New Delhi (NVI): President Ram Nath Kovind today said that the purpose of science must be towards working for people by contributing to their development and well-being.
While speaking at the National Science Day celebrations, organised by the Department of Science and Technology here, President Kovind emphasised to enhance the quality and relevance of scientific enterprise.
“Our science must work for our people by contributing to their development and well-being,” he said.
“We should aim to reach all the stakeholders of science and indeed society at large with all the tools, knowledge, manpower and infrastructure in our universities and laboratories,” the president said.
President Kovind expressed happiness to note that on the lines of corporate social responsibility, the Department of Science and Technology is developing the concept of ‘Scientific Social Responsibility’.
He noted that department is turning it into a policy which will involve voluntary activities like sharing scientific infrastructure, mentoring college faculty, fostering research culture, and organizing young students’ visits to top laboratories.
