"Policy making should incorporate inputs from universities and think tanks: Narendra Modi"
"Focus needs to shift from Highways to Information Highways. We need optical fibre network across the country: Narendra Modi"
"PM gives Mantra of “per drop, more crop” for water conservation"
"Skill development is a priority area for us. We believe in our demographic dividend: Narendra Modi"

    The Prime Minister gave a timely glimpse into how policy making in the country needs to evolve with the times. Speaking on the occasion of release of "Getting India Back on track – an Action agenda for reform", in a function at 7, Race Course Road, New Delhi he said policy making should incorporate inputs from universities and intellectual think tanks. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today said "the input of intellectual think tanks" should be substantially enhanced for better policy frameworks. Focussing on the need for  better long term planning he said, “Universities should also be actively involved in research and analysis of the developmental process, to contribute in the best possible way for policy-related decisions.”

    Sharing a futuristic vision, he said infrastructure focus needs to shift from highways to "information highways which he says are I-ways.  Stressing on the need for building better optical fibre networks he said while cities in the past were built on river-banks, they will now be built based on availability of optical-fibre networks and next-generation infrastructure.

    The Prime Minister said that he wants the country to treat urbanisation as an opportunity and not a problem. He said if we have to generate employment and change for the better, we plan to build 100 smart cities. Using anecdotes and analogies, the Prime Minister cited the three colours of the National Flag, to suggest revolutionary agendas of futuristic growth.

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    Beginning with green, he said we need to bring about a second green revolution – focusing on increased agro-productivity, value addition, agro technology, and decentralization of warehousing. Referring to white, he said a white revolution must now focus on increasing milk productivity, and developing a support system for ensuring cattle health. The Prime Minister said, saffron colour represents energy – and we need a saffron revolution that focuses on renewable energy sources such as solar energy, to meet India's growing energy demand. Inspired by the blue colour of the Ashok Chakra in the National Flag, he said the blue revolution should focus on the fisheries sector, including ornamental fish.

    Shri Modi stressed on the need for water conservation, and emphasized the importance of micro-irrigation, which would lead to "per drop, more crop." He said that micro-irrigation had been successful in improving productivity and quality in crops like sugarcane in Gujarat.

    He said we need to exploit the demographic dividend, as 65 percent of our population was below 35 years of age. For this skill development needs to be a priority area. Referring to skills such as teaching, nursing and paramedics, he said good teachers were one of the biggest needs of society, but there are very few good teachers available. He asked the audience why India should not aim to become an exporter of good teachers who would capture the imagination of an entire generation globally. He said if India has to compete with China, the focus should be on skill, scale and speed.

    Talking about the need to combat the challenge of global warming and climate change, the Prime Minister said that a civilization that treated rivers as mothers, did not need to learn about environment protection from a western mindset. Overall, the speech gave  insights into  how India’s economic policy making is set to  undergo a much needed change with a promise of bigger and better opportunities  for the citizens of the country.

    Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence, Shri Arun Jaitley said there could not have been a more appropriate time for release of the book. He said Governments should not only have the will to rule, but also the credibility to rule. He said the international community was once again looking at India, and it is an opportunity that we cannot afford to miss.

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PM chairs First meeting of Governing Body of Anusandhan National Research Foundation
September 10, 2024
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.