NITI Aayog releases two reports on Ease of Doing Research & Development in India
NITI Aayog released the 'Ease of Doing Research & Development in India' report and a companion survey report on 9 April 2026, drawing on 400+ institutional leaders and 850+ scientists.
Summary
NITI Aayog released two reports, 'Ease of Doing Research & Development in India' and the 'Survey Report on Ease of Doing R&D in India', on 9 April 2026 in New Delhi. They were released by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery and Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, in the presence of NITI Member Dr V. K. Saraswat. The reports came out of a roughly nine-month exercise involving outreach to more than 400 institutional leaders and insights from over 850 scientists and researchers. They recommend improvements in funding mechanisms, institutional governance, regulatory frameworks and research translation, and call for a more trust-based, outcome-oriented environment for researchers. Principal Scientific Adviser Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood called the report a dynamic working document, and speakers urged greater private-sector participation in R&D.
Key facts
- Reports
- Ease of Doing R&D in India; Survey Report on Ease of Doing R&D in India
- Released
- 9 April 2026, New Delhi
- Released by
- Suman Bery (VC, NITI Aayog) and Dr Jitendra Singh
- Inputs
- 400+ institutional leaders; 850+ scientists and researchers; ~9 months
- Focus
- Funding, institutional governance, regulation, research translation
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Who, as Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, released the 'Ease of Doing Research & Development in India' reports on 9 April 2026 along with Dr Jitendra Singh?
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Correct answer: C — Suman Bery
The reports were formally released by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery and Dr Jitendra Singh. V. K. Saraswat is a NITI Member, Ajay Kumar Sood the Principal Scientific Adviser and Vivek Kumar Singh a Senior Adviser.
NITI Aayog's Ease of Doing R&D reports (April 2026) drew on insights from roughly how many scientists and researchers?
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Correct answer: D — 850+
NITI Aayog said the exercise involved outreach to 400+ institutional leaders and insights from 850+ scientists and researchers.
Consider the following statements about the NITI Aayog reports released on 9 April 2026: 1. Two reports were released, one of them a survey report on ease of doing R&D in India. 2. The reports were the outcome of an exercise conducted over about nine months. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: NITI released 'Ease of Doing Research & Development in India' and the 'Survey Report on Ease of Doing R&D in India', after an exercise of approximately nine months.