Perspective: R&D Push for Private Sector | 03 July, 2025

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In a transformative step to bolster India’s research and innovation ecosystem, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme with a corpus of Rs 1 lakh crore. The scheme aims to provide long-term financing or refinancing with long tenors at low or nil interest rates to spur private sector investment in Research, Development & Innovation. On the show today, we’ll talk about the funding mechanism of the RDI scheme, how it addresses the critical need of private sector for a long-term, affordable financing, fostering self-reliance and global competitiveness.

 

Guests:

1- Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Former Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, GoI

2- Dr. Ajai Chowdhry, Co-Founder, HCL

 

Anchor: Teena Jha

Producer: Sagheer Ahmad

Guest Coordinator: Deepti Vashisht, Vinod Kumar Singh, Paras Kandpal

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