Mahabir Pun launches a sit-in at Maitighar

Founder of the National Innovation Centre, Mahabir Pun, has launched a sit-in at Maitighar from yesterday, putting forth various demands before the government.

Pun shared, "Improvement in the economy is our demand. The government should create an environment conducive to stop the brain drain of youth human resources."

He demanded that the federal government and provincial government should allocate one per cent of the development budget to help in conducting research, innovation and invention. It can therefore be deposited in the 'Research, Innovation and Invention Fund'.

Pun opined that a separate 'Research, Innovation and Invention Promotion, Operation and Procurement Act' should be formulated to provide the amount to the talented and innovative youth thinkers.

Formulating rules and regulations for marketing of goods produced from Centre, forming a 'New Entrepreneur Promotion Committee' to facilitate the Centre's activities, and providing permission, license, grant and loan to the Nepalis willing to be new entrepreneurs are also the demands of the Centre. Pun further demanded to promote practical research in private research centers which do not distribute profit and in universities with high priority. Establishment of the Practical Research and Innovation Department under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is another demand posed by the scientist Pun.