One Nation One Subscription approved, so many thousand crores will be invested, know how many students will benefit?
A big decision has been taken by the government. Which will promote education, research, and innovation. The One Nation One Subscription scheme has been approved by the government.
The Central Government has approved the 'One Nation One Subscription' scheme to promote higher education, research and innovation across the country. This scheme will be specifically to make digital access to research articles and journals simple and accessible. Under this, all government higher education institutions, universities, research institutes and R&D laboratories will get the facility of consolidated journal subscription through a central digital platform. A total investment of Rs 6,000 crore will be made in the next three years (2025-2027) under this scheme.
Step towards improving research and higher education
The Union Cabinet approved the scheme and said that it would be an important step to increase access to quality higher education for the youth of India. The aim of the 'One Nation One Subscription' scheme is to further strengthen the education reform initiatives initiated by the government in the last decade, so that students and researchers can get access to high quality educational material and research papers.
This scheme will become an important part of the National Science and Technology Initiative to promote research and development. Through this, the culture of innovation will be encouraged in government universities and research institutes and research work will be accelerated from a scientific point of view.
How to get subscription
This scheme will be operated by INFLIBNET (Information and Library Network Centre), an autonomous inter-university center of the University Grants Commission (UGC). Under the 'One Nation One Subscription' scheme, all higher education institutions, research institutes and laboratories run by the central and state government will be able to get access to journals and research material available at the national level.
At the same time, the Higher Education Department will also prepare a special integrated portal. Through this, all educational institutions and researchers will be able to easily access various types of scientific journals and research articles.
Education and research will be encouraged across the country
With the implementation of this scheme, Indian students and researchers will have access to important material in the global educational network. This will increase their research capabilities. Apart from this, this scheme will encourage innovation and creativity as well as give a new dimension to education at the national level.