Prime Minister Narendra Modi is talking “too much” on development but his Government has not come out with anything on science so far, Bharat Ratna and renowned scientist CNR Rao on Monday said here. He expressed serious concerns over existing budgetary provisions for higher education and said the Centre should earmark at least six per cent of GDP for the sector.
“On the science and technology front, India was doing okay, but not well enough as compared to even South Korea and China which are doing much better,” he said after inaugurating 16th Annual General meeting of Material Research Society of India (MRSI) here. Rao was in the scientific advisory council to the Prime Minister in the earlier Government.
When asked whether he would like to rejoin the panel, Rao said, “I do not know. I worked purely for the nation free of charge (remuneration). I do not know what is the attitude of Modi Government towards Science and Technology.”