IMPacting Research INnovation and Technology (IMPRINT)
Q. The IMPRINT programme is related to- Published on 01 Apr 16a. Research
b. Education
c. Social Sector
d. Economic Sector
ANSWER: Research
- IMPacting Research INnovation and Technology (IMPRINT), is a flagship national initiative of the Government which was launched on November 5, 2014. IMPRINT is a multi-disciplinary, multi-partner and multi-goal oriented national programme aimed at technology development covering all engineering disciplines, steered by all IITs and IISc.
- IMPRINT aims to synergize with all the major initiatives of the Government of India like Make in India, Digital India, Skill India, Namami Gange, Skill India, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, Swachch Bharat Mission etc; and other Ministries of Government of India are engaged in research covering these domains, and there is a need to converge the efforts to avoid duplication of efforts.
- Ministry of Human Resource Development would be responsible for the following: Laying down the Policy for implementation; coordination with the other departments; Resolving the difficulties in implementation; and meeting 50% cost of the project cost. The other departments and the Ministries would be responsible for defining the requirements of research for inclusion in the IMPRINT programme; participating in the Apex Committee meetings for selection of the projects ; and to review the progress of the projects from time to time as a part of the Apex Committee.
