdisciplinary research in humanities and social sciences. It was also agreed that there was a need to empower our researchers with flexible and transparent funding mechanism towards achieving ease of doing research.
The Governing Body also directed that the ANRF strategies should align with the goals of Viksit Bharat 2047 and implementation should follow global best practices adopted by research and development agencies across the world.
The meeting was attended by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education as the Vice-President of Governing Body, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India as Member Secretary, Member (Science), NITI Aayog and Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research and Department of Higher Education as its ex-officio members. Other prominent participants included Prof. Manjul Bhargava (Princeton University, USA), Dr. Romesh T Wadhwani (Symphony Technology Group, USA), Prof. Subra Suresh (Brown University, USA), Dr. Raghuvendra Tanwar (Indian Council of Historical Research), Prof. Jayaram N. Chengalur (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) and Prof. G Rangarajan (Indian Institute of Science).
About Anusandhan National Research Foundation
Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) has been established to promote research and development and foster a culture of research and innovation throughout India’s Universities, Colleges, Research Institutions, and R&D laboratories. ANRF acts as an apex body to provide high-level strategic direction of scientific research in the country as per recommendations of the National Education Policy. ANRF forges collaborations among the industry, academia, and government departments and research institutions.
