Strategic Documents on Bharat Innovates Showcasing releases

Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today released two Strategic Documents on Bharat Innovates, showcasing India’s emerging innovation and startup ecosystem rooted in higher education and research institutions. The initiative reinforces the vision of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 to transform India from a nation of knowledge consumers into a nation of knowledge creators, innovators and technology leaders.

Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood; Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Shri Sanjay Kumar Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Dr. Vineet Joshi; ; Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, Shri Deepak Bagla; Joint Secretary, Technical Education, Ministry of Education, Smt. Saumya Gupta and senior officials of the Ministry of Education were present on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said that one of the core objectives of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is to transform India from a system of knowledge consumption to a system of knowledge creation and innovation. He noted that the startups featured in the Bharat Innovates Strategic Documents are emerging from India’s premier institutions, incubators and research ecosystems, reflecting the growing innovation capacity of the country’s higher education sector.

Principal Scientific Adviser, Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, appreciated the Ministry of Education’s role in anchoring India’s deep-tech startup agenda. He said that the Ministry has an important role in accelerating the deep-tech startup ecosystem by strengthening the pipeline of researchled startups emerging from academic and research institutions. (UPDATED ON 12TH JUNE 2026)