(a) whether the Government has received the National Innovation Council’s report on
promotion of new ideas for inclusive development;
(b) if so, the details of the main recommendations on agriculture sector; and
(c) the time by which these recommendations are likely to be approved and implemented?
MINISTER OF STATE OF PLANNING, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. ASHWANI KUMAR)
(a) to (c) : A statement is laid on the table of the House.
STATEMENT PREPARED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION
No. 299 REGARDING NATIONAL INNOVATION COUNCIL RAISED BY
SHRI P.R. NATARAJAN ON 25.04. 2012
(a) : The National Innovation Council has been constituted to prepare a roadmap for
innovation in the country, and formulate and implement a model of inclusive innovation.
The Council has released the first “Report to the People-2011†in November 2011,
which provides an overview of the activities and initiatives of the Council.
Some key initiatives that National Innovation Council has focused on, in the past one
year, include:
# Developing a framework to finance innovation for the Bottom of the Pyramid through
the creation of an India Inclusive Innovation Fund
# Creating an eco-system for seeding innovations in regional industry with a focus on
MSMEs, by facilitating the creation of Industry Innovation Clusters to drive job
creation and productivity
# Leveraging our demographic dividend for innovation by creating a connected India
through the spread of rural broadband in two years time to all 250,000 panchayats
# Nurturing innovation in the education system through action in schools and colleges
by intervening in curriculum, talent-spotting of innovators among students and award
of Innovation Fellowships, creation of a Meta University, as a global first, that rides
on the National Knowledge Network to promote multi-disciplinary learning, and
facilitating the creation of innovation ecosystems at Universities through University
Innovation Clusters
# Promoting an innovation culture through action in areas of communication and
advocacy through an Innovation Portal (www.innovation.gov.in) and working
through mass media organisations
# Creating an institutional framework for innovations in Government by facilitating the
setting up of State Innovation Councils in each State, and Sectoral Innovation
Councils aligned to Union Government Ministries
(b)& (c): The report does not contain any specific recommendations on the agriculture
sector.