{"id":7697,"date":"2025-09-27T15:46:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T10:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=7697"},"modified":"2025-09-27T15:46:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T10:16:29","slug":"innovation-journey-to-viksit-bharat-calls-for-global-thinking-and-reoriented-mindset-dr-jitendra-singh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=7697","title":{"rendered":"Innovation Journey to Viksit Bharat Calls for Global Thinking and Reoriented Mindset: Dr. Jitendra Singh"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Innovation Journey to Viksit Bharat Calls for Global Thinking and Reoriented Mindset: Dr. Jitendra Singh<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n


\nS&T Minister and Education Minister Jointly Release NITI Aayog Report \u201cPathways to Progress: Analysis and Insights into India\u2019s Innovation Story\u201d<\/p>\n

Nearly 50% of Startups Emerging from Tier-2 and Tier-3 Cities Reaffirm Democratisation of Entrepreneurship<\/p>\n

Minister Calls for Creating Interfaces on the Lines of BIRAC and IN-SPACe to Foster Government\u2013Private Sector Collaboration<\/p>\n

India\u2019s Rise from 81st to 39th Rank in Global Innovation Index in a Decade a Testament to its Quantum Leap in STI: Dr. Singh<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Posted On: 23 SEP 2025 4:01PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology; Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, today emphasized that the innovation journey to\u00a0Viksit Bharat<\/em>\u00a0demands global thinking and a reoriented mindset. He underlined that both Government and private sector must shed inhibitions and work in true synergy.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Stressing the need to break mental barriers, he called for adopting global benchmarks and thinking with a global outlook. Dr. Jitendra Singh said the release of NITI Aayog\u2019s landmark report marks an important milestone in aligning India\u2019s innovation capacity with the vision of\u00a0Viksit Bharat@2047<\/em>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Jitendra Singh, along with Union Minister for Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, jointly released NITI Aayog\u2019s report titled\u00a0\u201c<\/em>Pathways to Progress: Analysis and Insights into India\u2019s Innovation Story\u201d<\/em>\u00a0at NITI Aayog headquarters today.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In his address, Dr. Jitendra Singh emphasized that early industry linkage with equal partnership in investment is key to transforming startups into successful ventures. He cited the example of India\u2019s vaccine success story, where private companies were brought on board from Day One, enabling timely development and delivery at scale.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Minister underlined that India\u2019s steady climb in the Global Innovation Index\u2014from 81st position in 2015 to 39th in 2025\u2014 is not accidental but the outcome of deliberate policy choices, investments in entrepreneurship, and the spirit of India\u2019s young innovators. Today, India hosts the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world, with more than 1 lakh Government-recognized startups and over 100 unicorns.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Importantly, nearly 50% of startups now originate from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, demonstrating the democratization of entrepreneurship and India\u2019s inclusive innovation story.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Jitendra Singh acknowledged persistent challenges: lack of synergy across institutions, need for patient capital for deep-tech ventures, weak academia\u2013industry linkages, uneven state-level innovation capacities, and gaps in intellectual property protection and commercialization.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

To address these, Dr Jitendra called for creating specialized interfaces on the lines of BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council) and IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre) in other critical areas of technology. Such platforms, he stressed, are essential for fostering seamless collaboration between government and private sectors.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Jitendra Singh emphasized that Government initiatives like the National Deep Tech Startup Policy, and the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) represent a fundamental shift towards building sovereignty in frontier technologies. These efforts, he said, will reward risk-taking, creativity, and collaboration, ensuring that India is not merely a consumer of global technologies but a producer and leader.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Looking ahead, Dr. Jitendra Singh said \u201cIndia\u2019s innovation journey cannot rely on government alone. It requires a whole-of-nation approach\u2014government providing the enabling framework, industry bringing scale and investment, academia driving knowledge creation, and young innovators supplying energy and creativity. Together, we can transform aspirations into achievements and realize the dream of Viksit Bharat by 2047.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Science Minister further urged stakeholders to view the NITI Aayog report not just as an assessment, but as a roadmap and call to action\u2014to scale successful models, diversify incubators, strengthen state-level capacities, and boldly invest in frontier R&D.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The release was attended by Dr. V.K. Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog; Shri Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy; Dr. Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology; Dr. Rajesh Gokhale, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology; Dr. M. Ravichandran, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences; Mr. Deepak Bagla, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission (NITI Aayog); and Dr. Vivek Kumar Singh, Senior Adviser, Science & Technology Division, NITI Aayog.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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