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Dr Harsh Vardhan launches CSIR Technologies for rural development

New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) The Minister of Science and Technology Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday launched CSIR Technologies for rural development under a joint initiative of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) and Vijnana Bharti (VIBHA).
The event was organized through online platform on the occasion of CSIR-NISTADS 40th Foundation Day here which released the technologies to improved bee hive for quality and hygienic extraction of honey by the CSIR-IHBT, Palampur,technology for manufacturing of Gingerpaste by the CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore, the dehumidified drier for food and agricultural products by the CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram and the technology for agricultural waste (wheat bran, sugarcane bagasse and fruit peels) based biodegradable plates, cups and cutleries by the CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
In his keynote address, Dr Harsh Vardhan congratulated CSIR-NISTADS on their 40th Foundation Day, and said, “they have been involved in exploring continuously the interface between Science, Technology and Society and have played an important role in science policy research in CSIR and at National Level also”.
He highlighted that “Unnat Bharat Abhiyan” is a flagship programme of Ministry of Education conceptualised and launched in IIT Delhi, with a vision of transformational change in rural development processes by leveraging knowledge institutions to help build the architecture of an Inclusive India. “Unnat Bharat Abhiyan now constitutes 45 Regional Coordinating Institutions (RCIs) and 2,614 Participating Institutions (PIs). Till date, a total of 13,760 villages have been adopted under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan”, he added.
The Minister also said, “Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), as a science movement with swadeshi spirit has a greater role to play in addressing the scientific and technological concerns of Bharat and serve the masses of India at every given opportunity”.
Dr Harsh Vardhan expressed his confidence that “the agencies known for its knowledge, grassroot presence and technical competency, like IIT Delhi, VIBHA and their joining hands with CSIR can prove to be very useful for deployment of indigenously developed technologies by CSIR in rural areas”.
He called for “greater synergy among innovative scientific solutions and tradition knowledge systems so that the fruits of this combination reaches to the every person, every village to for betterment of their lives and development of the country.”
CSIR, UBA, Vijnana Bharti have planned to work jointly on a framework for scientific intervention to create sustainable livelihood opportunities in the rural clusters under synergy of Science and Technology organizations.
The Director General of CSIR and Secretary Dr Shekhar C Mande, Chairman of National Steering Committee Vijay P. Bhatkar, IIT Delhi Director Prof Ram Gopal Rao Prof Virendra K. Vijay (National Coordinator, UBA), Dr. Ranjana Aggarwal (Director, CSIR-NISTADS) were among the speakers throwing light on the synergy among science and technology interventions and rural up-liftment.
Various stakeholders including famous dignitaries, science experts, field experts, all Regional Coordinating Institutes and Participating Institutes of UBA, non-profit organisations, UBA volunteers, villagers and farmers of the adopted villages also participated in this programme organized with a purpose to enable the outreach of CSIR rural technologies to society.
A tripartite MoU to this effect was signed by the three parties on July 28, 2020 at CSIR to work jointly for post-COVID fast track action plan to create livelihood opportunities in rural areas, particularly for the people who have returned to their native villages in the lockdown period.
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