Q.1) “India’s Research and Development (R&D) activities has achieved far less than it’s potential”. Discuss various reasons for it. Suggest some measures to boost India’s R&D outcomes.

Ranking of India in Global innovation index has been improved to 52nd place but it’s real potential has for more credentials. 

India spends less than 1% of its GDP on R&D. Indian companies expenditure declined to lowest on average come to 0.5% of net sales which is lowest in six year. The scholars doing PhD only as job security, most of the research paper have plagiarism.

Issue: 

1. UGC has not proven a successful agency.

2. Number of responsibility to a single agency and overlapping of rights and regulations made it obscure in dealing with real issues.

3. Least attention on creativity and innovation in secondary and higher education.

4. Government spending is less than 1% (0.7%) of GDP which is miniscule.

5. Corporates are not willing to spend on R&D.