Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
ANRF is the apex body for strategic direction of research, innovation, and entrepreneurship across scientific and social science disciplines in India. It was established under the Anusandhan National Research Foundation Act, 2023 (passed by Parliament and receiving Presidential assent in August 2023).
- Established by: ANRF Act, 2023
- Replaces: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), which was dissolved and subsumed into ANRF
- SERB was established under the SERB Act, 2008
- Governing Board: Chaired by the Prime Minister (ex officio); the Minister of Science and Technology serves as Vice-Chairperson
- Funding model: Unlike SERB, ANRF is designed to draw significantly from private sector and philanthropic foundations, not just public funds
- Modelled on: US National Science Foundation (NSF) in terms of mandate breadth
- Domains covered: Natural sciences (including mathematics), engineering and technology, environmental and earth sciences, health and agriculture, and the scientific and technological interfaces of humanities and social sciences
- Annual allocation: The Union Budget 2024-25 allocated ₹2,000 crore to ANRF; the NEP 2020 had envisioned ₹50,000 crore over five years for R&D via NRF
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