Question : NRF

(a) whether the Government has operationalised the National Research
Foundation (NRF) to increase research possibilities in the country, which
was announced in the Budget of 2019;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the detailed project report for the NRF has been recently
circulated among the different ministries related for their valuable inputs;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether the experts under the Education Quality Upgradation and
Inclusion Programme (EQUIP) have submitted their final report for setting
up of NRF;
(f) if so, the details thereof; and
(g) the other steps taken by the Government for the setting up of NRF?

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL ‘NISHANK’)

(a) to (g): In pursuance of Budget Announcement 2019, Government is in the
process of setting up of National Research Foundation (NRF). The matter is
being dealt by the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India who
have informed that EFC documents for getting approval of concomitant
expenditure and a DPR justifying the setting up of and its costing has been
uploaded on the EFC / SFC /PIB CEE management system portal for the
response of different stakeholders.
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