The National Research Foundation (NRF), approved by the Union Cabinet, is a research body proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to promote research in India. It aims to bridge the gap in research funding and increase the number of researchers in the country. The NRF will receive funding from the government, private sector, and international organizations. It is designed after studying the models of research funding agencies worldwide.
Summary:
- 💡In January 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested creating the NRF during his speech at the Indian Science Congress.
- 💡 The NRF will serve as a think-tank promoting research among institutes, academia, and the private sector.
- 💡 The institute is designed to imitate top global research facilities, in order to make research more accessible and allocate funding to central institutions, state universities, and remote regions.
- 💡 India invests less in R&D than countries such as China and the United States, with private sector investment being only 40% compared to over 75% in advanced countries.
- 💡 The NRF will strive to end the inequality in the distribution of research funding, allocating more funds to state-run universities.
- 💡 The foundation will get money from the government, the private sector, international organizations, and philanthropists like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
- 💡 The NRF’s framework has been developed by studying research funding agencies in countries such as the US, China, Korea, Japan, France, and Germany.
The NRF is a significant step towards promoting research and reducing funding inequalities in India. Despite having a tech-literate young population, India lags behind in fundamental research. The NRF aims to change this by implementing a model that has been carefully designed after studying the best research institutes worldwide. The foundation will act as a think-tank, fostering research collaborations among various institutions, academia, and the private sector.
The NRF aims to reduce the research funding disparity among various institutions. Currently, a significant portion of research funding goes to premier institutes like IITs and IISERs, while state-run universities receive a smaller share. The NRF aims to end this inequality and bring more funds to state-run universities.
NRF will get money not only from the government, but also from private companies, international organizations, and philanthropists to fix the funding problem. This diversified funding approach will help increase the overall investment in research and development in India. Additionally, the NRF aims to increase the number of researchers in India, which currently lags behind countries like China and the United States.
By studying research funding agencies in countries like the US, China, Korea, Japan, France, and Germany, the NRF has developed a comprehensive framework. This extensive research and analysis have laid the foundation for the NRF to become a global leader in research and development.
"NRF would turn out to be a major landmark for science in India," says K VijayRaghvan, Former Principal Scientific Advisor.
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