The Minister of Science& Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan on December 29, 2020 released the report Action Agenda for an AtmaNirbhar Bharat(AAAN) .
- The report has been prepared by Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) in New Delhi.
- The aim of the Action Report is to create a sense of Scientific Social Responsibility and to lay down imperatives for future of technology in India. It looks at the challenges, possibilities and how to find solutions.
- TIFAC was formed as a registered Society in February, 1988 under the Department of Science and Technology as an autonomous body. It was mandated to assess the state-of-art of technology and set directions for future technological development in India in important socio-economic sectors.