‘DEHRADUN DECLARATION' has been adopted at the end of a two day conference of CSIR Directors held at CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum in Dehradun.

It was resolved by Directors of CSIR labs that technologies will be developed for National missions like Swachh Bharat, Swasth Bharat, Skill India, Smart Cities, Digital India, Namami Ganga. It was also decided that CSIR LABS will devise ways to develop industry driven technologies, including game changing technologies. Each laboratory would also develop at least one technology in strategic sector for India.

The resolution also declares that all CSIR Institutions will make preparation for Platinum Jubilee celebrations beginning Sept. 2016

The two days of ‘Chintan Shivir' held on 12th and 13th June 2015 concluded with all CSIR labs agreeing to make efforts to be self financing in next 2 years. In his concluding remarks the Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that CSIR should be a catalytic agent to evolve India into Samarth Bharat-Sashakt Bharat.

The Minister said that a revenue model is to be developed in business-like manner with clear input-output cost analysis. Emphasis will be laid to achieve global standards and to build confidence in society about relevance of CSIR labs in terms of social benefit. Labs will endeavour to build up entrepreneurship in Small, Medium and Big industries. Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that CSIR should focus on developing technologies for improving quality of life of the common man.

The Minister said that coming months would see each of the laboratory focusing its resources on developing specific lines of inventions which would contribute to the social and economic objectives of the Narendra Modi government for the poor and common man.

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