CSIR labs to develop technologies for national missions

Labs under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) will develop technologies to provide solutions for national missions like Swachh Bharat, Swasth Bharat, Skill India, Smart Cities, Digital India, Namami Ganga, etc. A resolution to this effect was adopted at the end of two day conference of CSIR Directors held at CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum in Dehradun on June 13, 2015.
 
It was also decided that CSIR labs will devise ways to develop industry driven technologies, including game changing technologies. Each laboratory would develop at least one technology in strategic sector for India. During the two-day ‘Chintan Shivir’ held on June 12-13, 2015, all CSIR labs have agreed to make efforts to be self financing in next two years.
 
In his concluding remarks, Dr Harsh Vardhan, minister for science & technology and earth sciences, said, “CSIR should be a catalytic agent to evolve India into Samarth Bharat-Sashakt Bharat. A revenue model is to be developed in business-like manner with clear input-output cost analysis. Emphasis will be laid to achieve global standards and to build confidence in society about relevance of CSIR labs in terms of social benefit. Labs will endeavour to build up entrepreneurship in small, medium and big industries. CSIR should focus on developing technologies for improving quality of life of the common man.”
 
The Minister said that coming months would see each of the laboratory focusing its resources on developing specific lines of inventions which would contribute to the social and economic objectives of the Narendra Modi government for the poor and common man.
 
Each of the laboratory heads made a presentation about his or her respective lab achievements in transferring products and processes developed by him or her to industry. They also disclosed the patents awarded, the skill development programmes carried out, socio-economic interventions made, villages adopted and upgraded and contributions to Swachh Bharat and other government programmes. The success in realising royalties and license fees receipts were also shared with projections made for the next year.