Under which scheme have Advanced Chemicals, Petrochemicals and Material Technologies been made eligible for funding?
- A.Production Linked Incentive Scheme
- B.Research, Development and Innovation Scheme
- C.Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma MedTech Sector
- D.National Manufacturing Mission
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Research, Development and Innovation Scheme, usually called the RDI Scheme. The Government of India added Advanced Chemicals, Petrochemicals and Material Technologies as an extra technology area that can draw funding under this scheme, the change applying from 8 October 2026. The Production Linked Incentive Scheme is wrong because it rewards incremental production and sales in notified sectors rather than financing research projects, and the new area was not notified under it. The Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma MedTech Sector scheme is wrong because it is confined to pharmaceuticals and medical devices and was not the instrument used here. The National Manufacturing Mission is wrong because the decision in question concerned a research financing window, not a manufacturing mission. The RDI Scheme itself was launched in November 2025 to pull private money into research, and it works by lending on soft terms for long periods to projects that can transform an industry.
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Practice Questions
Which department approved the inclusion of the chemicals and petrochemicals sector under the RDI Scheme?
- A.Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
- B.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
- C.Department of Science and Technology
- D.Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
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The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals is wrong in this context because DCPC was the proposer, not the approving authority: it had sought that chemicals and petrochemicals be treated as a priority area and DST accepted that request.
Read the full explanation →What is the corpus of the Research, Development and Innovation Scheme?
- A.Rs 50,000 crore
- B.Rs 1 lakh crore
- C.Rs 2 lakh crore
- D.Rs 10,000 crore
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The RDI Scheme was launched in November 2025 with a corpus of that size, meant to catalyse private-sector investment in research, development and innovation rather than to fund government laboratories alone.
Read the full explanation →From which date does the inclusion of Advanced Chemicals, Petrochemicals and Material Technologies under the RDI Scheme take effect?
- A.1 October 2026
- B.8 October 2026
- C.14 October 2026
- D.8 November 2025
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The correct answer is 8 October 2026, the date from which the new technology area becomes eligible for funding under the RDI Scheme.
Read the full explanation →Which corporation implements BHARAT TULIP for the ministry?
- A.NSFDC
- B.NBCFDC
- C.TRIFED
- D.KVIC
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The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment works through this corporation to run BHARAT TULIP, and it is NBCFDC that facilitates market linkages for artisans on digital platforms and e-commerce channels, along with promotion, quality assurance, skill development and support for logistics and delivery.
Read the full explanation →BHARAT TULIP is being implemented by which ministry?
- A.Ministry of Textiles
- B.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- C.Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
- D.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
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It implements the programme through the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation, which handles the market linkage work on digital platforms and e-commerce channels.
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