The Economic Survey highlighted the key role of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme in strengthening domestic manufacturing, especially in mobile phone production. Many global companies now manufacture in India, making it a major production hub. By September 2025, investments under the PLI scheme crossed ₹2 lakh crore, resulting in production and sales worth over ₹18.70 lakh crore and creating jobs for more than 12.60 lakh people. India has also grown as a global leader in intellectual property, ranking high in patent, trademark and design filings, while making steady progress in the semiconductor sector with multiple projects approved across several states.

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Addressing the gathering, Cmde. Amit Rastogi (Retd.), Chairman and Managing Director, NRDC, reflected on the organization’s seven-decade journey and emphasized its renewed focus on deep-tech commercialization, startup and MSME support, and bridging the gap between research and market deployment. Aligning NRDC’s initiatives with national priorities such as Viksit Bharat@2047, Startup India and Atmanirbhar Bharat, he reiterated NRDC’s commitment to developing globally competitive indigenous technologies. The occasion also witnessed the exchange of a Memorandum of Understanding between NRDC and the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) to strengthen systems engineering capabilities and collaborative innovation.

A key highlight of the celebrations was the inauguration of the Systems Engineering Facility, established by NRDC in collaboration with Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, Maharashtra. In her address, Dr. Kalaiselvi highlighted the importance of systems engineering in managing technological complexity and accelerating innovation. The Foundation Day also featured technology licensing agreements, seed funding support for innovative startups, the launch of the MSME–Technology Transfer Facilitation Centre, and the presentation of employee excellence awards, underscoring NRDC’s role as a national catalyst for technology transfer, deep-tech innovation and inclusive growth.

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