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28-09-2023 | 10:24 AM

National Strategy for Robotics (NSR)

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has invited public comments as well as inputs from stakeholders on the draft “National Strategy for Robotics (NSR)”.

Key Highlights:

• According to the World Robotics Report 2022, India ranks 10th globally in terms of annual industrial installations of robots.
• Draft National Strategy for Robotics (NSR) aim is to strengthen all pillars in the innovation cycle of robotic technology, while also providing a robust institutional framework for ensuring the effective implementation of these interventions.
• Its objectives are to make India a global robotics leader by 2030.
• To build upon the mandates of the Make in India 2.0 plans, which identify robotics as one of the 27 subsectors to further enhance India’s integration in the global value chain.
• The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will serve as the nodal agency for robotics, overseeing the NSR through the ‘National Robotics Mission’ (NRM).