Shri Jagdeep Dhankar, Hon’ble Vice President of India, has advocated a
three-pronged approach for Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics
Limited (BEL) to contribute to the GoI’s mission to realise the dream of
a Viksit and Atmanirbhar Bharat: lead the semiconductor revolution –
from design to manufacture; establish a place for India in the global
supply chain by hand-holding start-ups; and three, foster collaborations
with academia to drive innovation.
The Hon’ble Vice President was at BEL-Bangalore today to present R&D
Excellence Awards to the young R&D engineers and scientists of BEL at
the company’s annual R&D Excellence Awards ceremony held today at the
BEL Academy of Excellence, Nalanda.
Of the overall 500 R&D awardees, the Hon’ble Vice President presented
awards to the Best R&D Division – BEL-Ghaziabad; and Key R&D
Contributors. He also presented awards to Mr Manoj Jain, CMD, BEL (for
receiving 7
Patents) and Principal Scientist, BEL’s Central Research Laboratory-
Bangalore, for receiving 14 Patents. BEL has a total of 267 patents to
its credit.
“The spirit to innovate and engage in research must be instilled in
school and college students. We cannot rest on our past laurels.
Atmanirbharbharta will become a reality only when the world looks at as
a crucible of research and development,” the Hon’ble Vice President
added.
Dr (Smt) Sudesh Dhankhar, the Hon’ble Vice President’s wife, and the
Hon’ble Governor of Karnataka, Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot, were present.
The Hon’ble Vice President and other dignitaries planted saplings on the
occasion
