Science minister, Jitendra Singh tabled the Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The Bill proposes to establish the National Research Foundation, a new body that will provide “high level strategic direction for research, innovation and entrepreneurship.”
NRF to replace SERB
The NRF replaces the Science and Engineering Research Board, established in 2008. The objective then was to establish a “…Board with administrative, financial powers and operational flexibility to promote basic research in science and engineering in order to achieve higher levels of excellence in internationally-competitive basic research.”
