Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the meeting of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Society today. The society comprises eminent scientists, industrialists, and senior officials of scientific ministries and it meets annually to review CSIR activities and deliberate on its future programmes.
The Prime Minister is the President of the Society. Union Ministers Dr Jitendra Singh and Piyush Goyal will also be present in the meeting.
Briefing media in New Delhi yesterday about the meeting and achievements of CSIR, Dr Jitendra Singh said, CSIR’s research efforts are now mainly focussed on green energy technologies, STI interventions to generate employment and raise income levels in rural India.
He said, strengthening self-reliance across industrial sectors, facilitating infrastructure developments, and developing critical science and technology human resources are also the mandate of CSIR.
The Minister added that the revitalisation of CSIR as per the CSIR Vision 2030 and aligned to National Vision@2047 is being focussed on making India a scientific powerhouse and self-reliant. He also said CSIR has strengthened its engagement with the industry, leading to increased industry partnership and collaboration in CSIR-funded projects.
Dr Singh also underlined that CSIR’s aroma mission and purple revolution in Jammu and Kashmir have changed the history as India as exporter instead of India as importer.