Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme

- Approved by Union Cabinet on 1 July 2025 - Total corpus: Rs 1,00,000 crore (Rs 1 lakh crore) over 6 years - FY 2025-26 allocation: Rs 20,000 crore - Aims to catalyse private sector investment in R&D in sunrise and strategic sectors - Two-tiered fund structure: Tier 1 (ANRF Special Purpose Fund) and Tier 2 (second-level fund managers) - Supports transformative high-TRL projects, acquisition of critical technologies, Deep-Tech Fund of Funds - Focus areas: AI, quantum computing, robotics, space, biotechnology, clean energy, climate action - Nodal department: Department of Science and Technology (DST) - Governance: ANRF Governing Board (chaired by PM), Executive Council, Empowered Group of Secretaries

- 1 जुलाई 2025 को केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल द्वारा अनुमोदित - कुल कोष: 6 वर्षों में 1,00,000 करोड़ रुपये (1 लाख करोड़) - वित्त वर्ष 2025-26 का आवंटन: 20,000 करोड़ रुपये - निजी क्षेत्र के R&D निवेश को सनराइज और रणनीतिक क्षेत्रों में बढ़ावा देने का लक्ष्य - दो-स्तरीय फंड संरचना: स्तर 1 (ANRF विशेष प्रयोजन निधि) और स्तर 2 (द्वितीय-स्तरीय फंड प्रबंधक) - उच्च TRL परियोजनाओं, महत्वपूर्ण प्रौद्योगिकी अधिग्रहण, डीप-टेक फंड ऑफ फंड्स को सहायता - फोकस क्षेत्र: AI, क्वांटम कंप्यूटिंग, रोबोटिक्स, अंतरिक्ष, जैव प्रौद्योगिकी, स्वच्छ ऊर्जा - नोडल विभाग: विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी विभाग (DST)

• Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme approved by Union Cabinet on 1 July 2025 with total corpus of Rs 1,00,000 crore over 6 years
• FY 2025-26 allocation of Rs 20,000 crore; aims to catalyse private sector investment in R&D in sunrise and strategic sectors
• Two-tiered fund structure: Tier 1 (ANRF Special Purpose Fund) and Tier 2 (second-level fund managers)
• Focus areas: AI, quantum computing, robotics, space, biotechnology, clean energy, and climate action
• Supports transformative high-TRL projects, acquisition of critical technologies, and Deep-Tech Fund of Funds
• Governance: ANRF Governing Board chaired by PM, Executive Council, and Empowered Group of Secretaries; nodal department is DST