PM Modi to inaugurate Centre-State Science Conclave at Science City, Ahmedabad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the two-day Centre-State Science Conclave today at Science City in Ahmedabad. 

The Prime Minister will also address the gathering on the occasion.

The conclave is in line with the Prime Minister's relentless efforts to facilitate innovation and entrepreneurship in the country.

It will strengthen Centre-State coordination and collaboration mechanisms and the spirit of cooperative federalism to build a robust science, technology & innovation, STI ecosystem across the country.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will grace the concluding session of the conclave tomorrow. Sources reports that the two-day conclave will witness the participation of more than 250 delegates from across the country including the Science and Technology ministers and representatives of states and Union Territories.

The conclave will include nine sessions on different thematic areas including Digital Health Care, Doubling Private Sector investment in R&D by 2030, Technological interventions for improving farmers' income, and Clean Energy for All. Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel and Union Minister of State for Science & Technology