Mishra, R.K. Arora, Parveen Satish, N.G.

Industrial research, development and innovation in central public sector enterprises - New Delhi Academic Foundation 2019 - 373p.

includes bibliography and index

Successive Union Governments in India have laid emphasis on R&D and innovation through several targeted programmes and incentives. Central Public Sector Enterprises have a pride of place in India's industrial set up. Over two-hundreds of these enterprises cater to almost all the cognates that Impact us on a daily basis. The product and service focus of these enterprises span the core manufacturing, mining, defence, power generation and distribution, shipbuilding, telecommunication, textiles and more. Their foray in services includes education tourism, consultancy and others. Given the CPSEs footprint, their role in R&D and innovation is crucial not only to meet the enterprises' core objectives but also to sustain in the competitive domestic market. Investment in R&D, innovation and the resultant new technologies are at the centre of India's industrial progress. The present work industrial Research, Development & Innovation in CPSEs is an outcome of research carried out by the Institute of Public Enterprise for the Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi, and subsequently critically appraised by the authors. The research has utilized the available published literature on the subject, consulted the experts in the field, and collected primary, data through questionnaires and interviews of the concerned officials from the CPSEs. The study also presents the publicly available details on the current R&D infrastructure strength of the CPSEs and their respective R&D programmes. The book attempts to capture the status of R&D and innovation in CPSEs and provide the required background understanding for policymaking. It would be of interest to all the CPSEs and firms in other sectors.



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