Common Research and Technology Development Hub (CRTDH)

About Common Research and Technology Development Hub: 

• It is part of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)-Industrial R&D Programme (IRD).
• This programme aimed at creation of Common Research and Technology Development Hubs (CRTDHs) to encourage research and technology development activities by Micro and Small enterprises (MSEs).
• Partial financial support would be provided to eligible institutions as grant-in aid to establish CRTDHs for enabling MSEs conduct industrial R&D and innovation activities.
• These hubs would facilitate MSEs to undertake new/improved product/process development and skill enhancement activities.
• The collaborating institutions would extend hands-on training, skill development and research information facilities to the MSEs, apart from research and technology development infrastructure.
• Creation of these CRTDHs will enhance productivity, increase the innovative skills of the MSEs and help them become globally competitive, and also generate more employment.
• Eligibility: Public funded bodies or Institutions having a distinct legal entity, which are willing and capable of setting up these CRTDHs.

Q1) What is CSIR ?

CSIR stands for the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. It is an autonomous organization in India that is among the largest and oldest publicly-funded research and development institutions in the country. Established in 1942, CSIR operates under the Ministry of Science and Technology and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.

Source: One day Chintan Shivir on “CRTDH Empowering MSMEs” concluded at IITR, Lucknow