NITI Aayog to speed up R&D In Govt Institutions

New Delhi: NITI Aayog member Dr. V.K. Saraswat on Wednesday emphasised the critical need to transform India’s government-funded Research and Development (R&D) institutions into dynamic, autonomous, and mission-driven ecosystems

Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day consultative meeting on reforming India’s R&D ecosystem in Dehradun, Saraswat stressed that scientific research must be unshackled from bureaucratic delays and rigid hierarchies and instead be empowered through decentralized decision-making, timely funding, and performance-based accountability.

Dr Saraswat also reiterated NITI Aayog’s commitment to driving systemic reform through continuous engagement with stakeholders and evidence-based policy recommendations.

This ongoing initiative by NITI Aayog aims to enable a forward-looking, innovation-driven, and resilient research ecosystem in the country, with a particular focus on strengthening the capacities of government-funded R&D institutions and laboratories.

Dr. N. Kalaiselvi, Director General, CSIR and Secretary, DSIR, commended NITI Aayog’s leadership in convening this much-needed dialogue and emphasized the importance of collaborative governance in resolving long-standing structural issues.