New Delhi, Oct 29 (PTI) Citing media reports, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday claimed that the Modi government plans to scrap nearly 300 science awards and asked why it is so averse to grooming scientific temperament.
Taking to Twitter, Kharge shared media reports which claimed that more than 300 government awards for scientists from ministries of science, space, health and family welfare, and earth sciences have been discontinued.
"Modi Govt has the lowest spending on R&D in the world and now they plan to scrap nearly 300 science awards," he said in a tweet.
