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RDI Scheme — Rs 1 Lakh Crore for Private R&D
The Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme, cleared by the Union Cabinet on 1 July 2025, lends a Rs 1 lakh crore corpus to private-sector research on long, cheap terms through a Special Purpose Fund in the Anusandhan National Research Foundation. On 29 September 2026 the Technology Development Board signed Rs 37.51 crore from the fund for Multi Nano Sense Technologies of Nagpur to build an indigenous multi-gas sensor, after awards earlier that month to Ubifly, GalaxEye and Agnikul Cosmos.
Last updated 29 September 20267 min read
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Adds the fourth named RDI Fund award: Rs 37.51 crore to Multi Nano Sense Technologies, Nagpur, for an indigenous MEMS multi-gas sensor taken from TRL 4 to TRL 9.
- RDI Scheme
- ANRF
- DST
- Deep-Tech Fund of Funds
- GERD
- Viksit Bharat
- private R&D
- RDI Fund
- Technology Development Board
- Ubifly Technologies
- e200X ePlane
- advanced air mobility
- optionally convertible debentures
- GalaxEye
- OptoSAR
- Agnikul Cosmos
- Agnibaan
- reusable launch vehicle
- deep tech
- Multi Nano Sense
- MEMS sensor
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