The Prime minister has now called upon the industry to provide more funds for Research and Development (R&D) to change the face of science in the country. He said that China and other countries have gone ahead of us.

It is absolutely correct. Trade Unions like us and many others have been continuously stating that the R&D in the country has to be developed. But the government was completely lukewarm and not only did not support R&D, but was cutting its expenditure on the same. We know about the C-DOT, the prime R&D institution in Telecom, which was reduced to a usual institution, by cutting its allotments. Most of the young scientists had to leave the C-DOT. It was with other departments also. The route taken by China and other countries was different and they benefitted by it.

The government of India on the contrary was continuously out-sourcing, with out improving our R&D and ingenious facilities. At least now the PM has understood our weakness. But let it not be in words only, make it practicable. Will the government be able to pass over the pressure from the capitalist countries against it. Let us see.