CABINET CLEARS NRF BILL, TO OFFER STRATEGIC DIRECTION TO RESEARCH
The National Research Foundation Bill, 2023 aims to establish the NRF as an apex body to provide "high-level strategic direction" to scientific research in the country under the National Education Policy.
CABINET CLEARS NRF BILL, TO OFFER STRATEGIC DIRECTION TO RESEARCH
The National Research Foundation Bill, 2023 aims to establish the NRF as an apex body to provide "high-level strategic direction" to scientific research in the country under the National Education Policy.
The Department of Science and Technology will be the administrative department of the NRF, which will have a governing Board of eminent researchers and professionals. The Prime Minister will be the ex-officio president of the board. Union Ministers of Science and Technology and Education will be ex-officio vice presidents.
The new law will repeal the Science and Engineering Research Board established by Parliament in 2008 and subsumes it into the NRF. The NRF will prioritize research funding, and with greater participation from the private sector.