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The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry would soon set up a unit that would explore ideas to strengthen innovation efforts in education, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday.
The “Innovation Cell” would be headed by a scientist and would be comprised of a senior ministry official and young professionals, the minister who chaired a high level review meeting, said.
The move comes after India’s ranking in the Global Innovation index Ranking moved slightly up to 60 in 2017 from 66 in 2016, out of 127 countries.
“There has been considerable improvement in India’s ranking in Global Innovation Index 2017. Since the large part of Global Innovation Index relates to education, setting up of Innovation Cell in the ministry will lead to more focused attention on innovation and research efforts,” said Javadekar.
He added, the government’s renewed emphasis on innovation as a measure to improve the economic growth and the standard of living, is bearing fruit. Six new research parks have been sanctioned in various premier institutions. There are more than 120 technology business incubators covering all the institutions in the country.
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