Pursuit of Viksit Bharat@2047 iBRIC + (New Opportunities)

Dr Rajesh S Gokhale, Secretary @DBTIndia Chaired a meeting of the Directors and scientists of BRIC+ institutions on 9th March 2024 to discuss bio-vision for the next 5 years and a road map in pursuit of #ViksitBharat2047.

Dr Gokhale stressed on consolidated single integrated efforts of the BRIC + Institutes to transform India into an in-house manufacturing hub and knowledgebased economy. Ideas were solicited for new financial models to best utilise the Rs.1 Lakhs corpus for long term financing or refinancing announced during the recent Union Budget.

To set a clear path for innovation and value creation through ideation, immersion, innovation and collaboration, the recently announced i3c BRIC-RCB - https://rcb.res.in/i3c/ doctoral programme is being pitched in as one of the enablers.

Dr Gokhale emphasized a cohesive approach of science and technology to make an impact on country’s progress in pursuit of making Viksit Bharat by 2047. He encouraged all the BRIC institutes for developing a significant roadmap to bring together collective strength of Biotechnology.