About

• The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) has been established with the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) 2023 Act. 
• The ANRF aims to seed, grow and promote research and development (R&D) and foster a culture of research and innovation throughout India’s universities, colleges, research institutions, and R&D laboratories. 
• The ANRF aims to boost R&D funding from various sources including industry, encouraging private sector involvement. 
• ANRF will act as an apex body to provide high-level strategic direction of scientific research in the country as per recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2022. 
• It will also promote interdisciplinary research, with the goal of propelling India into the league of developed nations and making the country a global science and research player.
• With the establishment of ANRF, the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) established by an act of Parliament in 2008 has been subsumed into ANRF.  

Governance:

• The Department of Science and Technology (DST) will be the administrative Department of ANRF which will be governed by a Governing Board consisting of eminent researchers and professionals across disciplines. 
  • The Prime Minister will be the ex-officio President of the Board and the Union Minister of Science & Technology & Union Minister of Education will be its ex-officio Vice-Presidents. 
• NRF’s functioning will be governed by an Executive Council chaired by the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.

Funding:

• NRF budget envisions a spending of Rs. 50,000 crore over five years, out of which a major share of Rs. 36,000 crore, over 70%, is estimated to come from non-government sources, from industry & philanthropists.

Why in News?

• Dr. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman has assumed charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF).

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